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

KIQQ and XRMI both write options for income.

KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF and Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF.

5.8%KIQQ cash paid, 1 year
12.1%XRMI cash paid, 1 year
+6.0%KIQQ total return, 1 year
+10.3%XRMI 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
XRMI6.3 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%XRMI+10.3%12.1% of it arrived as cash6.3 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%XRMI+10.3%12.1% cash6.3 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, KIQQ and XRMI hold 56% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions KIQQ and XRMI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingKIQQXRMI
NVIDIA CORP8.90%8.27%
APPLE INC8.20%7.54%
MICROSOFT CORP6.17%5.63%
AMAZON.COM INC4.50%3.82%
ALPHABET INC-CL A3.40%3.15%
BROADCOM INC2.76%2.61%
ALPHABET INC-CL C3.15%2.50%
META PLATFORMS INC3.31%2.26%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC5.14%1.76%
TESLA INC3.19%1.58%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES4.21%1.40%
INTEL CORP2.66%0.82%
Only in each
Only in KIQQOnly in XRMI
+NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58%BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B 1.46%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 3.07%JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.44%
ASML HOLDING NV-NY REG SHS 0.74%ELI LILLY & CO 1.42%
SHOPIFY INC - CLASS A 0.74%EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.04%
ARM HOLDINGS PLC-ADR 0.54%JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1.00%
MERCADOLIBRE INC 0.43%VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 0.96%
PDD HOLDINGS INC 0.25%ABBVIE INC 0.72%
STRATEGY INC- CL A 0.23%MASTERCARD INC - A 0.69%

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 XRMI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
KIQQXRMIKIQQXRMIKIQQXRMI
3 months−3.2%+3.5%1.9%3.0%−0.7 pts+1.2 pts
6 months+11.9%+8.9%4.5%6.3%−12.3 pts−9.1 pts
1 yearnot published+10.3%not published12.1%not published−6.3 pts
3 yearsnot published+27.2%not published33.3%not published−51.2 pts
Since launch+6.0%+17.0%5.8%43.8%−9.9 pts−66.1 pts
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KIQQ and XRMI 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
XRMI
Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerKraneSharesGlobal X
Strategybuffer with incomeoption income
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized6.3%12.3%
Expense ratio0.79%0.60%
Cash paid, 1 year5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)12.1%
Price change, 1 year−0.1%−2.4%
Total return, 1 year+6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)+10.3%
Benchmark return, 1 year+15.9%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−9.9 pts−6.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published95%
Age254 days1849 days
Net assets$3m$60m

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.

XRMI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XRMI paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.3%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, KIQQ or XRMI?
KIQQ charges 0.79% a year and XRMI charges 0.60%, so XRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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KIQQ against XRMI, 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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