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

KIQQ and XDTE both write options for income.

KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF and Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF.

5.8%KIQQ cash paid, 1 year
26.5%XDTE cash paid, 1 year
+6.0%KIQQ total return, 1 year
+15.6%XDTE 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
XDTE1 pt behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%XDTE+15.6%26.5% of it arrived as cash1 pt behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%XDTE+15.6%26.5% as cash1 pt behind SPY

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in KIQQOnly in XDTE
+NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58%SPX 03/19/2027 678.8 C 66.30%
NVIDIA CORP 8.90%SPX 06/11/2027 678.8 C 24.62%
APPLE INC 8.20%Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 7.23%
MICROSOFT CORP 6.17%First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 1.84%
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 XDTE over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
KIQQXDTEKIQQXDTEKIQQXDTE
3 months−3.2%+2.5%1.9%5.1%−0.7 pts+0.3 pts
6 months+11.9%+14.9%4.5%10.6%−12.3 pts−3.1 pts
1 yearnot published+15.6%not published26.5%not published−1.0 pts
Since launch+6.0%+45.9%5.8%59.5%−9.9 pts−6.9 pts
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KIQQ and XDTE 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
XDTE
Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF
0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly
IssuerKraneSharesRoundhill
Strategybuffer with income0DTE covered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized6.3%15.2%
Expense ratio0.79%0.97%
Cash paid, 1 year5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)26.5%
Price change, 1 year−0.1%−13.4%
Total return, 1 year+6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)+15.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year+15.9%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−9.9 pts−1.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age254 days925 days
Net assets$3m$336m

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.

XDTE in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XDTE paid 26.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.2%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, KIQQ or XDTE?
KIQQ charges 0.79% a year and XDTE charges 0.97%, so KIQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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KIQQ against XDTE, 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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