Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
KGLD vs SLVY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
KGLD and SLVY both write options for income.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $155m for Kurv Gold Enhanced Income ETF and $838,838 for FT Vest Silver Strategy & Target Income ETF.
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, 2026.0.7 pts ahead of SLV
SLVY since launch: paid 2.3%, price −14.3%, total −12.2%, SLV −12.9%, +0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SLV
−12.9%
SLVY
−12.2%
0.7 pts ahead of SLV
Total return, distributions reinvested
0.7 pts ahead of SLV
SLVY since launch: paid 2.3%, price −14.3%, total −12.2%, SLV −12.9%, +0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SLV
−12.9%
SLVY
−12.2%
0.7 pts ahead of SLV
2.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SLVY since launch: paid 2.3%, price −14.3%, total −12.2%, SLV −12.9%, +0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
SLVY costs 0.14 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | KGLD | SLVY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +1.3% | not published |
| Price change | fell 13.3% (1 year) | fell 14.3% (since Jul 9, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 81% of the Oct 8, 2026 payment | 100% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | Silver, measured through SLV |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 0.85% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $155m | $838,838 |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, KGLD and SLVY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | KGLD | SLVY | KGLD | SLVY | KGLD | SLVY |
| 3 months | −6.3% | −15.3% | 3.7% | 1.7% | not measured | +0.6 pts |
| 6 months | −16.2% | – | 6.7% | – | not measured | – |
| 1 year | +1.3% | – | 16.3% | – | not measured | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: KGLD Jul 2025 · SLVY Jul 2026 | +19.0% | −12.2% | 21.8% | 2.3% | not measured | +0.7 pts |
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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.
SLVY
Over the period from its first trade on Jul 9, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, SLVY paid 2.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 14.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −12.2%. Silver (SLV) returned −12.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.1%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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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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