Data as of .
KIQQ vs SIXH: which paid, and which earned it?
KIQQ and SIXH both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KIQQ and SIXH hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | KIQQ | SIXH |
|---|---|---|
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 5.14% | 2.37% |
| APPLE INC | 8.20% | 1.45% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS INC | 1.56% | 1.44% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.76% | 1.35% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 3.31% | 1.30% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 4.50% | 1.29% |
| WALMART INC | 2.37% | 1.11% |
| GILEAD SCIENCES INC | 0.85% | 1.30% |
| PEPSICO INC | 0.84% | 3.44% |
| T-MOBILE US INC | 0.82% | 2.42% |
| Only in KIQQ | Only in SIXH |
|---|---|
| +NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58% | Altria Group, Inc. 4.83% |
| NVIDIA CORP 8.90% | Philip Morris International Inc. 4.07% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 6.17% | VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 3.77% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.21% | SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 3.74% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.40% | AT&T INC. 3.59% |
| TESLA INC 3.19% | QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 3.53% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL C 3.15% | LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.11% |
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 3.07% | NVIDIA CORPORATION 2.67% |
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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIQQ | SIXH | KIQQ | SIXH | KIQQ | SIXH | |
| 3 months | −3.2% | +4.5% | 1.9% | 0.5% | −0.7 pts | +2.2 pts |
| 6 months | +11.9% | +7.4% | 4.5% | 0.9% | −12.3 pts | −10.6 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +16.3% | not published | 2.0% | not published | −0.3 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +43.8% | not published | 6.6% | not published | −34.6 pts |
| Since launch | +6.0% | +96.3% | 5.8% | 16.0% | −9.9 pts | −88.5 pts |
| KIQQ KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF Buffer with income on QQQ, paying monthly | SIXH ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | KraneShares | Exchange Traded Concepts |
| Strategy | buffer with income | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.3% | 0.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.69% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) | 2.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.1% | +14.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) | +16.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.9% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −9.9 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 254 days | 2321 days |
| Net assets | $3m | $543m |
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.
SIXH in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SIXH paid 2.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.4%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, KIQQ or SIXH?
- KIQQ charges 0.79% a year and SIXH charges 0.69%, so SIXH 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 SIXH, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/kiqq-vs-sixh Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.