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DIVO vs KYLD: which paid, and which earned it?

DIVO and KYLD both write options for income.

Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF and Kurv High Income ETF.

6.8%DIVO cash paid, 1 year
20.9%KYLD cash paid, 1 year
+14.6%DIVO total return, 1 year
+2.0%KYLD total return, 1 year
DIVO2 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%DIVO+14.6%6.8% of it arrived as cash2 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%DIVO+14.6%2 pts behind SPY
KYLD10.9 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+12.9%KYLD+2.0%10.9 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+12.9%KYLD+2.0%10.9 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DIVO and KYLD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in DIVOOnly in KYLD
Microsoft Corp 5.97%TREASURY BILL 12.96%
Apple Inc 5.49%TREASURY BILL 11.01%
Caterpillar Inc 5.34%Global X Silver Miners ETF 7.09%
Visa Inc 5.15%VanEck Gold Miners ETF/USA 6.38%
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 12/31/2031 5.02%Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.21%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 4.90%Intel Corp 6.19%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 4.76%Howmet Aerospace Inc 5.97%
Amgen Inc 4.74%Teradyne Inc 5.77%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

DIVO and KYLD over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DIVOKYLDDIVOKYLDDIVOKYLD
3 months+4.5%−6.3%1.2%5.6%+2.3 pts−8.5 pts
6 months+9.4%+24.4%2.5%14.1%−8.6 pts+6.4 pts
1 year+14.6%not published6.8%not published−2.0 ptsnot published
3 years+56.1%not published19.1%not published−22.3 ptsnot published
Since launch+218.8%+2.0%72.4%20.9%−76.3 pts−10.9 pts
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DIVO and KYLD on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DIVO
Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF
Dividend stocks with call overlay on SPY, paying monthly
KYLD
Kurv High Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying weekly
IssuerAmplifyKurv
Strategydividend stocks with call overlayoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized4.9%25.6%
Expense ratio0.56%1.00%
Cash paid, 1 year6.8%20.9% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025)
Price change, 1 year+7.3%−20.5%
Total return, 1 year+14.6%+2.0% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+12.9%
Ahead or behind−2.0 pts−10.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published100%
Age3565 days322 days
Net assets$7.8bn$49m

DIVO in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DIVO paid 6.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.9%, paid monthly.

KYLD in plain words

Over the period since launch on Oct 31, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, KYLD paid 20.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 20.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +12.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.6%, paid weekly. Kurv estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, DIVO or KYLD?
DIVO charges 0.56% a year and KYLD charges 1.00%, so DIVO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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DIVO against KYLD, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, DIVO against KYLD, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/divo-vs-kyld Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources