Which paid more, IGLD or KGLD?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IGLD paid 20.6% of its starting price in cash and KGLD paid 16.3%, so IGLD paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, IGLD or KGLD?

With every distribution reinvested, IGLD returned −0.1% and KGLD +1.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, IGLD or KGLD?

IGLD charges 0.85% a year and KGLD charges 0.99%, so IGLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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IGLD vs KGLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IGLD paid 20.6% of its price in cash against KGLD’s 16.3%, though KGLD returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $555m for FT Vest Gold Strategy Target Income ETF and $155m for Kurv Gold Enhanced Income ETF.

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At a glance

20.6%

IGLD cash paid, 1 year

16.3%

KGLD cash paid, 1 year

−0.1%

IGLD total return, 1 year

+1.3%

KGLD total return, 1 year

IGLD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.9 pts behind GLD

IGLD

−0.1%

GLD

+2.8%

2.9 pts behind GLD

IGLD over 1 year: paid 20.6%, price −18.8%, total −0.1%, GLD +2.8%, −2.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

GLD

+2.8%

IGLD

−0.1%

2.9 pts behind GLD

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.9 pts behind GLD

IGLD over 1 year: paid 20.6%, price −18.8%, total −0.1%, GLD +2.8%, −2.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

GLD

+2.8%

IGLD

−0.1%

2.9 pts behind GLD

20.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. IGLD over 1 year: paid 20.6%, price −18.8%, total −0.1%, GLD +2.8%, −2.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

KGLD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

KGLD

+1.3%

none

Not measured

KGLD over 1 year: paid 16.3%, price −13.3%, total +1.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

KGLD

+1.3%

16.3% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

KGLD over 1 year: paid 16.3%, price −13.3%, total +1.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

KGLD

+1.3%

16.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. KGLD over 1 year: paid 16.3%, price −13.3%, total +1.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

IGLD costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.4 points; IGLD is 3.6 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IGLD vs KGLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	IGLD	KGLD
Paid and earned
Measure	IGLD	KGLD
Total return, 1 year	−0.1%	+1.3%
Price change, 1 year	fell 18.8%	fell 13.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	68% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment	81% of the Oct 8, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	IGLD	KGLD
Benchmark	Gold, measured through GLD	not published
Cost and size
Measure	IGLD	KGLD
Expense ratio	0.85%	0.99%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$555m	$155m
Holdings
Measure	IGLD	KGLD
Holdings in common	0%

Method

Risk and return

Jul 18, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 67 weekly returns

IGLD KGLD

Return

Total return edge KGLD +8.4% +11.8%

Annualized edge KGLD +6.5% +9.0%

Price return edge KGLD −13.4% −6.0%

Risk

Volatility edge IGLD 19.3% 23.9%

Max drawdown edge IGLD −25.1% −29.9%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge KGLD 0.22 0.32

Sortino edge KGLD 0.30 0.46

Calmar edge KGLD 0.26 0.30

Reading

From Jul 2025 to Oct 2026, KGLD returned more: +11.8% to +8.4%. IGLD swung less: 19.3% to 23.9%. IGLD fell less at its worst: −25.1% to −29.9%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: IGLD vs KGLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	IGLD	KGLD	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+8.4%	+11.8%	KGLD	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+6.5%	+9.0%	KGLD	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−13.4%	−6.0%	KGLD	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	19.3%	23.9%	IGLD	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	14.1%	16.6%	IGLD	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−25.1%	−29.9%	IGLD	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.22	0.32	KGLD	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.30	0.46	KGLD	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.26	0.30	KGLD	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 67 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IGLD and KGLD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IGLD KGLD

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IGLD

2026-11-30 S&P 500® Index - Price Return P 30,890.40 486.93%

2026-11-30 SPDR® Gold Trust C 581.82 0.01%

2026-11-30 S&P 500® Index - Price Return C 23,167.80 0.00%

2026-11-30 S&P 500® Index - Price Return C 30,890.40 0.00%

2026-11-30 SPDR® Gold Trust C 355.78 -0.76%

2026-11-30 SPDR® Gold Trust P 581.82 -61.49%

2026-11-30 S&P 500® Index - Price Return P 23,167.80 -325.61%

Only in KGLD

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Side by side

IGLD FT Vest Gold Strategy Target Income ETF · Sells put spreads on the S&P 500, holding GLD synthetically, paying monthly KGLD Kurv Gold Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust Kurv

Strategy option income covered call

Benchmark Gold (GLD) none

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 7.0% 14.7%

Expense ratio 0.85% 0.99%

Cash paid, 1 year 20.6% 16.3%

Price change, 1 year −18.8% −13.3%

Total return, 1 year −0.1% +1.3%

Benchmark return, 1 year +2.8% not published

Ahead or behind −2.9 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 68% 81%

Age 5.7 years 1.3 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $555m $155m

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

Window by window: IGLD vs KGLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	IGLD	KGLD	IGLD	KGLD	IGLD	KGLD
3 months	−5.3%	−6.3%	3.0%	3.7%	−0.9 pts	not measured
6 months	−13.8%	−16.2%	7.8%	6.7%	−0.2 pts	not measured
1 year	−0.1%	+1.3%	20.6%	16.3%	−2.9 pts	not measured
3 years	+67.5%	–	55.7%	–	−34.0 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: IGLD Mar 2021 · KGLD Jul 2025	+80.2%	+19.0%	65.7%	21.8%	−51.7 pts	not measured

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About each fund

IGLD

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IGLD paid 20.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 18.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.1%. Gold (GLD) returned +2.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.0%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 68% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

KGLD

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KGLD paid 16.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.3%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.7%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 81% of the distribution paid Oct 8, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, IGLD or KGLD?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IGLD paid 20.6% of its starting price in cash and KGLD paid 16.3%, so IGLD paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, IGLD or KGLD?: With every distribution reinvested, IGLD returned −0.1% and KGLD +1.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, IGLD or KGLD?: IGLD charges 0.85% a year and KGLD charges 0.99%, so IGLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

IGLD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGLD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

IGLD 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for IGLD ↗

KGLD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

KGLD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

KGLD 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Kurv page for KGLD ↗

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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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