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KLIP vs NIHI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KLIP paid 18.9% of its price in cash against NIHI’s 10.8%, though NIHI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $85m on Nov 4, 2026 for KraneShares KWEB Covered Call Strategy ETF, and $215m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS MSCI EAFE High Income ETF.

At a glance
18.9%
KLIP cash paid, 1 year
10.8%
NIHI cash paid, 1 year
−14.9%
KLIP total return, 1 year
+14.7%
NIHI total return, 1 year
KLIP · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 19.1 pts ahead of KWEB
KLIP
−14.9%
KWEB
−34.0%

19.1 pts ahead of KWEB

KLIP over 1 year: paid 18.9%, price −32.7%, total −14.9%, KWEB −34.0%, +19.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

KWEB

−34.0%

KLIP

−14.9%

19.1 pts ahead of KWEB

Total return, distributions reinvested

19.1 pts ahead of KWEB

KLIP over 1 year: paid 18.9%, price −32.7%, total −14.9%, KWEB −34.0%, +19.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

KWEB

−34.0%

KLIP

−14.9%

19.1 pts ahead of KWEB

18.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. KLIP over 1 year: paid 18.9%, price −32.7%, total −14.9%, KWEB −34.0%, +19.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
NIHI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.3 pts behind IEFA
NIHI
+14.7%
IEFA
+17.0%

2.3 pts behind IEFA

NIHI over 1 year: paid 10.8%, price +3.4%, total +14.7%, IEFA +17.0%, −2.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IEFA

+17.0%

NIHI

+14.7%

10.8% as cash

2.3 pts behind IEFA

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.3 pts behind IEFA

NIHI over 1 year: paid 10.8%, price +3.4%, total +14.7%, IEFA +17.0%, −2.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IEFA

+17.0%

NIHI

+14.7%

2.3 pts behind IEFA

10.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. NIHI over 1 year: paid 10.8%, price +3.4%, total +14.7%, IEFA +17.0%, −2.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

NIHI costs 0.26 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 29.6 points; NIHI is 2.6 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

KLIP vs NIHI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureKLIPNIHI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−14.9%+14.7%
Price change, 1 yearfell 32.7%rose 3.4%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Sep 30, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 23, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkChina internet, measured through KWEBiShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF, measured through IEFA
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.94%0.68%
Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026$84m$215m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · NIHI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score5.7KLIP73.4NIHI

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first KLIP NIHI
Only in one fund ↓
Only in KLIP
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF 103.33%
2KWEB US 11/13/26 C24.93 -0.18%
2KWEB US 11/20/26 C24.41 -0.50%
2KWEB US 11/27/26 C23.14 -0.73%
2KWEB US 11/06/26 C23.86 -0.76%
2KWEB US 12/04/26 C22.74 -1.66%
Only in NIHI
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF 100.00%
MXEA US 12/18/26 C3190 -0.30%
MXEA US 12/18/26 C3140 -0.50%
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Side by side

KLIP KraneShares KWEB Covered Call Strategy ETF · Covered call on KWEB, paying monthly NIHI NEOS MSCI EAFE High Income ETF · Option income on IEFA, paying monthly
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark China internet (KWEB) iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 23.5% 10.1%
Expense ratio 0.94% 0.68%
Cash paid, 1 year 18.9% 10.8%
Price change, 1 year −32.7% +3.4%
Total return, 1 year −14.9% +14.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year −34.0% +17.0%
Ahead or behind +19.1 pts −2.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%
Age 3.8 years 1.1 years
Net assets, KLIP as of Nov 4, 2026 and NIHI as of Oct 28, 2026 $85m $215m

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: KLIP vs NIHI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowKLIPNIHIKLIPNIHIKLIPNIHI
3 months−5.5%−0.6%5.6%2.4%+9.2 pts+1.0 pts
6 months−8.0%+4.0%10.6%4.9%+10.3 pts+1.8 pts
1 year−14.9%+14.7%18.9%10.8%+19.1 pts−2.2 pts
3 years+10.5%–67.0%–+11.3 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: KLIP Jan 2023 · NIHI Sep 2025+17.7%+15.7%81.2%12.3%+38.8 pts−1.5 pts

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About each fund
KLIP

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KLIP paid 18.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 32.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −14.9%. China internet (KWEB) returned −34.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 19.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 23.5%, paid monthly. KraneShares estimates that 100% 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.

NIHI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, NIHI paid 10.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.7%. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) returned +17.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.1%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 23, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, KLIP or NIHI?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KLIP paid 18.9% of its starting price in cash and NIHI paid 10.8%, so KLIP paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, KLIP or NIHI?
With every distribution reinvested, KLIP returned −14.9% and NIHI +14.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, KLIP or NIHI?
KLIP charges 0.94% a year and NIHI charges 0.68%, so NIHI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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