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

KIQQ and QDTE both write options for income.

KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF and Roundhill Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF.

5.8%KIQQ cash paid, 1 year
36.1%QDTE cash paid, 1 year
+6.0%KIQQ total return, 1 year
+21.1%QDTE total return, 1 year
KIQQ9.9 pts behind QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+15.9%KIQQ+6.0%5.8% as cash9.9 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+15.9%KIQQ+6.0%9.9 pts behind QQQ
QDTE0.7 pts behind QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%QDTE+21.1%36.1% of it arrived as cash0.7 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%QDTE+21.1%36.1% as cash0.7 pts behind QQQ

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in KIQQOnly in QDTE
+NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58%NDX 03/19/2027 2510.15 C 25.90%
NVIDIA CORP 8.90%QQQ 11/19/2027 70.11 C 24.77%
APPLE INC 8.20%NDX 06/11/2027 3059.42 C 22.64%
MICROSOFT CORP 6.17%QQQ 09/17/2027 70.69 C 17.82%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.14%Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 4.97%
AMAZON.COM INC 4.50%First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 3.90%
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 Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

KIQQ and QDTE over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
KIQQQDTEKIQQQDTEKIQQQDTE
3 months−3.2%−0.9%1.9%7.6%−0.7 pts+1.6 pts
6 months+11.9%+19.7%4.5%16.2%−12.3 pts−4.5 pts
1 yearnot published+21.1%not published36.1%not published−0.7 pts
Since launch+6.0%+59.9%5.8%74.1%−9.9 pts−4.3 pts
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KIQQ and QDTE 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
QDTE
Roundhill Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF
0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly
IssuerKraneSharesRoundhill
Strategybuffer with income0DTE covered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized6.3%20.8%
Expense ratio0.79%0.96%
Cash paid, 1 year5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)36.1%
Price change, 1 year−0.1%−19.2%
Total return, 1 year+6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)+21.1%
Benchmark return, 1 year+15.9%+21.8%
Ahead or behind−9.9 pts−0.7 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age254 days925 days
Net assets$3m$967m

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.

QDTE in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QDTE paid 36.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 19.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.8%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, KIQQ or QDTE?
KIQQ charges 0.79% a year and QDTE charges 0.96%, 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 QDTE, 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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