Data as of .
KIQQ vs OEI: which paid, and which earned it?
KIQQ and OEI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KIQQ and OEI hold 52% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | KIQQ | OEI |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP | 8.90% | 8.32% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 6.17% | 5.99% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 4.50% | 4.56% |
| APPLE INC | 8.20% | 4.28% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A | 3.40% | 3.48% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL C | 3.15% | 2.79% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.76% | 3.04% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 5.14% | 2.57% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 3.31% | 2.18% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES | 4.21% | 1.56% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC | 2.00% | 1.54% |
| TESLA INC | 3.19% | 1.46% |
| Only in KIQQ | Only in OEI |
|---|---|
| +NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58% | Johnson & Johnson 2.10% |
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 3.07% | ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.07% |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 1.38% | Eli Lilly & Co 1.80% |
| SANDISK CORP 1.14% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.65% |
| CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC - A 1.11% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.60% |
| KLA CORP 1.04% | AbbVie Inc 1.57% |
| MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 1.01% | Mastercard Inc 1.57% |
| LINDE PLC 0.97% | General Electric Co 1.41% |
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 Jul 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIQQ | OEI | KIQQ | OEI | KIQQ | OEI | |
| 3 months | −3.2% | +4.8% | 1.9% | 2.3% | −0.7 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 6 months | +11.9% | +12.5% | 4.5% | 4.9% | −12.3 pts | −5.6 pts |
| Since launch | +6.0% | +14.4% | 5.8% | 8.6% | −9.9 pts | −0.9 pts |
| KIQQ KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF Buffer with income on QQQ, paying monthly | OEI Optimized Equity Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | KraneShares | Core Alternative |
| Strategy | buffer with income | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.3% | 9.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 1.02% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) | 8.6% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.1% | +5.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) | +14.4% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.9% | +15.3% |
| Ahead or behind | −9.9 pts | −0.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 254 days | 331 days |
| Net assets | $3m | $46m |
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.
OEI in plain words
Over the period since launch on Oct 22, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, OEI paid 8.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +15.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.2%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, KIQQ or OEI?
- KIQQ charges 0.79% a year and OEI charges 1.02%, so KIQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, KIQQ against OEI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/kiqq-vs-oei Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.