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

KIQQ and TPAY both write options for income.

KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF and Roundhill S&P 500 Target 10 Managed Distribution ETF.

5.8%KIQQ cash paid, 1 year
5.8%TPAY cash paid, 1 year
+6.0%KIQQ total return, 1 year
+11.0%TPAY 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
TPAY0.8 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+11.8%TPAY+11.0%5.8% of it arrived as cash0.8 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+11.8%TPAY+11.0%0.8 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, KIQQ and TPAY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in KIQQOnly in TPAY
+NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58%SPY 03/12/2027 33.67 C 61.75%
NVIDIA CORP 8.90%SPY 04/16/2027 33.18 C 33.20%
APPLE INC 8.20%SPYM 03/12/2027 3.33 C 5.05%
MICROSOFT CORP 6.17%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.14%
AMAZON.COM INC 4.50%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.21%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.40%

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 TPAY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
KIQQTPAYKIQQTPAYKIQQTPAY
3 months−3.2%+1.5%1.9%2.4%−0.7 pts−0.8 pts
6 months+11.9%+17.3%4.5%5.3%−12.3 pts−0.7 pts
Since launch+6.0%+11.0%5.8%5.8%−9.9 pts−0.8 pts
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KIQQ and TPAY 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
TPAY
Roundhill S&P 500 Target 10 Managed Distribution ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerKraneSharesRoundhill
Strategybuffer with incomeoption income
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized6.3%9.5%
Expense ratio0.79%0.49%
Cash paid, 1 year5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)5.8% (since launch on Feb 18, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−0.1%+4.9%
Total return, 1 year+6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)+11.0% (since launch on Feb 18, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+15.9%+11.8%
Ahead or behind−9.9 pts−0.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age254 days212 days
Net assets$3m$2m

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.

TPAY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 18, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, TPAY paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.5%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, KIQQ or TPAY?
KIQQ charges 0.79% a year and TPAY charges 0.49%, so TPAY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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KIQQ against TPAY, 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, KIQQ against TPAY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/kiqq-vs-tpay Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources