Data as of .
KLIP vs VEGA: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year KLIP paid 19.5% of its price in cash against VEGA’s 1.4%, though VEGA returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: VEGA scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KLIP and VEGA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in KLIP | Only in VEGA |
|---|---|
| KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF 99.43% | SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST 41.99% |
| Cash 2.18% | ISHARES TRUST 17.58% |
| 2KWEB US 09/25/26 C26.66 -0.03% | ISHARES TRUST 11.01% |
| 2KWEB US 10/02/26 C26.32 -0.15% | BLACKROCK ETF TRUST 7.65% |
| 2KWEB US 10/09/26 C26.05 -0.19% | ISHARES TRUST 6.35% |
| 2KWEB US 10/23/26 C24.83 -0.54% | ISHARES INC 5.64% |
| 2KWEB US 10/16/26 C24.6 -0.70% | ISHARES TRUST 4.28% |
| ISHARES TRUST 3.91% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KLIP | VEGA | KLIP | VEGA | KLIP | VEGA | |
| 3 months | +0.2% | 0.0% | 6.0% | 0.0% | +1.8 pts | −1.0 pts |
| 6 months | −1.7% | +10.0% | 11.5% | 0.0% | +10.3 pts | −7.4 pts |
| 1 year | −14.7% | +10.4% | 19.5% | 1.4% | +22.5 pts | −7.2 pts |
| 3 years | +13.7% | +46.7% | 69.6% | 4.2% | +13.0 pts | −28.5 pts |
| Since launch | +18.1% | +129.5% | 80.0% | 12.9% | +37.6 pts | −209.7 pts |
| KLIP KraneShares KWEB Covered Call Strategy ETF Covered call on KWEB, paying monthly | VEGA AdvisorShares STAR Global Buy-Write ETF Covered call on ACWI, paying annual | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | KraneShares | AdvisorShares |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | China internet (KWEB) | All-country world (ACWI) |
| Pays | monthly | annual |
| Payout rate, annualized | 25.2% | 1.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.94% | 1.25% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 19.5% | 1.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | −32.5% | +8.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | −14.7% | +10.4% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −37.3% | +17.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +22.5 pts | −7.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1345 days | 5113 days |
| Net assets | $94m | $94m |
KLIP in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, KLIP paid 19.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 32.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −14.7%. China internet (KWEB) returned −37.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 22.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.2%, paid monthly.
VEGA in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, VEGA paid 1.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.4%. All-country world (ACWI) returned +17.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 1.3%, paid annual.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, KLIP or VEGA?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, KLIP paid 19.5% of its starting price in cash and VEGA paid 1.4%, 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 VEGA?
- With every distribution reinvested, KLIP returned −14.7% and VEGA returned +10.4% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so VEGA returned more.
- Which is cheaper, KLIP or VEGA?
- KLIP charges 0.94% a year and VEGA charges 1.25%, so KLIP 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, KLIP against VEGA, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/klip-vs-vega Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.