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

KIQQ and PAPI both write options for income.

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

5.8%KIQQ cash paid, 1 year
7.9%PAPI cash paid, 1 year
+6.0%KIQQ total return, 1 year
+12.8%PAPI 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
PAPI3.8 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%PAPI+12.8%7.9% of it arrived as cash3.8 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%PAPI+12.8%3.8 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, KIQQ and PAPI hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions KIQQ and PAPI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingKIQQPAPI
CISCO SYSTEMS INC2.00%0.77%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC1.09%0.71%
ANALOG DEVICES INC0.82%0.63%
QUALCOMM INC0.89%0.58%
LINDE PLC0.97%0.54%
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP1.82%0.49%
GILEAD SCIENCES INC0.85%0.49%
PEPSICO INC0.84%0.46%
MICROSOFT CORP6.17%0.39%
INTUIT INC0.40%0.35%
FASTENAL CO0.27%0.56%
KEURIG DR PEPPER INC0.20%0.58%
Only in each
Only in KIQQOnly in PAPI
+NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58%Corning, Inc. 1.01%
NVIDIA CORP 8.90%TD SYNNEX Corp. 0.81%
APPLE INC 8.20%Power Integrations, Inc. 0.73%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.14%Royalty Pharma plc 0.73%
AMAZON.COM INC 4.50%Millicom International Cellular SA 0.72%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.21%Avnet, Inc. 0.71%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.40%Cummins, Inc. 0.70%
META PLATFORMS INC 3.31%Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc. 0.68%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

KIQQ and PAPI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
KIQQPAPIKIQQPAPIKIQQPAPI
3 months−3.2%+4.7%1.9%2.0%−0.7 pts+2.5 pts
6 months+11.9%+5.6%4.5%4.0%−12.3 pts−12.4 pts
1 yearnot published+12.8%not published7.9%not published−3.8 pts
Since launch+6.0%+35.6%5.8%22.5%−9.9 pts−49.6 pts
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KIQQ and PAPI 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
PAPI
Parametric Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerKraneSharesParametric
Strategybuffer with incomecovered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized6.3%7.2%
Expense ratio0.79%0.29%
Cash paid, 1 year5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)7.9%
Price change, 1 year−0.1%+4.5%
Total return, 1 year+6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)+12.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year+15.9%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−9.9 pts−3.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age254 days1065 days
Net assets$3m$400m

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.

PAPI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, PAPI paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.2%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, KIQQ or PAPI?
KIQQ charges 0.79% a year and PAPI charges 0.29%, so PAPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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KIQQ against PAPI, 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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