KIQQ vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
KIQQ and VAIE both write options for income. Net assets: $2m on Oct 20, 2026 for KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF, and $67m on Oct 19, 2026 for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF.
VAIE costs 0.05 points a year less; VAIE is far larger, $67m against $2m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| KIQQ | VAIE | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.74% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026 | $2m | $67m |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ | not published |
| Holdings in common | not published | |
| Price change | fell 2.7% (since Jan 7, 2026) | fell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026) |
11.6 pts behind QQQ
KIQQ since launch: paid 6.4%, price −2.7%, total +3.8%, QQQ +15.4%, −11.6 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
QQQ
+15.4%
KIQQ
+3.8%
6.4% as cash
11.6 pts behind QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
11.6 pts behind QQQ
KIQQ since launch: paid 6.4%, price −2.7%, total +3.8%, QQQ +15.4%, −11.6 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
QQQ
+15.4%
KIQQ
+3.8%
11.6 pts behind QQQ
6.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. KIQQ since launch: paid 6.4%, price −2.7%, total +3.8%, QQQ +15.4%, −11.6 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Not measured
VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
VAIE
+3.3%
6.8% as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
VAIE
+3.3%
6.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | KIQQ | VAIE | KIQQ | VAIE | KIQQ | VAIE |
| 3 months | −1.8% | +2.5% | 1.8% | 4.1% | −3.1 pts | not measured |
| 6 months | +4.8% | – | 4.2% | – | −6.8 pts | – |
| Since launch Not the same days: KIQQ Jan 2026 · VAIE May 2026 | +3.8% | +3.3% | 6.4% | 6.8% | −11.6 pts | not measured |
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On the same fields
As of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid is what the fund distributed over the window, as a share of its price at the start. Payout rate is its latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
About KIQQ
Over the period from its first trade on Jan 7, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, KIQQ paid 6.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.8%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +15.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.6 pts. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.9%, paid monthly.
About VAIE
Over the period from its first trade on May 12, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, VAIE paid 6.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.3%. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.8%, paid weekly.
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