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

GPIQ and KIQQ both write options for income.

Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF and KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF.

11.0%GPIQ cash paid, 1 year
5.8%KIQQ cash paid, 1 year
+21.4%GPIQ total return, 1 year
+6.0%KIQQ total return, 1 year
GPIQAbout even with QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%GPIQ+21.4%11.0% of it arrived as cashabout even with QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%GPIQ+21.4%about 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, GPIQ and KIQQ hold 92% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions GPIQ and KIQQ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingGPIQKIQQ
NVIDIA CORP7.48%8.90%
APPLE INC6.59%8.20%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC5.62%5.14%
AMAZON.COM INC4.20%4.50%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC4.11%4.21%
MICROSOFT CORP3.96%6.17%
ALPHABET INC3.54%3.40%
TESLA INC3.17%3.19%
META PLATFORMS INC2.78%3.31%
BROADCOM INC2.69%2.76%
INTEL CORP3.01%2.66%
ALPHABET INC2.57%3.15%
Only in each
Only in GPIQOnly in KIQQ
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC 0.28%+NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58%
KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY (THE) 0.16%SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 3.07%
Cash 0.37%
+NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS -107.91%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

GPIQ and KIQQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
GPIQKIQQGPIQKIQQGPIQKIQQ
3 months−1.7%−3.2%2.5%1.9%+0.8 pts−0.7 pts
6 months+20.5%+11.9%5.9%4.5%−3.7 pts−12.3 pts
1 year+21.4%not published11.0%not published−0.4 ptsnot published
Since launch+98.3%+6.0%38.2%5.8%−15.0 pts−9.9 pts
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GPIQ and KIQQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
GPIQ
Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium 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
IssuerGoldman SachsKraneShares
Strategycovered callbuffer with income
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized10.5%6.3%
Expense ratio0.29%0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year11.0%5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+9.3%−0.1%
Total return, 1 year+21.4%+6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+21.8%+15.9%
Ahead or behind−0.4 pts−9.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age1058 days254 days
Net assets$5.8bn$3m

GPIQ in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, GPIQ paid 11.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.4%. 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 10.5%, 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, GPIQ or KIQQ?
GPIQ charges 0.29% a year and KIQQ charges 0.79%, so GPIQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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GPIQ 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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