Which is cheaper, ISPY or KIQQ?

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

ISPY vs KIQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

ISPY and KIQQ both write options for income.

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Net assets on Nov 4, 2026: $1.2bn for ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF and $2.4m for KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF.

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At a glance

6.2%

ISPY cash paid, 1 year

6.9%

KIQQ cash paid, since launch, Jan 7, 2026

+11.3%

ISPY total return, 1 year

+0.9%

KIQQ total return, since launch, Jan 7, 2026

ISPY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.5 pts behind SPY

ISPY

+11.3%

SPY

+14.8%

3.5 pts behind SPY

ISPY over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +4.8%, total +11.3%, SPY +14.8%, −3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

ISPY

+11.3%

6.2% of it arrived as cash

3.5 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.5 pts behind SPY

ISPY over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +4.8%, total +11.3%, SPY +14.8%, −3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

ISPY

+11.3%

3.5 pts behind SPY

6.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ISPY over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +4.8%, total +11.3%, SPY +14.8%, −3.5 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

ISPY costs 0.24 points a year less; ISPY is far larger, $1.2bn against $2.4m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ISPY vs KIQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	ISPY	KIQQ
Paid and earned
Measure	ISPY	KIQQ
Total return, 1 year	+11.3%	not published
Price change	rose 4.8% (1 year)	fell 6.0% (since Jan 7, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	87% of the Nov 6, 2026 payment	99% of the Sep 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	ISPY	KIQQ
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	ISPY	KIQQ
Expense ratio	0.55%	0.79%
Net assets	$1.2bn	$2.4m
Holdings
Measure	ISPY	KIQQ
Holdings in common	45%

Method

What they share

45%

By the books each fund has filed, ISPY and KIQQ hold 45% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

45% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ISPY KIQQ

NVIDIA Corp. 6.80% 8.54%

Apple, Inc. 5.92% 9.00%

Microsoft Corp. 4.80% 7.18%

Amazon.com, Inc. 3.24% 4.97%

Alphabet, Inc. 2.53% 2.99%

Broadcom, Inc. 2.23% 2.72%

Alphabet, Inc. 2.02% 2.81%

Meta Platforms, Inc. 1.60% 3.37%

Micron Technology, Inc. 1.38% 4.32%

Tesla, Inc. 1.32% 3.55%

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 0.98% 3.92%

Walmart, Inc. 0.58% 3.01%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in ISPY

JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.22%

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. 1.18%

Eli Lilly & Co. 1.16%

ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. 0.85%

Johnson & Johnson 0.81%

Visa, Inc. 0.80%

Mastercard, Inc. 0.60%

AbbVie, Inc. 0.58%

Only in KIQQ

+NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 97.94%

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 2.87%

SHOPIFY INC - CLASS A 0.90%

ASML HOLDING NV-NY REG SHS 0.70%

ARM HOLDINGS PLC-ADR 0.44%

MERCADOLIBRE INC 0.44%

PDD HOLDINGS INC 0.26%

STRATEGY INC- CL A 0.25%

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Side by side

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 6.0% 7.5%

Expense ratio 0.55% 0.79%

Cash paid, 1 year 6.2% 6.9% (since launch, Jan 7, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +4.8% −6.0% (since launch, Jan 7, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +11.3% +0.9% (since launch, Jan 7, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +11.3% (since launch, Jan 7, 2026)

Ahead or behind −3.5 pts −10.4 pts (since launch, Jan 7, 2026)

Return of capital, latest estimate 87% 99%

Age 2.9 years 301 days

Net assets $1.2bn $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: ISPY vs KIQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	ISPY	KIQQ	ISPY	KIQQ	ISPY	KIQQ
3 months	−0.5%	−3.7%	1.5%	1.7%	−0.3 pts	−0.2 pts
6 months	+3.8%	−4.4%	3.1%	3.7%	−1.2 pts	−4.0 pts
1 year	+11.3%	–	6.2%	–	−3.5 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: ISPY Dec 2023 · KIQQ Jan 2026	+54.0%	+0.9%	27.1%	6.9%	−15.1 pts	−10.4 pts

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About each fund

ISPY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ISPY paid 6.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.0%, paid monthly. ProShares estimates that 87% 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, ISPY or KIQQ?: ISPY charges 0.55% a year and KIQQ charges 0.79%, so ISPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →ISPY on its own →KIQQ on its own →ISPY dividend history →ISPY holdings →KIQQ dividend history →KIQQ holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

ISPY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ISPY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

ISPY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

ProShares page for ISPY ↗

KIQQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

KIQQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

KIQQ 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

KraneShares page for KIQQ ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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