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KIQQ vs QUSA: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $2.4m on Nov 4, 2026 for KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF, and $20m on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF.

At a glance
6.9%
KIQQ cash paid, since launch, Jan 7, 2026
14.6%
QUSA cash paid, 1 year
+0.9%
KIQQ total return, since launch, Jan 7, 2026
+1.9%
QUSA total return, 1 year
KIQQ · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 10.4 pts behind QQQ
KIQQ
+0.9%
QQQ
+11.3%

10.4 pts behind QQQ

KIQQ since launch: paid 6.9%, price −6.0%, total +0.9%, QQQ +11.3%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

KIQQ

+0.9%

10.4 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

10.4 pts behind QQQ

KIQQ since launch: paid 6.9%, price −6.0%, total +0.9%, QQQ +11.3%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

KIQQ

+0.9%

10.4 pts behind QQQ

6.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. KIQQ since launch: paid 6.9%, price −6.0%, total +0.9%, QQQ +11.3%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QUSA · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 12.9 pts behind SPY
QUSA
+1.9%
SPY
+14.8%

12.9 pts behind SPY

QUSA over 1 year: paid 14.6%, price −12.3%, total +1.9%, SPY +14.8%, −12.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

QUSA

+1.9%

14.6% cash

12.9 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

12.9 pts behind SPY

QUSA over 1 year: paid 14.6%, price −12.3%, total +1.9%, SPY +14.8%, −12.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

QUSA

+1.9%

12.9 pts behind SPY

14.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QUSA over 1 year: paid 14.6%, price −12.3%, total +1.9%, SPY +14.8%, −12.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

KIQQ costs 0.18 points a year less; QUSA is 8.7 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

KIQQ vs QUSA: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureKIQQQUSA
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+1.9%
Price changefell 6.0% (since Jan 7, 2026)fell 12.3% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate99% of the Sep 30, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.97%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$2.3m$20m
Holdings
Holdings in common45%

Method

What they share

45%

By the books each fund has filed, KIQQ and QUSA hold 45% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

45% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first KIQQ QUSA
APPLE INC 9.00% 7.27%
MICROSOFT CORP 7.18% 6.27%
NVIDIA CORP 8.54% 6.15%
META PLATFORMS INC 3.37% 3.71%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 4.32% 3.17%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 2.99% 4.97%
BROADCOM INC 2.72% 3.32%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 1.98% 2.96%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A 1.93% 2.39%
APPLIED MATERIALS INC 1.41% 4.17%
NETFLIX INC 1.37% 3.80%
LAM RESEARCH CORP 1.34% 4.91%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in KIQQ
+NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 97.94%
AMAZON.COM INC 4.97%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 3.92%
TESLA INC 3.55%
WALMART INC 3.01%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 2.87%
ALPHABET INC-CL C 2.81%
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 2.27%
Only in QUSA
Visa Inc 5.70%
Mastercard Inc 4.37%
GE Vernova Inc 3.81%
GE AEROSPACE 2.89%
Newmont Corp 2.87%
Tapestry Inc 2.12%
Illinois Tool Works Inc 1.41%
Expedia Group Inc 1.38%
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Side by side

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 SPY, paying monthly
Strategy buffer with income covered call
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 7.5% 15.4%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.97%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.9% (since launch, Jan 7, 2026) 14.6%
Price change, 1 year −6.0% (since launch, Jan 7, 2026) −12.3%
Total return, 1 year +0.9% (since launch, Jan 7, 2026) +1.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year +11.3% (since launch, Jan 7, 2026) +14.8%
Ahead or behind −10.4 pts (since launch, Jan 7, 2026) −12.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 99% 100%
Age 301 days 1.5 years
Net assets, KIQQ as of Nov 4, 2026 and QUSA as of Nov 3, 2026 $2.4m $20m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: KIQQ vs QUSA: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowKIQQQUSAKIQQQUSAKIQQQUSA
3 months−3.7%−8.5%1.7%3.6%−0.2 pts−8.4 pts
6 months−4.4%−5.5%3.7%7.3%−4.0 pts−10.5 pts
1 year–+1.9%–14.6%–−12.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: KIQQ Jan 2026 · QUSA May 2025+0.9%−1.8%6.9%17.3%−10.4 pts−41.3 pts

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About each fund
KIQQ

Over the period from its first trade on Jan 7, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, KIQQ paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.9%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.5%, paid monthly. KraneShares estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Sep 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

QUSA

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QUSA paid 14.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.4%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

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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