Data as of .
KIQQ vs RDVI: which paid, and which earned it?
KIQQ and RDVI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KIQQ and RDVI hold 23% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | KIQQ | RDVI |
|---|---|---|
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 5.14% | 2.18% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 8.90% | 2.16% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 6.17% | 2.05% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 3.31% | 2.04% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A | 3.40% | 1.97% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | 1.82% | 1.78% |
| APPLE INC | 8.20% | 1.66% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP | 1.58% | 2.31% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS INC | 1.56% | 2.30% |
| KLA CORP | 1.04% | 2.16% |
| WESTERN DIGITAL CORP | 0.70% | 0.92% |
| BOOKING HOLDINGS INC | 0.58% | 1.26% |
| Only in KIQQ | Only in RDVI |
|---|---|
| +NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58% | The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.27% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 4.50% | The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.22% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.21% | GE Vernova Inc. 2.19% |
| TESLA INC 3.19% | The Allstate Corporation 2.14% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL C 3.15% | Expedia Group, Inc. 2.13% |
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 3.07% | JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.10% |
| BROADCOM INC 2.76% | U.S. Bancorp 2.08% |
| INTEL CORP 2.66% | Visa Inc. (Class A) 2.06% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIQQ | RDVI | KIQQ | RDVI | KIQQ | RDVI | |
| 3 months | −3.2% | +0.3% | 1.9% | 2.1% | −0.7 pts | −6.3 pts |
| 6 months | +11.9% | +15.1% | 4.5% | 4.6% | −12.3 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +19.2% | not published | 8.8% | not published | −8.0 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +69.2% | not published | 29.6% | not published | +15.5 pts |
| Since launch | +6.0% | +101.2% | 5.8% | 41.0% | −9.9 pts | +32.0 pts |
| KIQQ KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF Buffer with income on QQQ, paying monthly | RDVI FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | KraneShares | First Trust |
| Strategy | buffer with income | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.3% | 8.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.75% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) | 8.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.1% | +9.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) | +19.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.9% | +27.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −9.9 pts | −8.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 254 days | 1429 days |
| Net assets | $3m | $3.7bn |
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.
RDVI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RDVI paid 8.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.2%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, KIQQ or RDVI?
- KIQQ charges 0.79% a year and RDVI charges 0.75%, so RDVI 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 RDVI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/kiqq-vs-rdvi Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.