Data as of .
KGLD vs MINY: which paid, and which earned it?
KGLD and MINY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KGLD and MINY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in KGLD | Only in MINY |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 41.06% | Steel Dynamics Inc 5.75% |
| TREASURY BILL 40.22% | Nucor Corp 5.70% |
| TREASURY BILL 18.71% | Freeport-McMoRan Inc 5.00% |
| VanEck Gold Miners ETF/USA 4.69% | |
| Newmont Corp 4.59% | |
| Global X Silver Miners ETF 4.48% | |
| Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 4.45% | |
| Southern Copper Corp 4.37% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KGLD | MINY | KGLD | MINY | KGLD | MINY | |
| 3 months | +2.9% | −3.4% | 3.8% | 7.0% | −0.8 pts | +3.7 pts |
| 6 months | −4.7% | +5.6% | 7.4% | 15.3% | −1.8 pts | −1.4 pts |
| 1 year | +18.9% | not published | 16.0% | not published | −0.6 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +29.8% | −13.2% | 19.2% | 13.7% | −2.0 pts | −4.3 pts |
| KGLD Kurv Gold Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on GLD, paying monthly | MINY YieldMax(R) Strategic Metals & Mining Portfolio Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on XME, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Kurv | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Gold (GLD) | Metals and mining (XME), used as the proxy |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.3% | 31.0% |
| Expense ratio | 1.00% | 1.01% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 16.0% | 13.7% (since launch on Feb 27, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +3.4% | −26.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.9% | −13.2% (since launch on Feb 27, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +19.5% | −8.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.6 pts | −4.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 86% | 0% |
| Age | 437 days | 203 days |
| Net assets | $163m | $10m |
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).
MINY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Feb 27, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, MINY paid 13.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 26.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −13.2%. Metals and mining (XME), used as the proxy returned −8.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 31.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 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, KGLD or MINY?
- KGLD charges 1.00% a year and MINY charges 1.01%, so KGLD 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, KGLD against MINY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/kgld-vs-miny Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.