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

JOYT and KIQQ both write options for income.

JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF and KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF.

0.7%JOYT cash paid, 1 year
5.8%KIQQ cash paid, 1 year
+15.9%JOYT total return, 1 year
+6.0%KIQQ total return, 1 year
JOYT0.7 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%JOYT+15.9%0.7 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%JOYT+15.9%0.7 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, JOYT and KIQQ hold 40% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions JOYT and KIQQ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingJOYTKIQQ
NVIDIA Corp.8.64%8.90%
Apple, Inc.6.51%8.20%
Microsoft Corp.5.68%6.17%
Amazon.com, Inc.4.78%4.50%
Broadcom, Inc.2.98%2.76%
Meta Platforms, Inc.2.73%3.31%
Micron Technology, Inc.1.78%5.14%
Tesla, Inc.1.45%3.19%
Lam Research Corp.1.08%1.58%
Analog Devices, Inc.0.69%0.82%
PepsiCo, Inc.0.56%0.84%
Walmart, Inc.0.52%2.37%
Only in each
Only in JOYTOnly in KIQQ
Alphabet, Inc. 5.94%+NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58%
Wells Fargo & Co. 2.22%ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.21%
Exxon Mobil Corp. 1.91%ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.40%
Mastercard, Inc. 1.59%ALPHABET INC-CL C 3.15%
Seagate Technology Holdings plc 1.37%SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 3.07%
Bank of America Corp. 1.28%CISCO SYSTEMS INC 2.00%
AbbVie, Inc. 1.27%PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A 1.90%
Eli Lilly & Co. 1.18%APPLIED MATERIALS INC 1.56%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

JOYT and KIQQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
JOYTKIQQJOYTKIQQJOYTKIQQ
3 months+3.8%−3.2%0.2%1.9%+1.5 pts−0.7 pts
6 months+11.9%+11.9%0.4%4.5%−6.1 pts−12.3 pts
1 year+15.9%not published0.7%not published−0.7 ptsnot published
Since launch+19.6%+6.0%0.7%5.8%−1.1 pts−9.9 pts
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JOYT and KIQQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
JOYT
JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF
Option income on SPY, paying quarterly
KIQQ
KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF
Buffer with income on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerJPMorganKraneShares
Strategyoption incomebuffer with income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyNasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysquarterlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized0.7%6.3%
Expense ratio0.35%0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year0.7%5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+15.2%−0.1%
Total return, 1 year+15.9%+6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+15.9%
Ahead or behind−0.7 pts−9.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age395 days254 days
Net assets$108m$3m

JOYT in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JOYT paid 0.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 15.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.9%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.7%, paid quarterly.

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, JOYT or KIQQ?
JOYT charges 0.35% a year and KIQQ charges 0.79%, so JOYT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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JOYT 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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