Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
DRKY vs KYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KYLD paid 25.2% of its price in cash against DRKY’s 15.2%, though DRKY returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $20m for VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF and $47m for Kurv High Income ETF.
0.9 pts ahead of SPY
DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
DRKY
+15.7%
15.2% of it arrived as cash
0.9 pts ahead of SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
0.9 pts ahead of SPY
DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
DRKY
+15.7%
15.2% as cash
0.9 pts ahead of SPY
15.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 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
DRKY costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 20.7 points; KYLD is 2.4 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | DRKY | KYLD |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +15.7% | −5.0% |
| Price change | fell 0.5% (1 year) | fell 21.4% (6 months) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment | 100% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | its own holdings |
| Against its benchmark, same days | ahead by 0.9 pts | ahead by 7.7 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 1.08% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $20m | $47m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
Risk and return
Nov 7, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 51 weekly returnsFrom Nov 2025 to Oct 2026, DRKY returned more: +12.7% to −4.7%. DRKY fell less at its worst: −15.2% to −17.7%.
Full scorecard
3 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | DRKY | KYLD | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | +12.7% | −4.7% | DRKY | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Price return | −3.1% | −28.0% | DRKY | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Max drawdown | −15.2% | −17.7% | DRKY | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 51 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, DRKY and KYLD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
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 | DRKY | KYLD | DRKY | KYLD | DRKY | KYLD |
| 3 months | +6.3% | −13.3% | 4.0% | 6.2% | +6.4 pts | +4.1 pts |
| 6 months | +6.2% | −10.9% | 7.5% | 11.9% | +1.1 pts | +7.6 pts |
| 1 year | +15.7% | −5.0% | 15.2% | 25.2% | +0.9 pts | not measured |
| Since launchNot the same days: DRKY Oct 2025 · KYLD Oct 2025 | +20.0% | −10.9% | 16.8% | 23.6% | +4.8 pts | not measured |
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DRKY
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DRKY paid 15.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.2%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 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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