Data as of .
KIQQ vs QUSA: which paid, and which earned it?
KIQQ and QUSA both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KIQQ and QUSA hold 40% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | KIQQ | QUSA |
|---|---|---|
| MICROSOFT CORP | 6.17% | 6.08% |
| APPLE INC | 8.20% | 5.99% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 8.90% | 5.78% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 3.31% | 4.28% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.76% | 4.70% |
| WALMART INC | 2.37% | 4.17% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A | 3.40% | 2.22% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL C | 3.15% | 1.84% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | 1.82% | 4.40% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP | 1.58% | 3.47% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS INC | 1.56% | 2.61% |
| NETFLIX INC | 1.39% | 3.79% |
| Only in KIQQ | Only in QUSA |
|---|---|
| +NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 5.35% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.14% | Caterpillar Inc 4.91% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 4.50% | Coca-Cola Co/The 4.33% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.21% | Eli Lilly & Co 4.24% |
| TESLA INC 3.19% | Procter & Gamble Co/The 3.85% |
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 3.07% | Visa Inc 3.37% |
| INTEL CORP 2.66% | Blackrock Inc 2.99% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC 2.00% | Johnson & Johnson 2.93% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIQQ | QUSA | KIQQ | QUSA | KIQQ | QUSA | |
| 3 months | −3.2% | −1.9% | 1.9% | 3.6% | −0.7 pts | −3.6 pts |
| 6 months | +11.9% | +10.4% | 4.5% | 7.8% | −12.3 pts | −4.3 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +3.5% | not published | 13.8% | not published | −11.7 pts |
| Since launch | +6.0% | +4.9% | 5.8% | 15.1% | −9.9 pts | −25.8 pts |
| KIQQ KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF Buffer with income on QQQ, paying monthly | QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF Covered call on QUAL, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | KraneShares | VistaShares |
| Strategy | buffer with income | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | USA Quality (QUAL), used as the quality proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.3% | 15.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) | 13.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.1% | −11.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) | +3.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.9% | +15.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −9.9 pts | −11.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 254 days | 500 days |
| Net assets | $3m | $22m |
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.
QUSA in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QUSA paid 13.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 11.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.5%. USA Quality (QUAL), used as the quality proxy returned +15.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, KIQQ or QUSA?
- KIQQ charges 0.79% a year and QUSA charges 0.97%, so KIQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, KIQQ against QUSA, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/kiqq-vs-qusa Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.