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

KIQQ and OEI both write options for income.

KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF and Optimized Equity Income ETF.

5.8%KIQQ cash paid, 1 year
8.6%OEI cash paid, 1 year
+6.0%KIQQ total return, 1 year
+14.4%OEI total return, 1 year
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
OEI0.9 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+15.3%OEI+14.4%8.6% of it arrived as cash0.9 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+15.3%OEI+14.4%8.6% cash0.9 pts behind SPY

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.

Positions KIQQ and OEI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingKIQQOEI
NVIDIA CORP8.90%8.32%
MICROSOFT CORP6.17%5.99%
AMAZON.COM INC4.50%4.56%
APPLE INC8.20%4.28%
ALPHABET INC-CL A3.40%3.48%
ALPHABET INC-CL C3.15%2.79%
BROADCOM INC2.76%3.04%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC5.14%2.57%
META PLATFORMS INC3.31%2.18%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES4.21%1.56%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC2.00%1.54%
TESLA INC3.19%1.46%
Only in each
Only in KIQQOnly 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

KIQQ and OEI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
KIQQOEIKIQQOEIKIQQOEI
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
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KIQQ and OEI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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
IssuerKraneSharesCore Alternative
Strategybuffer with incomeoption income
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized6.3%9.2%
Expense ratio0.79%1.02%
Cash paid, 1 year5.8% (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 estimatenot publishednot published
Age254 days331 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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KIQQ against OEI, 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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