Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
DJIA vs KYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KYLD paid 25.2% of its price in cash against DJIA’s 10.1%, though DJIA returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets: $191m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF, and $47m on Nov 3, 2026 for Kurv High Income ETF.
1 pt behind DIA
DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.1%, price +2.9%, total +13.9%, DIA +14.9%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
DIA
+14.9%
DJIA
+13.9%
10.1% of it arrived as cash
1 pt behind DIA
Total return, distributions reinvested
1 pt behind DIA
DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.1%, price +2.9%, total +13.9%, DIA +14.9%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
DIA
+14.9%
DJIA
+13.9%
1 pt behind DIA
10.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.1%, price +2.9%, total +13.9%, DIA +14.9%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Not measured
KYLD over 1 year: paid 25.2%, price −28.6%, total −5.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
KYLD
−5.0%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
KYLD over 1 year: paid 25.2%, price −28.6%, total −5.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
KYLD
−5.0%
25.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. KYLD over 1 year: paid 25.2%, price −28.6%, total −5.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
DJIA costs 0.48 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.9 points; DJIA is 3.6 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | DJIA | KYLD |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +13.9% | −5.0% |
| Price change | rose 2.9% (1 year) | fell 21.4% (6 months) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 70% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment | 100% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Dow Jones Industrial Average, measured through DIA | its own holdings |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 1.0 pts | ahead by 7.7 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.60% | 1.08% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026 | $191m | $53m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, DJIA and KYLD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.
half
0% in common
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Side by side
As of Nov 4, 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 | DJIA | KYLD | DJIA | KYLD | DJIA | KYLD |
| 3 months | +1.4% | −13.3% | 1.7% | 6.2% | +2.8 pts | +4.1 pts |
| 6 months | +8.7% | −10.9% | 3.7% | 11.9% | +1.2 pts | +7.6 pts |
| 1 year | +13.9% | −5.0% | 10.1% | 25.2% | −1.0 pts | not measured |
| 3 years | +41.7% | – | 30.4% | – | −22.4 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: DJIA Feb 2022 · KYLD Oct 2025 | +46.0% | −10.9% | 40.8% | 23.6% | −27.9 pts | not measured |
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DJIA
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DJIA paid 10.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.9%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +14.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.2%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 70% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
No 1-year comparison: it had filed no holdings by Nov 4, 2025, the year's first day. KYLD's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026) returned −18.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 7.7 pts.
Over the 6 months to Nov 4, 2026, KYLD paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −10.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.4%, paid weekly. Kurv estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 29, 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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