Data as of .
KIQQ vs SCLZ: which paid, and which earned it?
KIQQ and SCLZ both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KIQQ and SCLZ hold 40% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | KIQQ | SCLZ |
|---|---|---|
| APPLE INC | 8.20% | 6.15% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 8.90% | 5.99% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 5.14% | 7.89% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 4.50% | 3.75% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 6.17% | 3.71% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 3.31% | 3.34% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.76% | 4.71% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC | 2.00% | 3.01% |
| TESLA INC | 3.19% | 1.80% |
| WALMART INC | 2.37% | 1.48% |
| NETFLIX INC | 1.39% | 0.99% |
| LINDE PLC | 0.97% | 0.99% |
| Only in KIQQ | Only in SCLZ |
|---|---|
| +NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58% | ALPHABET INC 5.18% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.21% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 5.14% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.40% | ELI LILLY & COMPANY 3.86% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL C 3.15% | JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.50% |
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 3.07% | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 3.10% |
| INTEL CORP 2.66% | GE AEROSPACE 2.74% |
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A 1.90% | JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.41% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP 1.58% | VISA INC 2.27% |
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 | SCLZ | KIQQ | SCLZ | KIQQ | SCLZ | |
| 3 months | −3.2% | +2.9% | 1.9% | 2.1% | −0.7 pts | −3.6 pts |
| 6 months | +11.9% | +14.2% | 4.5% | 3.8% | −12.3 pts | +1.6 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +13.2% | not published | 8.4% | not published | −14.0 pts |
| Since launch | +6.0% | +36.5% | 5.8% | 19.6% | −9.9 pts | −6.3 pts |
| KIQQ KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF Buffer with income on QQQ, paying monthly | SCLZ Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | KraneShares | Swan |
| 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% | 8.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) | 8.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.1% | +4.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) | +13.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.9% | +27.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −9.9 pts | −14.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 254 days | 934 days |
| Net assets | $3m | $20m |
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.
SCLZ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.2%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 14.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, KIQQ or SCLZ?
- KIQQ charges 0.79% a year and SCLZ charges 0.79%, 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 SCLZ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/kiqq-vs-sclz Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.