Data as of .
KIQQ vs SPIN: which paid, and which earned it?
KIQQ and SPIN both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KIQQ and SPIN hold 52% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | KIQQ | SPIN |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP | 8.90% | 9.87% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 6.17% | 7.06% |
| APPLE INC | 8.20% | 6.03% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 4.50% | 4.87% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A | 3.40% | 5.65% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 3.31% | 3.14% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 5.14% | 2.91% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.76% | 3.23% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES | 4.21% | 2.61% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS INC | 1.56% | 1.52% |
| NETFLIX INC | 1.39% | 0.95% |
| LINDE PLC | 0.97% | 0.95% |
| Only in KIQQ | Only in SPIN |
|---|---|
| +NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58% | JPMORGAN CHASE + CO 2.09% |
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 3.07% | EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.07% |
| INTEL CORP 2.66% | ELI LILLY + CO 2.00% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC 2.00% | VISA INC CLASS A SHARES 1.47% |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 1.38% | AMPHENOL CORP CL A 1.28% |
| SANDISK CORP 1.14% | BANK OF AMERICA CORP 1.25% |
| KLA CORP 1.04% | HOME DEPOT INC 1.23% |
| MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 1.01% | EMERSON ELECTRIC CO 1.20% |
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 | SPIN | KIQQ | SPIN | KIQQ | SPIN | |
| 3 months | −3.2% | +3.7% | 1.9% | 0.8% | −0.7 pts | +1.4 pts |
| 6 months | +11.9% | +12.3% | 4.5% | 3.2% | −12.3 pts | −5.8 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +11.3% | not published | 5.2% | not published | −5.2 pts |
| Since launch | +6.0% | +28.5% | 5.8% | 15.2% | −9.9 pts | −13.7 pts |
| KIQQ KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF Buffer with income on QQQ, paying monthly | SPIN State Street(R) US Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | KraneShares | State Street |
| Strategy | buffer with income | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.3% | 2.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.25% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) | 5.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.1% | +5.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) | +11.3% |
| 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 | 743 days |
| Net assets | $3m | $48m |
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.
SPIN in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPIN paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 2.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, KIQQ or SPIN?
- KIQQ charges 0.79% a year and SPIN charges 0.25%, so SPIN 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 SPIN, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/kiqq-vs-spin Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.