Which paid more, KGLD or SLJY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KGLD paid 16.3% of its starting price in cash and SLJY paid 27.5%, so SLJY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

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

With every distribution reinvested, KGLD returned +1.3% and SLJY +18.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, KGLD or SLJY?

KGLD charges 0.99% a year and SLJY charges 0.76%, so SLJY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

KGLD vs SLJY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SLJY paid 27.5% of its price in cash against KGLD’s 16.3%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $155m for Kurv Gold Enhanced Income ETF and $63m for Amplify SILJ Junior Silver Miners Covered Call ETF.

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At a glance

16.3%

KGLD cash paid, 1 year

27.5%

SLJY cash paid, 1 year

+1.3%

KGLD total return, 1 year

+18.6%

SLJY total return, 1 year

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%

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. Total return, distributions reinvested. 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.

SLJY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1 pt behind SILJ

SLJY

+18.6%

SILJ

+19.6%

1 pt behind SILJ

SLJY over 1 year: paid 27.5%, price −5.4%, total +18.6%, SILJ +19.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SILJ

+19.6%

SLJY

+18.6%

27.5% of it arrived as cash

1 pt behind SILJ

Total return, distributions reinvested

1 pt behind SILJ

SLJY over 1 year: paid 27.5%, price −5.4%, total +18.6%, SILJ +19.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SILJ

+19.6%

SLJY

+18.6%

27.5% as cash

1 pt behind SILJ

27.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SLJY over 1 year: paid 27.5%, price −5.4%, total +18.6%, SILJ +19.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SLJY costs 0.23 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.3 points; KGLD is 2.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

KGLD vs SLJY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	KGLD	SLJY
Paid and earned
Measure	KGLD	SLJY
Total return, 1 year	+1.3%	+18.6%
Price change, 1 year	fell 13.3%	fell 5.4%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	81% of the Oct 8, 2026 payment	100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	KGLD	SLJY
Benchmark	not published	Junior silver miners, measured through SILJ
Against its benchmark, same days		behind by 1.0 pts
Cost and size
Measure	KGLD	SLJY
Expense ratio	0.99%	0.76%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$155m	$63m
Holdings
Measure	KGLD	SLJY
Holdings in common	0%

Method

Risk and return

Aug 29, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 61 weekly returns

KGLD SLJY

Return

Total return edge SLJY +8.2% +10.0%

Annualized edge SLJY +6.9% +8.5%

Price return edge KGLD −8.2% −15.1%

Risk

Volatility edge KGLD 24.9% 47.3%

Max drawdown edge KGLD −29.9% −37.9%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge SLJY 0.24 0.33

Sortino edge SLJY 0.34 0.47

Calmar edge KGLD (slight) 0.23 0.22

Reading

From Aug 2025 to Oct 2026, SLJY returned more: +10.0% to +8.2%. KGLD swung less: 24.9% to 47.3%. KGLD fell less at its worst: −29.9% to −37.9%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: KGLD vs SLJY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	KGLD	SLJY	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+8.2%	+10.0%	SLJY	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+6.9%	+8.5%	SLJY	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−8.2%	−15.1%	KGLD	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	24.9%	47.3%	KGLD	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	17.4%	32.9%	KGLD	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−29.9%	−37.9%	KGLD	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.24	0.33	SLJY	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.34	0.47	SLJY	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.23	0.22	KGLD (slight)	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 61 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, KGLD and SLJY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first KGLD SLJY

Only in one fund ↓

Only in KGLD

Only in SLJY

Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF 24.31%

Hecla Mining Co 6.74%

First Majestic Silver Corp 6.17%

COEUR MINING INC. 5.48%

Skeena Resources Ltd 5.06%

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 4.41%

Franco-Nevada Corp 4.31%

Endeavour Silver Corp 4.17%

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Side by side

KGLD Kurv Gold Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly SLJY Amplify SILJ Junior Silver Miners Covered Call ETF · Covered call on SILJ, paying monthly

Issuer Kurv Amplify

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark none Junior silver miners (SILJ)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 14.7% 22.6%

Expense ratio 0.99% 0.76%

Cash paid, 1 year 16.3% 27.5%

Price change, 1 year −13.3% −5.4%

Total return, 1 year +1.3% +18.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +19.6%

Ahead or behind not available −1.0 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 81% 100%

Age 1.3 years 1.2 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $155m $63m

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: KGLD vs SLJY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	KGLD	SLJY	KGLD	SLJY	KGLD	SLJY
3 months	−6.3%	−10.0%	3.7%	5.6%	not measured	+2.0 pts
6 months	−16.2%	−17.2%	6.7%	10.2%	not measured	+4.2 pts
1 year	+1.3%	+18.6%	16.3%	27.5%	not measured	−1.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: KGLD Jul 2025 · SLJY Aug 2025	+19.0%	+30.8%	21.8%	33.2%	not measured	−22.3 pts

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About each fund

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). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

SLJY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SLJY paid 27.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.6%. Junior silver miners (SILJ) returned +19.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 22.6%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, KGLD or SLJY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KGLD paid 16.3% of its starting price in cash and SLJY paid 27.5%, so SLJY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, KGLD or SLJY?: With every distribution reinvested, KGLD returned +1.3% and SLJY +18.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, KGLD or SLJY?: KGLD charges 0.99% a year and SLJY charges 0.76%, so SLJY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Junior silver miners (SILJ) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →KGLD on its own →SLJY on its own →KGLD dividend history →SLJY dividend history →SLJY holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

KGLD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

KGLD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

KGLD 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Kurv page for KGLD ↗

SLJY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SLJY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SLJY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for SLJY ↗

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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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