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

KIQQ and QDTY both write options for income.

KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF and YieldMax(R) Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF.

5.8%KIQQ cash paid, 1 year
30.9%QDTY cash paid, 1 year
+6.0%KIQQ total return, 1 year
+20.2%QDTY 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
QDTY1.6 pts behind QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%QDTY+20.2%30.9% of it arrived as cash1.6 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%QDTY+20.2%30.9% as cash1.6 pts behind QQQ

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in KIQQOnly in QDTY
+NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58%NDX 12/18/2026 1001.26 C 96.19%
NVIDIA CORP 8.90%XND 12/18/2026 10.02 C 3.21%
APPLE INC 8.20%First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 0.53%
MICROSOFT CORP 6.17%United States Treasury Bill 10/15/2026 0.07%
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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

KIQQ and QDTY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
KIQQQDTYKIQQQDTYKIQQQDTY
3 months−3.2%−0.9%1.9%7.9%−0.7 pts+1.6 pts
6 months+11.9%+20.7%4.5%17.3%−12.3 pts−3.6 pts
1 yearnot published+20.2%not published30.9%not published−1.6 pts
Since launch+6.0%+27.1%5.8%42.0%−9.9 pts−8.5 pts
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KIQQ and QDTY 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
QDTY
YieldMax(R) Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF
0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly
IssuerKraneSharesYieldMax
Strategybuffer with income0DTE covered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized6.3%25.9%
Expense ratio0.79%1.17%
Cash paid, 1 year5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)30.9%
Price change, 1 year−0.1%−14.0%
Total return, 1 year+6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)+20.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year+15.9%+21.8%
Ahead or behind−9.9 pts−1.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published94%
Age254 days582 days
Net assets$3m$27m

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.

QDTY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QDTY paid 30.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 14.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +20.2%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 94% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, KIQQ or QDTY?
KIQQ charges 0.79% a year and QDTY charges 1.17%, 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 QDTY, 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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