Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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KIQQ vs LOCT: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 4, 2026: $2.4m for KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF and $11m for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - October.

At a glance
6.9%
KIQQ cash paid, since launch, Jan 7, 2026
5.2%
LOCT cash paid, 1 year
+0.9%
KIQQ total return, since launch, Jan 7, 2026
+5.8%
LOCT total return, 1 year
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. Total return, distributions reinvested. 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.
LOCT · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9 pts behind VOO
LOCT
+5.8%
VOO
+14.8%

9 pts behind VOO

LOCT over 1 year: paid 5.2%, price +0.4%, total +5.8%, VOO +14.8%, −9.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

LOCT

+5.8%

5.2% of it arrived as cash

9 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

9 pts behind VOO

LOCT over 1 year: paid 5.2%, price +0.4%, total +5.8%, VOO +14.8%, −9.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

LOCT

+5.8%

9 pts behind VOO

5.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. LOCT over 1 year: paid 5.2%, price +0.4%, total +5.8%, VOO +14.8%, −9.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.79% a year; LOCT is 4.6 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

KIQQ vs LOCT: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureKIQQLOCT
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+5.8%
Price changefell 6.0% (since Jan 7, 2026)rose 0.4% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate99% of the Sep 30, 2026 payment35% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 10.4 ptsbehind by 9.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.79%
Net assets$2.4m$11m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, KIQQ and LOCT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first KIQQ LOCT
Only in one fund ↓
Only in KIQQ
+NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 97.94%
APPLE INC 9.00%
NVIDIA CORP 8.54%
MICROSOFT CORP 7.18%
AMAZON.COM INC 4.97%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 4.32%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 3.92%
TESLA INC 3.55%
Only in LOCT
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Side by side

KIQQ KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF · Buffer with income on QQQ, paying monthly LOCT Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - October · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly
Strategy buffer with income buffer with income
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 7.5% 5.8%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.9% (since launch, Jan 7, 2026) 5.2%
Price change, 1 year −6.0% (since launch, Jan 7, 2026) +0.4%
Total return, 1 year +0.9% (since launch, Jan 7, 2026) +5.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year +11.3% (since launch, Jan 7, 2026) +14.8%
Ahead or behind −10.4 pts (since launch, Jan 7, 2026) −9.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 99% 35%
Age 301 days 3.1 years
Net assets $2.4m $11m

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: KIQQ vs LOCT: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowKIQQLOCTKIQQLOCTKIQQLOCT
3 months−3.7%+1.2%1.7%1.3%−0.2 pts+1.3 pts
6 months−4.4%+2.4%3.7%2.6%−4.0 pts−2.6 pts
1 year–+5.8%–5.2%–−9.0 pts
3 years–+17.9%–16.8%–−65.4 pts
Since launchNot the same days: KIQQ Jan 2026 · LOCT Oct 2023+0.9%+19.3%6.9%17.5%−10.4 pts−67.1 pts

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About each fund
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). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

LOCT

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LOCT paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.8%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.8%, paid monthly. Innovator estimates that 35% of the distribution paid Nov 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, KIQQ or LOCT?
KIQQ and LOCT both charge 0.79% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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