Data as of Nov 12, 2026.
KQQQ vs SCEP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Return, fees and overlap, side by side.
Pair scorecard
SCEP costs 0.34 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | KQQQ | SCEP |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +4.6% | not published |
| Price change | fell 10.6% (1 year) | fell 1.4% (6 months) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 99% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment | 100% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | its own holdings | its own stocks |
| Against its benchmark, same days | ahead by 0.6 pts | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 0.65% |
| Net assets, KQQQ as of Nov 11, 2026 and SCEP as of Jun 30, 2026 | $122m | $235m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 33% | |
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%
15.0% as cash
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.Not measured
SCEP since launch: paid 6.1%, price −0.9%, total +5.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
SCEP
+5.4%
6.1% of it arrived as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
SCEP since launch: paid 6.1%, price −0.9%, total +5.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
SCEP
+5.4%
6.1% as cash
6.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SCEP since launch: paid 6.1%, price −0.9%, total +5.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.What they share
By the books each fund has filed, KQQQ and SCEP hold 33% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.
half
33% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | KQQQ | SCEP | KQQQ | SCEP | KQQQ | SCEP |
| 3 months | −6.7% | −1.6% | 3.6% | 1.7% | +1.0 pts | +0.6 pts |
| 6 months | −8.4% | +2.1% | 6.8% | 3.5% | +1.9 pts | +0.6 pts |
| 1 year | +4.6% | – | 15.0% | – | −0.3 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: KQQQ Jul 2024 · SCEP Dec 2025 | +39.1% | +5.4% | 30.6% | 6.1% | not measured | not measured |
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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.
SCEP's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) returned +1.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.6 pts.
Over the 6 months to Nov 12, 2026, SCEP paid 3.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.1%. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.0%, paid monthly. Sterling Capital estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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KQQQ and SCEP both write options for income.
KQQQ and SCEP
Total return, distributions reinvested, 6 months.
KQQQ −8.4%, SCEP +2.1%: SCEP +10.5 pts ahead, 6 months, May 14, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026.