Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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KIQQ vs SDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $2.4m on Nov 4, 2026 for KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF, and $40m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF.

At a glance
6.9%
KIQQ cash paid, since launch, Jan 7, 2026
24.9%
SDTY cash paid, 1 year
+0.9%
KIQQ total return, since launch, Jan 7, 2026
+14.7%
SDTY total return, 1 year
KIQQ · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 10.4 pts behind QQQ
KIQQ
+0.9%
QQQ
+11.3%

10.4 pts behind QQQ

KIQQ since launch: paid 6.9%, price −6.0%, total +0.9%, QQQ +11.3%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

KIQQ

+0.9%

10.4 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

10.4 pts behind QQQ

KIQQ since launch: paid 6.9%, price −6.0%, total +0.9%, QQQ +11.3%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

KIQQ

+0.9%

10.4 pts behind QQQ

6.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. KIQQ since launch: paid 6.9%, price −6.0%, total +0.9%, QQQ +11.3%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SDTY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with VOO
SDTY
+14.7%
VOO
+14.8%

About even with VOO

SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.9%, price −12.3%, total +14.7%, VOO +14.8%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

SDTY

+14.7%

24.9% of it arrived as cash

about even with VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with VOO

SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.9%, price −12.3%, total +14.7%, VOO +14.8%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

SDTY

+14.7%

24.9% as cash

about even with VOO

24.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.9%, price −12.3%, total +14.7%, VOO +14.8%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

KIQQ costs 0.29 points a year less; SDTY is 17.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

KIQQ vs SDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureKIQQSDTY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+14.7%
Price changefell 6.0% (since Jan 7, 2026)fell 12.3% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate99% of the Sep 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%1.08%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$2.3m$40m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

Risk and return

Jan 16, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 41 weekly returns
KIQQ SDTY
Return
Total return edge SDTY +0.8% +9.4%
Price return edge KIQQ −6.1% −11.3%
Risk
Max drawdown edge SDTY −8.5% −7.3%
Reading

From Jan 2026 to Oct 2026, SDTY returned more: +9.4% to +0.8%. SDTY fell less at its worst: −7.3% to −8.5%.

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3 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: KIQQ vs SDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureKIQQSDTYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+0.8%+9.4%SDTYPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return−6.1%−11.3%KIQQPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−8.5%−7.3%SDTYDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 41 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, KIQQ and SDTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first KIQQ SDTY
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Only in KIQQ
+NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 97.94%
APPLE INC 9.00%
NVIDIA CORP 8.54%
MICROSOFT CORP 7.18%
AMAZON.COM INC 4.97%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 4.32%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 3.92%
TESLA INC 3.55%
Only in SDTY
SPX 12/18/2026 1200.26 C 85.22%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 1.62%
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Side by side

KIQQ KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF · Buffer with income on QQQ, paying monthly SDTY YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on VOO, paying weekly
Strategy buffer with income 0DTE covered call
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 7.5% 23.2%
Expense ratio 0.79% 1.08%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.9% (since launch, Jan 7, 2026) 24.9%
Price change, 1 year −6.0% (since launch, Jan 7, 2026) −12.3%
Total return, 1 year +0.9% (since launch, Jan 7, 2026) +14.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year +11.3% (since launch, Jan 7, 2026) +14.8%
Ahead or behind −10.4 pts (since launch, Jan 7, 2026) −0.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 99% not published
Age 301 days 1.7 years
Net assets, KIQQ as of Nov 4, 2026 and SDTY as of Nov 3, 2026 $2.4m $40m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: KIQQ vs SDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowKIQQSDTYKIQQSDTYKIQQSDTY
3 months−3.7%+1.2%1.7%5.4%−0.2 pts+1.4 pts
6 months−4.4%+6.6%3.7%11.7%−4.0 pts+1.5 pts
1 year–+14.7%–24.9%–−0.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: KIQQ Jan 2026 · SDTY Feb 2025+0.9%+23.8%6.9%37.8%−10.4 pts−5.3 pts

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About each fund
KIQQ

Over the period from its first trade on Jan 7, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, KIQQ paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.9%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.5%, paid monthly. KraneShares estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Sep 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

SDTY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDTY paid 24.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.7%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 23.2%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, KIQQ or SDTY?
KIQQ charges 0.79% a year and SDTY charges 1.08%, so KIQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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