Data as of .
KIQQ vs YLDE: which paid, and which earned it?
KIQQ and YLDE both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KIQQ and YLDE hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | KIQQ | YLDE |
|---|---|---|
| ALPHABET INC-CL A | 3.40% | 3.60% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 8.90% | 3.03% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 6.17% | 2.67% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.76% | 2.25% |
| APPLE INC | 8.20% | 1.91% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 3.31% | 1.63% |
| TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC | 1.09% | 2.28% |
| LINDE PLC | 0.97% | 1.56% |
| T-MOBILE US INC | 0.82% | 1.67% |
| AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING | 0.52% | 2.05% |
| COMCAST CORP-CLASS A | 0.38% | 2.23% |
| HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC | 0.31% | 0.63% |
| Only in KIQQ | Only in YLDE |
|---|---|
| +NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58% | WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.63% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.14% | EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 4.05% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 4.50% | NESTLE' SA/AG 2.94% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.21% | AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC 2.83% |
| TESLA INC 3.19% | APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.78% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL C 3.15% | UNILEVER PLC 2.64% |
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 3.07% | PUBLIC STORAGE 2.59% |
| INTEL CORP 2.66% | MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC 2.52% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIQQ | YLDE | KIQQ | YLDE | KIQQ | YLDE | |
| 3 months | −3.2% | +2.5% | 1.9% | 2.3% | −0.7 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +11.9% | +8.4% | 4.5% | 4.1% | −12.3 pts | −9.6 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +10.5% | not published | 7.6% | not published | −6.0 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +51.1% | not published | 16.8% | not published | −27.3 pts |
| Since launch | +6.0% | +181.4% | 5.8% | 42.1% | −9.9 pts | −86.6 pts |
| KIQQ KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF Buffer with income on QQQ, paying monthly | YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | KraneShares | Franklin |
| Strategy | buffer with income | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.3% | 7.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.48% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) | 7.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.1% | +2.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) | +10.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.9% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −9.9 pts | −6.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 254 days | 3405 days |
| Net assets | $3m | $170m |
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.
YLDE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YLDE paid 7.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.0%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, KIQQ or YLDE?
- KIQQ charges 0.79% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so YLDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, KIQQ against YLDE, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/kiqq-vs-ylde Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.