Data as of .
IQQQ vs KIQQ: which paid, and which earned it?
IQQQ and KIQQ both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IQQQ and KIQQ hold 71% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | IQQQ | KIQQ |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 7.54% | 8.90% |
| Apple, Inc. | 6.74% | 8.20% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 4.92% | 6.17% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 4.44% | 5.14% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.27% | 4.50% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 3.20% | 3.19% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 3.11% | 2.76% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2.74% | 3.31% |
| Intel Corp. | 2.33% | 2.66% |
| Walmart, Inc. | 2.30% | 2.37% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1.93% | 2.00% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | 1.72% | 1.82% |
| Only in IQQQ | Only in KIQQ |
|---|---|
| ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 7.60% | +NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.41% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.21% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 3.25% | ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.40% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 3.01% | ALPHABET INC-CL C 3.15% |
| Palantir Technologies, Inc. 1.46% | SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 3.07% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings plc 0.78% | PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A 1.90% |
| AppLovin Corp. 0.76% | CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC - A 1.11% |
| Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. 0.75% | SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS 0.85% |
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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IQQQ | KIQQ | IQQQ | KIQQ | IQQQ | KIQQ | |
| 3 months | −3.1% | −3.2% | 1.8% | 1.9% | −0.6 pts | −0.7 pts |
| 6 months | +19.1% | +11.9% | 4.2% | 4.5% | −5.1 pts | −12.3 pts |
| 1 year | +17.7% | not published | 6.5% | not published | −4.1 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +51.5% | +6.0% | 24.4% | 5.8% | −13.0 pts | −9.9 pts |
| IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | KIQQ KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF Buffer with income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | ProShares | KraneShares |
| Strategy | option income | buffer with income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 5.7% | 6.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.97% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 6.5% | 5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +10.8% | −0.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.7% | +6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +15.9% |
| Ahead or behind | −4.1 pts | −9.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 912 days | 254 days |
| Net assets | $405m | $3m |
IQQQ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.7%, 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, IQQQ or KIQQ?
- IQQQ charges 0.97% a year and KIQQ charges 0.79%, so KIQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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