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

ISPY and KIQQ both write options for income.

ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF and KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF.

5.6%ISPY cash paid, 1 year
5.8%KIQQ cash paid, 1 year
+13.5%ISPY total return, 1 year
+6.0%KIQQ total return, 1 year
ISPY3.1 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%ISPY+13.5%5.6% of it arrived as cash3.1 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%ISPY+13.5%3.1 pts behind SPY
KIQQ9.9 pts behind QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+15.9%KIQQ+6.0%5.8% of it arrived 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, ISPY and KIQQ hold 41% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ISPY and KIQQ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingISPYKIQQ
NVIDIA Corp.7.07%8.90%
Apple, Inc.6.31%8.20%
Microsoft Corp.4.60%6.17%
Amazon.com, Inc.3.64%4.50%
Broadcom, Inc.2.92%2.76%
Meta Platforms, Inc.1.91%3.31%
Tesla, Inc.1.69%3.19%
Micron Technology, Inc.1.50%5.14%
Intel Corp.0.74%2.66%
Walmart, Inc.0.70%2.37%
Cisco Systems, Inc.0.66%2.00%
Costco Wholesale Corp.0.58%1.82%
Only in each
Only in ISPYOnly in KIQQ
ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 10.56%+NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58%
Alphabet, Inc. 3.05%ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.21%
Alphabet, Inc. 2.42%ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.40%
Eli Lilly & Co. 1.21%ALPHABET INC-CL C 3.15%
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. 1.20%SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 3.07%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 1.16%PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A 1.90%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.11%CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC - A 1.11%
Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.84%MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 1.01%

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

ISPY and KIQQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ISPYKIQQISPYKIQQISPYKIQQ
3 months+1.4%−3.2%1.5%1.9%−0.8 pts−0.7 pts
6 months+14.7%+11.9%3.6%4.5%−3.3 pts−12.3 pts
1 year+13.5%not published5.6%not published−3.1 ptsnot published
Since launch+53.4%+6.0%25.8%5.8%−14.5 pts−9.9 pts
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ISPY and KIQQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ISPY
ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
KIQQ
KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF
Buffer with income on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerProSharesKraneShares
Strategyoption incomebuffer with income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized5.8%6.3%
Expense ratio0.56%0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year5.6%5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+7.6%−0.1%
Total return, 1 year+13.5%+6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+15.9%
Ahead or behind−3.1 pts−9.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age1003 days254 days
Net assets$1.2bn$3m

ISPY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ISPY paid 5.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.8%, 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, ISPY or KIQQ?
ISPY charges 0.56% a year and KIQQ charges 0.79%, so ISPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ISPY 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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