Data as of .
KIQQ vs SDVD: which paid, and which earned it?
KIQQ and SDVD both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KIQQ and SDVD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in KIQQ | Only in SDVD |
|---|---|
| +NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58% | National HealthCare Corporation 1.12% |
| NVIDIA CORP 8.90% | First BanCorp. 1.04% |
| APPLE INC 8.20% | OFG Bancorp 1.03% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 6.17% | The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. 1.01% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.14% | Interparfums, Inc. 1.00% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 4.50% | Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporat 1.00% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.21% | VeriSign, Inc. 1.00% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.40% | Assurant, Inc. 0.99% |
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 | SDVD | KIQQ | SDVD | KIQQ | SDVD | |
| 3 months | −3.2% | −0.1% | 1.9% | 2.1% | −0.7 pts | −6.7 pts |
| 6 months | +11.9% | +8.3% | 4.5% | 4.4% | −12.3 pts | −4.3 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +10.8% | not published | 9.2% | not published | −16.4 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +53.0% | not published | 30.7% | not published | −0.7 pts |
| Since launch | +6.0% | +47.6% | 5.8% | 29.7% | −9.9 pts | −4.1 pts |
| KIQQ KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF Buffer with income on QQQ, paying monthly | SDVD FT Vest SMID 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% | 0.85% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) | 9.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.1% | +1.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) | +10.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.9% | +27.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −9.9 pts | −16.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 254 days | 1135 days |
| Net assets | $3m | $888m |
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.
SDVD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SDVD paid 9.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.8%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.4 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 SDVD?
- KIQQ charges 0.79% a year and SDVD charges 0.85%, so KIQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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