Data as of .
FTQI vs KIQQ: which paid, and which earned it?
FTQI and KIQQ both write options for income.
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.
| Holding | FTQI | KIQQ |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | 8.76% | 8.20% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 6.55% | 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 FTQI | Only 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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTQI | KIQQ | FTQI | KIQQ | FTQI | KIQQ | |
| 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 published | 12.0% | not published | −0.3 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +62.9% | not published | 37.0% | not published | −35.3 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +141.7% | +6.0% | 78.8% | 5.8% | −675.0 pts | −9.9 pts |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | KraneShares |
| Strategy | covered call | buffer with income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 11.9% | 6.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.0% | 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 estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 4637 days | 254 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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