Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
KHPI vs KYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KYLD paid 25.2% of its price in cash against KHPI’s 9.0%, though KHPI returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets: $401m on Jun 30, 2026 for Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF, and $47m on Nov 3, 2026 for Kurv High Income ETF.
5.3 pts behind SPY
KHPI over 1 year: paid 9.0%, price +0.1%, total +9.5%, SPY +14.8%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
KHPI
+9.5%
9.0% of it arrived as cash
5.3 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
5.3 pts behind SPY
KHPI over 1 year: paid 9.0%, price +0.1%, total +9.5%, SPY +14.8%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
KHPI
+9.5%
5.3 pts behind SPY
9.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. KHPI over 1 year: paid 9.0%, price +0.1%, total +9.5%, SPY +14.8%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Not measured
KYLD over 1 year: paid 25.2%, price −28.6%, total −5.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
KYLD
−5.0%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
KYLD over 1 year: paid 25.2%, price −28.6%, total −5.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
KYLD
−5.0%
25.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. KYLD over 1 year: paid 25.2%, price −28.6%, total −5.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
KHPI costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.5 points.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | KHPI | KYLD |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +9.5% | −5.0% |
| Price change | rose 0.1% (1 year) | fell 21.4% (6 months) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment | 100% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | its own holdings |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 5.3 pts | ahead by 7.7 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.98% | 1.08% |
| Net assets, KHPI as of Jun 30, 2026 and KYLD as of Nov 3, 2026 | $401m | $47m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, KHPI and KYLD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 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 | KHPI | KYLD | KHPI | KYLD | KHPI | KYLD |
| 3 months | +0.8% | −13.3% | 2.2% | 6.2% | +0.9 pts | +4.1 pts |
| 6 months | +4.6% | −10.9% | 4.5% | 11.9% | −0.5 pts | +7.6 pts |
| 1 year | +9.5% | −5.0% | 9.0% | 25.2% | −5.3 pts | not measured |
| Since launchNot the same days: KHPI Sep 2024 · KYLD Oct 2025 | +26.2% | −10.9% | 19.9% | 23.6% | −17.0 pts | not measured |
KHPI
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KHPI paid 9.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid monthly. Kensington estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
No 1-year comparison: it had filed no holdings by Nov 4, 2025, the year's first day. KYLD's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026) returned −18.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 7.7 pts.
Over the 6 months to Nov 4, 2026, KYLD paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −10.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.4%, paid weekly. Kurv estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 29, 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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