Data as of Nov 12, 2026.
KQQQ vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Return, fees and overlap, side by side.
Pair scorecard
VAIE costs 0.25 points a year less; KQQQ is 1.8 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | KQQQ | VAIE |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +4.6% | not published |
| Price change | fell 10.6% (1 year) | fell 11.0% (since May 12, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 99% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment | 80% of the Nov 6, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | its own holdings | not published |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 0.74% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 11, 2026 | $122m | $69m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
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
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% 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
VAIE since launch: paid 7.6%, price −11.0%, total −3.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
VAIE
−3.8%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
VAIE since launch: paid 7.6%, price −11.0%, total −3.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
VAIE
−3.8%
7.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. VAIE since launch: paid 7.6%, price −11.0%, total −3.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.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 | VAIE | KQQQ | VAIE | KQQQ | VAIE |
| 3 months | −6.7% | −8.3% | 3.6% | 3.6% | +1.0 pts | not measured |
| 6 months | −8.4% | −4.8% | 6.8% | 7.6% | +1.9 pts | not measured |
| 1 year | +4.6% | – | 15.0% | – | −0.3 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: KQQQ Jul 2024 · VAIE May 2026 | +39.1% | −3.8% | 30.6% | 7.6% | 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.
VAIE
Over the period from its first trade on May 12, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026, VAIE paid 7.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 11.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −3.8%. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.6%, paid weekly. VegaShares estimates that 80% of the distribution paid Nov 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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KQQQ and VAIE both write options for income.
KQQQ and VAIE
Total return, distributions reinvested, 6 months.
KQQQ −8.4%, VAIE −4.8%: VAIE +3.6 pts ahead, 6 months, May 14, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026.