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

KIQQ and OVL both write options for income.

KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF and Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF.

5.8%KIQQ cash paid, 1 year
8.9%OVL cash paid, 1 year
+6.0%KIQQ total return, 1 year
+19.2%OVL 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
OVL2.6 pts ahead of SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%OVL+19.2%8.9% of it arrived as cash2.6 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%OVL+19.2%2.6 pts ahead of SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, KIQQ and OVL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in KIQQOnly in OVL
+NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58%Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.00%
NVIDIA CORP 8.90%
APPLE INC 8.20%
MICROSOFT CORP 6.17%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.14%
AMAZON.COM INC 4.50%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.21%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.40%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

KIQQ and OVL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
KIQQOVLKIQQOVLKIQQOVL
3 months−3.2%+2.3%1.9%2.6%−0.7 pts0.0 pts
6 months+11.9%+18.8%4.5%5.7%−12.3 pts+0.7 pts
1 yearnot published+19.2%not published8.9%not published+2.6 pts
3 yearsnot published+86.2%not published21.1%not published+7.8 pts
Since launch+6.0%+203.4%5.8%47.2%−9.9 pts+16.1 pts
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KIQQ and OVL 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
OVL
Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF
Put-selling overlay on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerKraneSharesOverlay Shares
Strategybuffer with incomeput-selling overlay
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized6.3%10.4%
Expense ratio0.79%not published
Cash paid, 1 year5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)8.9%
Price change, 1 year−0.1%+9.4%
Total return, 1 year+6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)+19.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year+15.9%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−9.9 pts+2.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age254 days2544 days
Net assets$3m$276m

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.

OVL in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OVL paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.4%, paid monthly.

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Where these figures came from

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KIQQ against OVL, 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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