Data as of .
KIQQ vs SCEP: which paid, and which earned it?
KIQQ and SCEP both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KIQQ and SCEP hold 34% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | KIQQ | SCEP |
|---|---|---|
| APPLE INC | 8.20% | 5.71% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 8.90% | 5.70% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 4.50% | 4.68% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 6.17% | 3.49% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.76% | 5.61% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 3.31% | 2.23% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | 1.82% | 2.40% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP | 1.58% | 2.64% |
| WALMART INC | 2.37% | 1.05% |
| NETFLIX INC | 1.39% | 1.01% |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC | 1.38% | 0.99% |
| AMGEN INC | 0.95% | 1.10% |
| Only in KIQQ | Only in SCEP |
|---|---|
| +NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58% | ALPHABET INC 5.98% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.14% | JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.55% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.21% | PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP 2.63% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.40% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 2.19% |
| TESLA INC 3.19% | WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 2.15% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL C 3.15% | ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC 2.07% |
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 3.07% | EQUINIX INC 2.05% |
| INTEL CORP 2.66% | VISA INC 1.98% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIQQ | SCEP | KIQQ | SCEP | KIQQ | SCEP | |
| 3 months | −3.2% | −0.1% | 1.9% | 1.7% | −0.7 pts | −2.4 pts |
| 6 months | +11.9% | +8.3% | 4.5% | 3.7% | −12.3 pts | −9.7 pts |
| Since launch | +6.0% | +3.5% | 5.8% | 5.0% | −9.9 pts | −8.2 pts |
| KIQQ KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF Buffer with income on QQQ, paying monthly | SCEP STERLING CAPITAL HEDGED EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | KraneShares | Sterling Capital |
| Strategy | buffer with income | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.3% | 7.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.65% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) | 5.0% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.1% | −1.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) | +3.5% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.9% | +11.7% |
| Ahead or behind | −9.9 pts | −8.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 254 days | 281 days |
| Net assets | $3m | $235m |
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.
SCEP in plain words
Over the period since launch on Dec 11, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SCEP paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.1%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, KIQQ or SCEP?
- KIQQ charges 0.79% a year and SCEP charges 0.65%, so SCEP 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 SCEP, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/kiqq-vs-scep Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.