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KIQQ vs SPIN: which paid, and which earned it?

KIQQ and SPIN both write options for income.

KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF and State Street(R) US Equity Premium Income ETF.

5.8%KIQQ cash paid, 1 year
5.2%SPIN cash paid, 1 year
+6.0%KIQQ total return, 1 year
+11.3%SPIN total return, 1 year
KIQQ9.9 pts behind QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+15.9%KIQQ+6.0%5.8% of it arrived as cash9.9 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+15.9%KIQQ+6.0%9.9 pts behind QQQ
SPIN5.2 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%SPIN+11.3%5.2% of it arrived as cash5.2 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%SPIN+11.3%5.2 pts behind SPY

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.

Positions KIQQ and SPIN both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingKIQQSPIN
NVIDIA CORP8.90%9.87%
MICROSOFT CORP6.17%7.06%
APPLE INC8.20%6.03%
AMAZON.COM INC4.50%4.87%
ALPHABET INC-CL A3.40%5.65%
META PLATFORMS INC3.31%3.14%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC5.14%2.91%
BROADCOM INC2.76%3.23%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES4.21%2.61%
APPLIED MATERIALS INC1.56%1.52%
NETFLIX INC1.39%0.95%
LINDE PLC0.97%0.95%
Only in each
Only in KIQQOnly 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

KIQQ and SPIN over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
KIQQSPINKIQQSPINKIQQSPIN
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 yearnot published+11.3%not published5.2%not published−5.2 pts
Since launch+6.0%+28.5%5.8%15.2%−9.9 pts−13.7 pts
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KIQQ and SPIN on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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
IssuerKraneSharesState Street
Strategybuffer with incomecovered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized6.3%2.7%
Expense ratio0.79%0.25%
Cash paid, 1 year5.8% (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 estimatenot publishednot published
Age254 days743 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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KIQQ against SPIN, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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