Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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KIQQ vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $2.4m on Nov 4, 2026 for KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF, and $42m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
6.9%
KIQQ cash paid, since launch, Jan 7, 2026
16.7%
YSPC cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
+0.9%
KIQQ total return, since launch, Jan 7, 2026
−2.1%
YSPC total return, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
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.
YSPC · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 2.6 pts behind SPCX
YSPC
−2.1%
SPCX
+0.5%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

+0.5%

YSPC

−2.1%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

+0.5%

YSPC

−2.1%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

16.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

KIQQ costs 0.22 points a year less; YSPC is 18.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

KIQQ vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureKIQQYSPC
Paid and earned
Price changefell 6.0% (since Jan 7, 2026)fell 18.2% (since Jul 15, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate99% of the Sep 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQSpace Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%1.01%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$2.3m$42m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

Risk and return

Jul 24, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 14 weekly returns
KIQQ YSPC
Return
Total return edge YSPC −1.1% +10.7%
Price return edge KIQQ −3.4% −7.5%
Risk
Max drawdown edge KIQQ −7.2% −13.9%
Reading

From Jul 2026 to Oct 2026, YSPC returned more: +10.7% to −1.1%. KIQQ fell less at its worst: −7.2% to −13.9%.

Full scorecard

3 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: KIQQ vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureKIQQYSPCEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return−1.1%+10.7%YSPCPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return−3.4%−7.5%KIQQPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−7.2%−13.9%KIQQDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 14 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first KIQQ YSPC
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 YSPC
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 29.45%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 13.87%
SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 C 0.32%
SPCX US 11/06/26 C145 0.13%
SPCX US 11/06/26 C146 0.11%
SPCX US 11/06/26 C141 -0.11%
SPCX US 11/06/26 C140 -0.72%
SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 P -21.73%
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Side by side

KIQQ KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF · Buffer with income on QQQ, paying monthly YSPC YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPCX, paying weekly
Strategy buffer with income synthetic covered call
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 7.5% 60.1%
Expense ratio 0.79% 1.01%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.9% (since launch, Jan 7, 2026) 16.7% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −6.0% (since launch, Jan 7, 2026) −18.2% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +0.9% (since launch, Jan 7, 2026) −2.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +11.3% (since launch, Jan 7, 2026) +0.5% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Ahead or behind −10.4 pts (since launch, Jan 7, 2026) −2.6 pts (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 99% not published
Age 301 days 112 days
Net assets, KIQQ as of Nov 4, 2026 and YSPC as of Nov 3, 2026 $2.4m $42m

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 YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowKIQQYSPCKIQQYSPCKIQQYSPC
3 months−3.7%+11.7%1.7%18.2%−0.2 pts−13.8 pts
6 months−4.4%–3.7%–−4.0 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: KIQQ Jan 2026 · YSPC Jul 2026+0.9%−2.1%6.9%16.7%−10.4 pts−2.5 pts

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Client brief

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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.

YSPC

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, YSPC paid 16.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 18.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.1%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned +0.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.1%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, KIQQ or YSPC?
KIQQ charges 0.79% a year and YSPC charges 1.01%, so KIQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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