Data as of .
IVVW vs KIQQ: which paid, and which earned it?
IVVW and KIQQ both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IVVW and KIQQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in IVVW | Only in KIQQ |
|---|---|
| ISHARES CORE S&P ETF TRUST 101.45% | +NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58% |
| USD CASH 0.18% | NVIDIA CORP 8.90% |
| OCT26 SPX C @ 7625.000000 -1.63% | APPLE INC 8.20% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 6.17% | |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.14% | |
| AMAZON.COM INC 4.50% | |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.21% | |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.40% |
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 Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IVVW | KIQQ | IVVW | KIQQ | IVVW | KIQQ | |
| 3 months | +4.6% | −3.2% | 2.6% | 1.9% | +2.4 pts | −0.7 pts |
| 6 months | +13.1% | +11.9% | 7.9% | 4.5% | −4.9 pts | −12.3 pts |
| 1 year | +17.2% | not published | 17.5% | not published | +0.6 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +38.9% | +6.0% | 39.7% | 5.8% | −14.9 pts | −9.9 pts |
| IVVW iShares S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | KIQQ KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF Buffer with income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | KraneShares |
| Strategy | covered call | buffer with income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.6% | 6.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.25% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 17.5% | 5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −2.0% | −0.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.2% | +6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +15.9% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.6 pts | −9.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 917 days | 254 days |
| Net assets | $350m | $3m |
IVVW in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IVVW paid 17.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.6%, 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, IVVW or KIQQ?
- IVVW charges 0.25% a year and KIQQ charges 0.79%, so IVVW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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