Data as of .
IAUI vs KGLD: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year KGLD paid 16.0% of its price in cash against IAUI’s 14.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: KGLD scores higher
Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?
A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IAUI and KGLD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in IAUI | Only in KGLD |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Bill 09/24/2026 73.35% | TREASURY BILL 41.06% |
| Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF 19.35% | TREASURY BILL 40.22% |
| GLD 10/16/2026 370 C 6.89% | TREASURY BILL 18.71% |
| United States Treasury Bill 12/17/2026 1.00% | |
| GLD 10/16/2026 428 C -0.13% | |
| GLD 10/16/2026 370 P -0.21% | |
| GLD 10/16/2026 418 C -0.24% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAUI | KGLD | IAUI | KGLD | IAUI | KGLD | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | +2.9% | 3.0% | 3.8% | −1.0 pts | −0.8 pts |
| 6 months | −1.4% | −4.7% | 5.8% | 7.4% | +1.6 pts | −1.8 pts |
| 1 year | +11.9% | +18.9% | 14.1% | 16.0% | −7.7 pts | −0.6 pts |
| Since launch | +19.7% | +29.8% | 17.7% | 19.2% | −10.0 pts | −2.0 pts |
| IAUI NEOS Gold High Income ETF Option income on GLD, paying monthly | KGLD Kurv Gold Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on GLD, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | NEOS | Kurv |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | Gold (GLD) | Gold (GLD) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 11.9% | 15.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 1.00% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 14.1% | 16.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | −2.0% | +3.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +11.9% | +18.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +19.5% | +19.5% |
| Ahead or behind | −7.7 pts | −0.6 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 84% | 86% |
| Age | 470 days | 437 days |
| Net assets | $635m | $163m |
IAUI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IAUI paid 14.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.9%. Gold (GLD) returned +19.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 84% of the distribution paid Jun 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
KGLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, KGLD paid 16.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.9%. Gold (GLD) returned +19.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 86% 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 paid more, IAUI or KGLD?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IAUI paid 14.1% of its starting price in cash and KGLD paid 16.0%, so KGLD paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, IAUI or KGLD?
- With every distribution reinvested, IAUI returned +11.9% and KGLD returned +18.9% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so KGLD returned more.
- Which is cheaper, IAUI or KGLD?
- IAUI charges 0.79% a year and KGLD charges 1.00%, so IAUI 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, IAUI against KGLD, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/iaui-vs-kgld Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.