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

KIQQ and ROCQ both write options for income.

KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF and JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF.

5.8%KIQQ cash paid, 1 year
5.8%ROCQ cash paid, 1 year
+6.0%KIQQ total return, 1 year
+18.0%ROCQ 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
ROCQ4 pts behind QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.9%ROCQ+18.0%5.8% as cash4 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.9%ROCQ+18.0%4 pts behind QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, KIQQ and ROCQ hold 54% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions KIQQ and ROCQ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingKIQQROCQ
NVIDIA CORP8.90%8.37%
APPLE INC8.20%7.12%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC5.14%6.70%
MICROSOFT CORP6.17%5.03%
AMAZON.COM INC4.50%4.52%
META PLATFORMS INC3.31%2.94%
TESLA INC3.19%2.94%
BROADCOM INC2.76%2.93%
INTEL CORP2.66%3.58%
WALMART INC2.37%3.50%
LAM RESEARCH CORP1.58%4.21%
NETFLIX INC1.39%1.52%
Only in each
Only in KIQQOnly in ROCQ
+NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58%Alphabet, Inc. 6.30%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.21%Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.74%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.40%Seagate Technology Holdings plc 2.77%
ALPHABET INC-CL C 3.15%ASML Holding NV 1.60%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 3.07%Johnson & Johnson 0.95%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 2.00%Palantir Technologies, Inc. 0.95%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A 1.90%Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 0.77%
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 1.82%Coca-Cola Co. (The) 0.75%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

KIQQ and ROCQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
KIQQROCQKIQQROCQKIQQROCQ
3 months−3.2%0.0%1.9%3.0%−0.7 pts+2.5 pts
6 months+11.9%+20.0%4.5%5.9%−12.3 pts−4.2 pts
Since launch+6.0%+18.0%5.8%5.8%−9.9 pts−4.0 pts
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KIQQ and ROCQ 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
ROCQ
JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerKraneSharesJPMorgan
Strategybuffer with incomecovered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized6.3%10.6%
Expense ratio0.79%not published
Cash paid, 1 year5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)5.8% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−0.1%+12.0%
Total return, 1 year+6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)+18.0% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+15.9%+21.9%
Ahead or behind−9.9 pts−4.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age254 days183 days
Net assets$3m$629m

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.

ROCQ in plain words

Over the period since launch on Mar 19, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ROCQ paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 12.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.6%, paid monthly.

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Where these figures came from

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KIQQ against ROCQ, 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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