Data as of .
KIQQ vs SEPI: which paid, and which earned it?
KIQQ and SEPI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KIQQ and SEPI hold 38% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | KIQQ | SEPI |
|---|---|---|
| APPLE INC | 8.20% | 5.24% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 5.14% | 6.53% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES | 4.21% | 7.54% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 8.90% | 4.04% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 6.17% | 3.42% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A | 3.40% | 4.68% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 4.50% | 3.36% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 3.31% | 2.79% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.76% | 3.08% |
| WALMART INC | 2.37% | 1.69% |
| NETFLIX INC | 1.39% | 1.21% |
| FORTINET INC | 0.60% | 1.15% |
| Only in KIQQ | Only in SEPI |
|---|---|
| +NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58% | CATERPILLAR INC 7.20% |
| TESLA INC 3.19% | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (THE) 3.91% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL C 3.15% | JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.31% |
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 3.07% | EXXON MOBIL CORP 3.08% |
| INTEL CORP 2.66% | MERCK & COMPANY INC 2.67% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC 2.00% | EBAY INC 2.47% |
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A 1.90% | ARISTA NETWORKS INC 2.18% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 1.82% | DUKE ENERGY CORP 2.08% |
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 | SEPI | KIQQ | SEPI | KIQQ | SEPI | |
| 3 months | −3.2% | +5.4% | 1.9% | 2.1% | −0.7 pts | +3.2 pts |
| 6 months | +11.9% | +20.5% | 4.5% | 4.7% | −12.3 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +21.8% | not published | 7.5% | not published | +5.2 pts |
| Since launch | +6.0% | +24.4% | 5.8% | 7.7% | −9.9 pts | +5.4 pts |
| KIQQ KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF Buffer with income on QQQ, paying monthly | SEPI Shelton Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | KraneShares | Shelton |
| Strategy | buffer with income | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.3% | 8.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.54% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) | 7.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.1% | +13.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) | +21.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.9% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −9.9 pts | +5.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 254 days | 375 days |
| Net assets | $3m | $152m |
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.
SEPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SEPI paid 7.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, KIQQ or SEPI?
- KIQQ charges 0.79% a year and SEPI charges 0.54%, so SEPI 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 SEPI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/kiqq-vs-sepi Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.