Which paid more, KQQQ or QXQ?

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, KQQQ paid 15.0% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, so QXQ paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, KQQQ or QXQ?

With every distribution reinvested, KQQQ returned +4.6% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.

Which is cheaper, KQQQ or QXQ?

KQQQ charges 0.99% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so QXQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 12, 2026.

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KQQQ vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap

+7.5 pts

1 year to Nov 12, 2026: QXQ ahead, total return

Fee gap

0.01 pts

A year: KQQQ 0.99%, QXQ 0.98%, per filings dated Jan 5, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026

Overlap

–

No book read for both funds

Net flow

–

Needs daily flows for both funds

Pair scorecard

QXQ costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.5 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

KQQQ vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	KQQQ	QXQ
Paid and earned
Measure	KQQQ	QXQ
Total return, 1 year	+4.6%	+12.1%
Price change, 1 year	fell 10.6%	fell 4.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	99% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	KQQQ	QXQ
Benchmark	its own holdings	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	KQQQ	QXQ
Expense ratio	0.99%	0.98%
Net assets, KQQQ as of Nov 11, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026	$122m	$82m
Holdings
Measure	KQQQ	QXQ
Holdings in common	not published

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · QXQ scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score32.5KQQQ52QXQ

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 171 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

KQQQ 32.5

QXQ 52

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

Key numbers

15.0%

KQQQ cash paid, 1 year

15.1%

QXQ cash paid, 1 year

+4.6%

KQQQ total return, 1 year

+12.1%

QXQ total return, 1 year

KQQQ · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 About even with its own holdings

KQQQ

+4.6%

Own

+4.9%

About even with its own holdings

KQQQ over 1 year: paid 15.0%, price −10.6%, total +4.6%, its own holdings +4.9%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

its own holdings

+4.9%

KQQQ

+4.6%

15.0% of it arrived as cash

about even with its own holdings

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with its own holdings

KQQQ over 1 year: paid 15.0%, price −10.6%, total +4.6%, its own holdings +4.9%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

its own holdings

+4.9%

KQQQ

+4.6%

about even with its own holdings

15.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. KQQQ over 1 year: paid 15.0%, price −10.6%, total +4.6%, its own holdings +4.9%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QXQ · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ

+12.1%

QQQ

+11.3%

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

15.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Side by side

KQQQ Kurv Technology Titans Select ETF · Covered call on its own holdings, paying monthly QXQ SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying quarterly

Issuer Kurv SGI

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark KQQQ's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays monthly quarterly

Payout rate, annualized 15.9% 1.0%

Expense ratio 0.99% 0.98%

Cash paid, 1 year 15.0% 15.1%

Price change, 1 year −10.6% −4.7%

Total return, 1 year +4.6% +12.1%

Benchmark return, 1 year +4.9% +11.3%

Ahead or behind −0.3 pts +0.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 99% not published

Age 2.3 years 2.4 years

Net assets, KQQQ as of Nov 11, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 $122m $82m

As of Nov 12, 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: KQQQ vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	KQQQ	QXQ	KQQQ	QXQ	KQQQ	QXQ
3 months	−6.7%	−5.4%	3.6%	0.2%	+1.0 pts	+0.5 pts
6 months	−8.4%	−3.8%	6.8%	0.5%	+1.9 pts	+0.4 pts
1 year	+4.6%	+12.1%	15.0%	15.1%	−0.3 pts	+0.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: KQQQ Jul 2024 · QXQ Jun 2024	+39.1%	+47.7%	30.6%	22.8%	not measured	+2.2 pts

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About each fund

KQQQ

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, KQQQ paid 15.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.6%. KQQQ's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026) returned +4.9% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.9%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Oct 29, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

QXQ

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 1.0%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, KQQQ or QXQ?: Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, KQQQ paid 15.0% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, so QXQ paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, KQQQ or QXQ?: With every distribution reinvested, KQQQ returned +4.6% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.
Which is cheaper, KQQQ or QXQ?: KQQQ charges 0.99% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so QXQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

KQQQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

KQQQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

KQQQ 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Kurv page for KQQQ ↗

QXQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QXQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SGI website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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Net assets: $122m on Nov 11, 2026 for Kurv Technology Titans Select ETF, and $82m on Aug 31, 2026 for SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF.

KQQQ on its own →QXQ on its own →

Growth of 100

KQQQ and QXQ

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.

KQQQ +4.6%QXQ +12.1%

Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2026

KQQQ +4.6%, QXQ +12.1%: QXQ +7.5 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.