Data as of .
KIQQ vs PBP: which paid, and which earned it?
KIQQ and PBP both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KIQQ and PBP hold 55% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | KIQQ | PBP |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP | 8.90% | 8.18% |
| APPLE INC | 8.20% | 7.50% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 6.17% | 5.57% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 4.50% | 3.77% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A | 3.40% | 3.11% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.76% | 2.57% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL C | 3.15% | 2.47% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 3.31% | 2.22% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 5.14% | 1.74% |
| TESLA INC | 3.19% | 1.56% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES | 4.21% | 1.39% |
| INTEL CORP | 2.66% | 0.81% |
| Only in KIQQ | Only in PBP |
|---|---|
| +NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.42% |
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 3.07% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.42% |
| ASML HOLDING NV-NY REG SHS 0.74% | Eli Lilly & Co 1.38% |
| SHOPIFY INC - CLASS A 0.74% | ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 1.03% |
| ARM HOLDINGS PLC-ADR 0.54% | Johnson & Johnson 0.99% |
| MERCADOLIBRE INC 0.43% | Visa Inc 0.93% |
| Cash 0.37% | AbbVie Inc 0.71% |
| PDD HOLDINGS INC 0.25% | Mastercard Inc 0.69% |
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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 19, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIQQ | PBP | KIQQ | PBP | KIQQ | PBP | |
| 3 months | −3.2% | +5.0% | 1.9% | 2.8% | −0.7 pts | +2.7 pts |
| 6 months | +11.9% | +13.0% | 4.5% | 5.7% | −12.3 pts | −5.0 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +18.5% | not published | 11.8% | not published | +1.9 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +46.1% | not published | 31.8% | not published | −32.3 pts |
| Since launch | +6.0% | +199.0% | 5.8% | 101.2% | −9.9 pts | −604.5 pts |
| KIQQ KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF Buffer with income on QQQ, paying monthly | PBP Invesco S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | KraneShares | Invesco |
| Strategy | buffer with income | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.3% | 11.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.29% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) | 11.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.1% | +5.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) | +18.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.9% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −9.9 pts | +1.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 254 days | 6101 days |
| Net assets | $3m | $386m |
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.
PBP in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, PBP paid 11.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, KIQQ or PBP?
- KIQQ charges 0.79% a year and PBP charges 0.29%, so PBP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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