Data as of .
ISPY vs KIQQ: which paid, and which earned it?
ISPY and KIQQ both write options for income.
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.
| Holding | ISPY | KIQQ |
|---|---|---|
| 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 ISPY | Only 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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISPY | KIQQ | ISPY | KIQQ | ISPY | KIQQ | |
| 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 published | 5.6% | not published | −3.1 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +53.4% | +6.0% | 25.8% | 5.8% | −14.5 pts | −9.9 pts |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | ProShares | KraneShares |
| Strategy | option income | buffer with income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 5.8% | 6.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.56% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.6% | 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 estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1003 days | 254 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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