Data as of .
KIQQ vs QVOL: which paid, and which earned it?
KIQQ and QVOL both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KIQQ and QVOL hold 70% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | KIQQ | QVOL |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP | 8.90% | 8.53% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 6.17% | 5.05% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 5.14% | 4.53% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 4.50% | 7.61% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES | 4.21% | 6.17% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A | 3.40% | 4.70% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL C | 3.15% | 4.69% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 3.31% | 3.14% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.76% | 3.42% |
| INTEL CORP | 2.66% | 3.01% |
| APPLE INC | 8.20% | 2.33% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS INC | 1.56% | 1.52% |
| Only in KIQQ | Only in QVOL |
|---|---|
| +NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58% | Oracle Corp 2.53% |
| TESLA INC 3.19% | ON Semiconductor Corp 0.64% |
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 3.07% | GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc 0.59% |
| WALMART INC 2.37% | Atlassian Corp 0.33% |
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A 1.90% | |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 1.82% | |
| LINDE PLC 0.97% | |
| GILEAD SCIENCES INC 0.85% |
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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIQQ | QVOL | KIQQ | QVOL | KIQQ | QVOL | |
| 3 months | −3.2% | −3.7% | 1.9% | 3.0% | −0.7 pts | −1.2 pts |
| 6 months | +11.9% | not published | 4.5% | not published | −12.3 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +6.0% | +4.3% | 5.8% | 4.2% | −9.9 pts | +2.1 pts |
| KIQQ KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF Buffer with income on QQQ, paying monthly | QVOL Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | KraneShares | Infrastructure Capital |
| Strategy | buffer with income | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.3% | 12.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.82% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) | 4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.1% | 0.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) | +4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.9% | +2.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −9.9 pts | +2.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 254 days | 129 days |
| Net assets | $3m | $8m |
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.
QVOL in plain words
Over the period since launch on May 12, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, QVOL paid 4.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.3%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +2.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.6%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, KIQQ or QVOL?
- KIQQ charges 0.79% a year and QVOL charges 0.82%, 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 QVOL, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/kiqq-vs-qvol Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.