Data as of .
KIQQ vs SPUT: which paid, and which earned it?
KIQQ and SPUT both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KIQQ and SPUT hold 27% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | KIQQ | SPUT |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP | 8.90% | 3.85% |
| APPLE INC | 8.20% | 3.22% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 6.17% | 2.47% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 4.50% | 2.09% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A | 3.40% | 1.84% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.76% | 1.60% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL C | 3.15% | 1.59% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 3.31% | 1.10% |
| TESLA INC | 3.19% | 0.91% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 5.14% | 0.48% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES | 4.21% | 0.47% |
| WALMART INC | 2.37% | 0.47% |
| Only in KIQQ | Only in SPUT |
|---|---|
| +NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58% | TREASURY BILL 49.24% |
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 3.07% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.70% |
| ASML HOLDING NV-NY REG SHS 0.74% | Eli Lilly & Co 0.65% |
| SHOPIFY INC - CLASS A 0.74% | Exxon Mobil Corp 0.54% |
| ARM HOLDINGS PLC-ADR 0.54% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 0.54% |
| Cash 0.37% | Visa Inc 0.46% |
| NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV 0.26% | Johnson & Johnson 0.46% |
| HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC 0.25% | Caterpillar Inc 0.35% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIQQ | SPUT | KIQQ | SPUT | KIQQ | SPUT | |
| 3 months | −3.2% | +2.4% | 1.9% | 1.1% | −0.7 pts | +0.1 pts |
| 6 months | +11.9% | +11.5% | 4.5% | 2.5% | −12.3 pts | −6.5 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +11.5% | not published | 5.2% | not published | −5.1 pts |
| Since launch | +6.0% | +22.4% | 5.8% | 8.5% | −9.9 pts | −15.6 pts |
| KIQQ KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF Buffer with income on QQQ, paying monthly | SPUT Innovator Equity Premium Income - Daily PutWrite ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | KraneShares | Innovator |
| Strategy | buffer with income | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.3% | 4.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) | 5.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.1% | +6.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) | +11.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.9% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −9.9 pts | −5.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 254 days | 553 days |
| Net assets | $3m | $17m |
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.
SPUT in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPUT paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, KIQQ or SPUT?
- KIQQ charges 0.79% a year and SPUT charges 0.79%, so KIQQ 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 SPUT, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/kiqq-vs-sput Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.