Data as of .
DRKY vs KYLD: which paid, and which earned it?
DRKY and KYLD both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DRKY and KYLD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in DRKY | Only in KYLD |
|---|---|
| Natera Inc 25.22% | TREASURY BILL 12.96% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 9.17% | TREASURY BILL 11.01% |
| STMicroelectronics NV 7.49% | Global X Silver Miners ETF 7.09% |
| YPF SA 4.78% | VanEck Gold Miners ETF/USA 6.38% |
| Insmed Inc 4.62% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.21% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 4.52% | Intel Corp 6.19% |
| Alphabet Inc 4.45% | Howmet Aerospace Inc 5.97% |
| Amazon.com Inc 4.42% | 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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRKY | KYLD | DRKY | KYLD | DRKY | KYLD | |
| 3 months | +11.8% | −6.3% | 3.8% | 5.6% | +9.6 pts | −8.5 pts |
| 6 months | +25.1% | +24.4% | 8.1% | 14.1% | +7.1 pts | +6.4 pts |
| Since launch | +24.1% | +2.0% | 14.1% | 20.9% | +9.7 pts | −10.9 pts |
| DRKY VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | KYLD Kurv High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | Kurv |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 14.8% | 25.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 1.00% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 14.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) | 20.9% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.1% | −20.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +24.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) | +2.0% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +14.4% | +12.9% |
| Ahead or behind | +9.7 pts | −10.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 345 days | 322 days |
| Net assets | $19m | $49m |
DRKY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Oct 8, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, DRKY paid 14.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +24.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +14.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 9.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.8%, 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, DRKY or KYLD?
- DRKY charges 0.95% a year and KYLD charges 1.00%, so DRKY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, DRKY against KYLD, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/drky-vs-kyld Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.