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FTQI vs KIQQ: which paid, and which earned it?

FTQI and KIQQ both write options for income.

First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF and KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF.

12.0%FTQI cash paid, 1 year
5.8%KIQQ cash paid, 1 year
+21.5%FTQI total return, 1 year
+6.0%KIQQ total return, 1 year
FTQIAbout even with QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%FTQI+21.5%12.0% of it arrived as cashabout even with QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%FTQI+21.5%12.0% cashabout even with QQQ
KIQQ9.9 pts behind QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+15.9%KIQQ+6.0%5.8% as cash9.9 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+15.9%KIQQ+6.0%9.9 pts behind QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FTQI and KIQQ hold 54% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions FTQI and KIQQ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingFTQIKIQQ
Apple Inc.8.76%8.20%
NVIDIA Corporation6.55%8.90%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.5.41%4.21%
Amazon.com, Inc.4.13%4.50%
Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A)2.75%3.31%
Tesla, Inc.2.68%3.19%
Micron Technology, Inc.2.38%5.14%
Alphabet Inc. (Class A)2.06%3.40%
Alphabet Inc. (Class C)2.05%3.15%
Cisco Systems, Inc.3.18%2.00%
Broadcom Inc.1.92%2.76%
Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A)2.54%1.90%
Only in each
Only in FTQIOnly in KIQQ
US Dollar 5.75%+NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58%
AbbVie Inc. 1.32%SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 3.07%
CME Group Inc. 0.97%WALMART INC 2.37%
eBay Inc. 0.85%SANDISK CORP 1.14%
Caterpillar Inc. 0.82%CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC - A 1.11%
Expedia Group, Inc. 0.79%TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC 1.09%
F5, Inc. 0.79%MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 1.01%
Illumina, Inc. 0.76%LINDE PLC 0.97%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

FTQI and KIQQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
FTQIKIQQFTQIKIQQFTQIKIQQ
3 months+4.0%−3.2%2.9%1.9%+6.5 pts−0.7 pts
6 months+18.3%+11.9%6.3%4.5%−5.9 pts−12.3 pts
1 year+21.5%not published12.0%not published−0.3 ptsnot published
3 years+62.9%not published37.0%not published−35.3 ptsnot published
Since launch+141.7%+6.0%78.8%5.8%−675.0 pts−9.9 pts
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FTQI and KIQQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FTQI
First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
KIQQ
KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF
Buffer with income on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerFirst TrustKraneShares
Strategycovered callbuffer with income
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized11.9%6.3%
Expense ratio0.75%0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year12.0%5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+8.0%−0.1%
Total return, 1 year+21.5%+6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+21.8%+15.9%
Ahead or behind−0.3 pts−9.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age4637 days254 days
Net assets$975m$3m

FTQI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTQI paid 12.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, paid monthly.

KIQQ in plain words

Over the period since launch on Jan 7, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, KIQQ paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +15.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, FTQI or KIQQ?
FTQI charges 0.75% a year and KIQQ charges 0.79%, so FTQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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FTQI against KIQQ, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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