Which is cheaper, KIQQ or XISE?

KIQQ charges 0.79% a year and XISE charges 0.85%, so KIQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

KIQQ vs XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

KIQQ and XISE both write options for income.

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Net assets: $2.4m on Nov 4, 2026 for KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF, and $33m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September.

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At a glance

6.9%

KIQQ cash paid, since launch, Jan 7, 2026

6.1%

XISE cash paid, 1 year

+0.9%

KIQQ total return, since launch, Jan 7, 2026

+7.0%

XISE total return, 1 year

KIQQ · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 10.4 pts behind QQQ

KIQQ

+0.9%

QQQ

+11.3%

10.4 pts behind QQQ

KIQQ since launch: paid 6.9%, price −6.0%, total +0.9%, QQQ +11.3%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

KIQQ

+0.9%

10.4 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

10.4 pts behind QQQ

KIQQ since launch: paid 6.9%, price −6.0%, total +0.9%, QQQ +11.3%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

KIQQ

+0.9%

10.4 pts behind QQQ

6.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. KIQQ since launch: paid 6.9%, price −6.0%, total +0.9%, QQQ +11.3%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XISE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 7.8 pts behind VOO

XISE

+7.0%

VOO

+14.8%

7.8 pts behind VOO

XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XISE

+7.0%

6.1% of it arrived as cash

7.8 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

7.8 pts behind VOO

XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XISE

+7.0%

7.8 pts behind VOO

6.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

KIQQ costs 0.06 points a year less; XISE is 14.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

KIQQ vs XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	KIQQ	XISE
Paid and earned
Measure	KIQQ	XISE
Total return, 1 year	not published	+7.0%
Price change	fell 6.0% (since Jan 7, 2026)	rose 0.7% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	99% of the Sep 30, 2026 payment	0% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	KIQQ	XISE
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	KIQQ	XISE
Expense ratio	0.79%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$2.3m	$33m
Holdings
Measure	KIQQ	XISE
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, KIQQ and XISE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first KIQQ XISE

Only in one fund ↓

Only in KIQQ

+NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 97.94%

APPLE INC 9.00%

NVIDIA CORP 8.54%

MICROSOFT CORP 7.18%

AMAZON.COM INC 4.97%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 4.32%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 3.92%

TESLA INC 3.55%

Only in XISE

2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.08 98.27%

2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 761.61 5.23%

2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 685.44 -2.83%

2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 761.61 -7.76%

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Side by side

KIQQ KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF · Buffer with income on QQQ, paying monthly XISE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer KraneShares First Trust

Strategy buffer with income buffer with income

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 7.5% 6.8%

Expense ratio 0.79% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 6.9% (since launch, Jan 7, 2026) 6.1%

Price change, 1 year −6.0% (since launch, Jan 7, 2026) +0.7%

Total return, 1 year +0.9% (since launch, Jan 7, 2026) +7.0%

Benchmark return, 1 year +11.3% (since launch, Jan 7, 2026) +14.8%

Ahead or behind −10.4 pts (since launch, Jan 7, 2026) −7.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 99% 0%

Age 301 days 3.1 years

Net assets, KIQQ as of Nov 4, 2026 and XISE as of Nov 3, 2026 $2.4m $33m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: KIQQ vs XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	KIQQ	XISE	KIQQ	XISE	KIQQ	XISE
3 months	−3.7%	+1.4%	1.7%	1.6%	−0.2 pts	+1.6 pts
6 months	−4.4%	+2.9%	3.7%	3.1%	−4.0 pts	−2.1 pts
1 year	–	+7.0%	–	6.1%	–	−7.8 pts
3 years	–	+21.3%	–	19.1%	–	−62.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: KIQQ Jan 2026 · XISE Sep 2023	+0.9%	+22.3%	6.9%	19.7%	−10.4 pts	−57.3 pts

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About each fund

KIQQ

Over the period from its first trade on Jan 7, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, KIQQ paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.9%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.5%, paid monthly. KraneShares estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Sep 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

XISE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XISE paid 6.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.0%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.8%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, KIQQ or XISE?: KIQQ charges 0.79% a year and XISE charges 0.85%, so KIQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →KIQQ on its own →XISE on its own →KIQQ dividend history →KIQQ holdings →XISE dividend history →XISE holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

KIQQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

KIQQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

KIQQ 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

KraneShares page for KIQQ ↗

XISE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XISE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XISE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XISE ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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