Data as of .
FTHI vs KYLD: which paid, and which earned it?
FTHI and KYLD both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FTHI and KYLD hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FTHI | KYLD |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc. | 2.01% | 5.17% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 0.42% | 6.21% |
| Vistra Corp. | 0.40% | 4.71% |
| Intel Corporation | 0.36% | 6.19% |
| Robinhood Markets, Inc. (Class A) | 0.16% | 3.81% |
| Applovin Corp. (Class A) | 0.05% | 5.32% |
| Only in FTHI | Only in KYLD |
|---|---|
| Apple Inc. 7.75% | TREASURY BILL 12.96% |
| NVIDIA Corporation 6.90% | TREASURY BILL 11.01% |
| US Dollar 5.90% | Global X Silver Miners ETF 7.09% |
| Microsoft Corporation 2.94% | VanEck Gold Miners ETF/USA 6.38% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.67% | Howmet Aerospace Inc 5.97% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 2.53% | Teradyne Inc 5.77% |
| Dell Technologies Inc. (Class C) 2.52% | BWX Technologies Inc 5.38% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 2.41% | Reddit Inc 4.15% |
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 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTHI | KYLD | FTHI | KYLD | FTHI | KYLD | |
| 3 months | +1.7% | −6.3% | 2.2% | 5.6% | −0.6 pts | −8.5 pts |
| 6 months | +9.8% | +24.4% | 4.6% | 14.1% | −8.2 pts | +6.4 pts |
| 1 year | +9.7% | not published | 8.9% | not published | −6.9 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +47.9% | not published | 28.9% | not published | −30.5 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +156.3% | +2.0% | 82.6% | 20.9% | −257.8 pts | −10.9 pts |
| FTHI First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | KYLD Kurv High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | 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 | 9.0% | 25.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 1.00% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.9% | 20.9% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | +0.3% | −20.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.7% | +2.0% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +12.9% |
| Ahead or behind | −6.9 pts | −10.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 4637 days | 322 days |
| Net assets | $2.5bn | $49m |
FTHI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTHI paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.7%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.0%, 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, FTHI or KYLD?
- FTHI charges 0.75% a year and KYLD charges 1.00%, so FTHI 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, FTHI against KYLD, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/fthi-vs-kyld Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.