Data as of .
FTQI vs KYLD: which paid, and which earned it?
FTQI and KYLD both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FTQI and KYLD hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FTQI | KYLD |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 5.41% | 6.21% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 1.92% | 5.17% |
| Intel Corporation | 1.14% | 6.19% |
| Robinhood Markets, Inc. (Class A) | 0.64% | 3.81% |
| Only in FTQI | Only in KYLD |
|---|---|
| Apple Inc. 8.76% | TREASURY BILL 12.96% |
| NVIDIA Corporation 6.55% | TREASURY BILL 11.01% |
| US Dollar 5.75% | Global X Silver Miners ETF 7.09% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 4.13% | VanEck Gold Miners ETF/USA 6.38% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.18% | Howmet Aerospace Inc 5.97% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 2.75% | Teradyne Inc 5.77% |
| Tesla, Inc. 2.68% | BWX Technologies Inc 5.38% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.54% | AppLovin Corp 5.32% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTQI | KYLD | FTQI | KYLD | FTQI | KYLD | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | −6.3% | 2.9% | 5.6% | +6.5 pts | −8.5 pts |
| 6 months | +18.3% | +24.4% | 6.3% | 14.1% | −5.9 pts | +6.4 pts |
| 1 year | +21.5% | not published | 12.0% | not published | −0.3 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +62.9% | not published | 37.0% | not published | −35.3 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +141.7% | +2.0% | 78.8% | 20.9% | −675.0 pts | −10.9 pts |
| FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | KYLD Kurv High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Kurv |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 11.9% | 25.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 1.00% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.0% | 20.9% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.0% | −20.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.5% | +2.0% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +12.9% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.3 pts | −10.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 4637 days | 322 days |
| Net assets | $975m | $49m |
FTQI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTQI paid 12.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, 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, FTQI or KYLD?
- FTQI charges 0.75% a year and KYLD charges 1.00%, so FTQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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