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

KIQQ and QYLG both write options for income.

KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF and Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF.

5.8%KIQQ cash paid, 1 year
17.4%QYLG cash paid, 1 year
+6.0%KIQQ total return, 1 year
+22.2%QYLG 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
QYLGAbout even with QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%QYLG+22.2%17.4% of it arrived as cashabout even with QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%QYLG+22.2%17.4% as cashabout even with QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, KIQQ and QYLG hold 101% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions KIQQ and QYLG both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingKIQQQYLG
NVIDIA CORP8.90%8.44%
APPLE INC8.20%7.73%
MICROSOFT CORP6.17%5.77%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC5.14%4.99%
AMAZON.COM INC4.50%4.31%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES4.21%3.97%
ALPHABET INC-CL A3.40%3.23%
META PLATFORMS INC3.31%3.11%
TESLA INC3.19%3.01%
ALPHABET INC-CL C3.15%3.00%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A3.07%2.85%
BROADCOM INC2.76%2.67%
Only in each
Only in KIQQOnly in QYLG
+NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58%OTHER PAYABLE & RECEIVABLES -0.44%
+NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS -107.91%NDX US 10/16/26 C29475 -1.11%

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 QYLG over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
KIQQQYLGKIQQQYLGKIQQQYLG
3 months−3.2%−0.1%1.9%2.1%−0.7 pts+2.4 pts
6 months+11.9%+19.6%4.5%4.6%−12.3 pts−4.7 pts
1 yearnot published+22.2%not published17.4%not published+0.5 pts
3 yearsnot published+76.2%not published51.1%not published−22.0 pts
Since launch+6.0%+122.0%5.8%75.3%−9.9 pts−52.0 pts
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KIQQ and QYLG 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
QYLG
Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerKraneSharesGlobal X
Strategybuffer with incomecovered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized6.3%6.8%
Expense ratio0.79%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)17.4%
Price change, 1 year−0.1%+2.4%
Total return, 1 year+6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)+22.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year+15.9%+21.8%
Ahead or behind−9.9 pts+0.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published96%
Age254 days2187 days
Net assets$3m$175m

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.

QYLG in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QYLG paid 17.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.2%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.8%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 96% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 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 QYLG?
KIQQ charges 0.79% a year and QYLG charges 0.35%, so QYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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KIQQ against QYLG, 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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