Data as of .
KIQQ vs KNG: which paid, and which earned it?
KIQQ and KNG both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KIQQ and KNG hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | KIQQ | KNG |
|---|---|---|
| WALMART INC | 2.37% | 1.71% |
| LINDE PLC | 0.97% | 1.32% |
| PEPSICO INC | 0.84% | 1.39% |
| AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING | 0.52% | 1.62% |
| CINTAS CORP | 0.38% | 1.43% |
| FASTENAL CO | 0.27% | 1.57% |
| ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INC | 0.19% | 1.61% |
| Only in KIQQ | Only in KNG |
|---|---|
| +NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58% | Johnson & Johnson 1.85% |
| NVIDIA CORP 8.90% | Nucor Corporation 1.85% |
| APPLE INC 8.20% | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.77% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 6.17% | Chubb Limited 1.74% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.14% | Becton, Dickinson and Company 1.72% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 4.50% | The Procter & Gamble Company 1.72% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.21% | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company 1.71% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.40% | FactSet Research Systems Inc. 1.69% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIQQ | KNG | KIQQ | KNG | KIQQ | KNG | |
| 3 months | −3.2% | +1.8% | 1.9% | 2.2% | −0.7 pts | −0.1 pts |
| 6 months | +11.9% | +7.1% | 4.5% | 4.4% | −12.3 pts | −0.9 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +8.3% | not published | 8.5% | not published | −1.6 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +24.0% | not published | 25.4% | not published | −4.3 pts |
| Since launch | +6.0% | +101.5% | 5.8% | 59.4% | −9.9 pts | −15.2 pts |
| KIQQ KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF Buffer with income on QQQ, paying monthly | KNG FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on NOBL, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | KraneShares | First Trust |
| Strategy | buffer with income | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.3% | 8.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.74% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) | 8.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.1% | −0.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) | +8.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.9% | +9.9% |
| Ahead or behind | −9.9 pts | −1.6 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 254 days | 3097 days |
| Net assets | $3m | $3.3bn |
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.
KNG in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, KNG paid 8.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.3%. S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) returned +9.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, KIQQ or KNG?
- KIQQ charges 0.79% a year and KNG charges 0.74%, so KNG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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