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Income ETFs

IQQQ vs KIQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 4, 2026: $380m for ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF and $2.4m for KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF.

At a glance
6.8%
IQQQ cash paid, 1 year
6.9%
KIQQ cash paid, since launch, Jan 7, 2026
+7.4%
IQQQ total return, 1 year
+0.9%
KIQQ total return, since launch, Jan 7, 2026
IQQQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.9 pts behind QQQ
IQQQ
+7.4%
QQQ
+12.3%

4.9 pts behind QQQ

IQQQ over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +0.5%, total +7.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

IQQQ

+7.4%

6.8% of it arrived as cash

4.9 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.9 pts behind QQQ

IQQQ over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +0.5%, total +7.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

IQQQ

+7.4%

6.8% cash

4.9 pts behind QQQ

6.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. IQQQ over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +0.5%, total +7.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
KIQQ · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 10.4 pts behind QQQ
KIQQ
+0.9%
QQQ
+11.3%

10.4 pts behind QQQ

KIQQ since launch: paid 6.9%, price −6.0%, total +0.9%, QQQ +11.3%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

KIQQ

+0.9%

10.4 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

10.4 pts behind QQQ

KIQQ since launch: paid 6.9%, price −6.0%, total +0.9%, QQQ +11.3%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

KIQQ

+0.9%

10.4 pts behind QQQ

6.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. KIQQ since launch: paid 6.9%, price −6.0%, total +0.9%, QQQ +11.3%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

IQQQ costs 0.24 points a year less; IQQQ is far larger, $380m against $2.4m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IQQQ vs KIQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureIQQQKIQQ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+7.4%not published
Price changerose 0.5% (1 year)fell 6.0% (since Jan 7, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate93% of the Nov 6, 2026 payment99% of the Sep 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQNasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.55%0.79%
Net assets$380m$2.4m
Holdings
Holdings in common84%

Method

What they share

84%

By the books each fund has filed, IQQQ and KIQQ hold 84% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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84% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IQQQ KIQQ
NVIDIA Corp. 7.26% 8.54%
Apple, Inc. 6.32% 9.00%
Microsoft Corp. 5.12% 7.18%
Micron Technology, Inc. 4.06% 4.32%
Amazon.com, Inc. 3.80% 4.97%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 2.88% 3.92%
Alphabet, Inc. 2.69% 2.99%
Tesla, Inc. 2.50% 3.55%
Alphabet, Inc. 2.49% 2.81%
Broadcom, Inc. 2.39% 2.72%
Meta Platforms, Inc. 2.30% 3.37%
Walmart, Inc. 1.92% 3.01%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in IQQQ
Warner Bros Discovery, Inc. 0.27%
Kraft Heinz Co. (The) 0.11%
Only in KIQQ
+NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 97.94%
MODERNA INC 0.45%
+NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS -105.17%
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Side by side

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
Strategy option income buffer with income
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.1% 7.5%
Expense ratio 0.55% 0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.8% 6.9% (since launch, Jan 7, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +0.5% −6.0% (since launch, Jan 7, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +7.4% +0.9% (since launch, Jan 7, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +11.3% (since launch, Jan 7, 2026)
Ahead or behind −4.9 pts −10.4 pts (since launch, Jan 7, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 93% 99%
Age 2.6 years 301 days
Net assets $380m $2.4m

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

Window by window: IQQQ vs KIQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowIQQQKIQQIQQQKIQQIQQQKIQQ
3 months−4.4%−3.7%1.5%1.7%−0.9 pts−0.2 pts
6 months−2.6%−4.4%3.4%3.7%−2.3 pts−4.0 pts
1 year+7.4%–6.8%–−4.9 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: IQQQ Mar 2024 · KIQQ Jan 2026+44.2%+0.9%25.6%6.9%−13.8 pts−10.4 pts

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About each fund
IQQQ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.4%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.1%, paid monthly. ProShares estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Nov 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

KIQQ

Over the period from its first trade on Jan 7, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, KIQQ paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.9%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.5%, paid monthly. KraneShares estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Sep 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, IQQQ or KIQQ?
IQQQ charges 0.55% a year and KIQQ charges 0.79%, so IQQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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