Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
GIAX vs KLIP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GIAX paid 22.8% of its price in cash against KLIP’s 18.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets: $102m on Jul 31, 2026 for Nicholas Global Equity and Income ETF, and $85m on Nov 4, 2026 for KraneShares KWEB Covered Call Strategy ETF.
7.9 pts behind SPY
GIAX over 1 year: paid 22.8%, price −16.1%, total +6.9%, SPY +14.8%, −7.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
GIAX
+6.9%
22.8% cash
7.9 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
7.9 pts behind SPY
GIAX over 1 year: paid 22.8%, price −16.1%, total +6.9%, SPY +14.8%, −7.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
GIAX
+6.9%
7.9 pts behind SPY
22.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. GIAX over 1 year: paid 22.8%, price −16.1%, total +6.9%, SPY +14.8%, −7.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.19.1 pts ahead of KWEB
KLIP over 1 year: paid 18.9%, price −32.7%, total −14.9%, KWEB −34.0%, +19.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
KWEB
−34.0%
KLIP
−14.9%
19.1 pts ahead of KWEB
Total return, distributions reinvested
19.1 pts ahead of KWEB
KLIP over 1 year: paid 18.9%, price −32.7%, total −14.9%, KWEB −34.0%, +19.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
KWEB
−34.0%
KLIP
−14.9%
19.1 pts ahead of KWEB
18.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. KLIP over 1 year: paid 18.9%, price −32.7%, total −14.9%, KWEB −34.0%, +19.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
KLIP costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 21.8 points.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | GIAX | KLIP |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +6.9% | −14.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | fell 16.1% | fell 32.7% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 0% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment | 100% of the Sep 30, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | China internet, measured through KWEB |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.03% | 0.94% |
| Net assets, GIAX as of Jul 31, 2026 and KLIP as of Nov 4, 2026 | $102m | $85m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed
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What they share
By the books each fund has filed, GIAX and KLIP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
Window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | GIAX | KLIP | GIAX | KLIP | GIAX | KLIP |
| 3 months | −4.5% | −5.5% | 6.0% | 5.6% | −4.3 pts | +9.2 pts |
| 6 months | −5.1% | −8.0% | 11.5% | 10.6% | −10.1 pts | +10.3 pts |
| 1 year | +6.9% | −14.9% | 22.8% | 18.9% | −7.9 pts | +19.1 pts |
| 3 years | – | +10.5% | – | 67.0% | – | +11.3 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: GIAX Jul 2024 · KLIP Jan 2023 | +24.4% | +17.7% | 47.5% | 81.2% | −20.8 pts | +38.8 pts |
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GIAX
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GIAX paid 22.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 16.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.1%, paid weekly. Nicholas estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Oct 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
KLIP
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KLIP paid 18.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 32.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −14.9%. China internet (KWEB) returned −34.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 19.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 23.5%, paid monthly. KraneShares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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