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KHPI vs PAPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KHPI paid 9.0% of its price in cash against PAPI’s 8.2%, though PAPI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Jun 30, 2026: $401m for Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF and $400m for Parametric Equity Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
9.0%
KHPI cash paid, 1 year
8.2%
PAPI cash paid, 1 year
+9.5%
KHPI total return, 1 year
+23.4%
PAPI total return, 1 year
KHPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 5.3 pts behind SPY
KHPI
+9.5%
SPY
+14.8%

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% 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.
PAPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9.4 pts behind IWD
PAPI
+23.4%
IWD
+32.8%

9.4 pts behind IWD

PAPI over 1 year: paid 8.2%, price +14.3%, total +23.4%, IWD +32.8%, −9.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWD

+32.8%

PAPI

+23.4%

8.2% as cash

9.4 pts behind IWD

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.4 pts behind IWD

PAPI over 1 year: paid 8.2%, price +14.3%, total +23.4%, IWD +32.8%, −9.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWD

+32.8%

PAPI

+23.4%

9.4 pts behind IWD

8.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +32.8%. PAPI over 1 year: paid 8.2%, price +14.3%, total +23.4%, IWD +32.8%, −9.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +32.8%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

PAPI costs 0.69 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.9 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

KHPI vs PAPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureKHPIPAPI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+9.5%+23.4%
Price change, 1 yearrose 0.1%rose 14.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYiShares Russell 1000 Value ETF, measured through IWD
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.98%0.29%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026$401m$400m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · PAPI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score62KHPI96.1PAPI

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

Risk and return

Sep 13, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 111 weekly returns
KHPI PAPI
Return
Total return edge Tie +23.8% +23.5%
Annualized edge Tie +10.5% +10.4%
Price return edge PAPI +1.9% +5.0%
Risk
Volatility edge KHPI 8.8% 11.2%
Max drawdown edge Tie −10.5% −10.6%
Downside capture 55.8% 82.0%
Beta 0.55 0.69
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge KHPI 0.72 0.58
Sortino edge KHPI 1.12 0.78
Treynor 0.115 0.129
Calmar edge Tie 1.00 0.98
Against the benchmark
Alpha −0.3% a year −3.2% a year
Alpha t-stat −0.15 −0.80
Information ratio −0.78 −1.11
Tracking error 7.4% 7.8%

Each against its own benchmark: KHPI against SPY, Sep 13, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026; PAPI against IWD, Oct 27, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Sep 2024 to Oct 2026, KHPI and PAPI returned about the same: +23.8% and +23.5%. KHPI swung less: 8.8% to 11.2%. KHPI and PAPI fell about the same at their worst: −10.5% and −10.6%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: KHPI vs PAPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureKHPIPAPIEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+23.8%+23.5%TiePrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+10.5%+10.4%TieTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+1.9%+5.0%PAPIPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility8.8%11.2%KHPISpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation5.7%8.2%KHPILike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−10.5%−10.6%TieDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture42.7%61.0%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture55.8%82.0%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.550.69Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.850.60Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.720.58KHPIReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.120.78KHPIReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1150.129Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar1.000.98TieAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkSPYIWDThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−0.3% a year−3.2% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−0.15−0.80Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−5.0% to +4.3%−11.2% to +4.7%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.78−1.11Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error7.4%7.8%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 111 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, KHPI and PAPI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first KHPI PAPI
Only in one fund ↓
Only in KHPI
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.06%
Only in PAPI
Corning, Inc. 1.00%
TD SYNNEX Corp. 0.80%
Cisco Systems, Inc. 0.76%
Power Integrations, Inc. 0.73%
Royalty Pharma plc 0.72%
Millicom International Cellular SA 0.72%
Avnet, Inc. 0.70%
Texas Instruments, Inc. 0.70%
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Side by side

KHPI Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly PAPI Parametric Equity Premium Income ETF · Writes options on the S&P 500, measured against the Russell 1000 Value Index, paying monthly
Issuer Kensington Parametric
Strategy covered call covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 9.1% 6.8%
Expense ratio 0.98% 0.29%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.0% 8.2%
Price change, 1 year +0.1% +14.3%
Total return, 1 year +9.5% +23.4%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +32.8%
Ahead or behind −5.3 pts −9.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% not published
Age 2.2 years 3.0 years
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 $401m $400m

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: KHPI vs PAPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowKHPIPAPIKHPIPAPIKHPIPAPI
3 months+0.8%+6.6%2.2%1.8%+0.9 pts+2.6 pts
6 months+4.6%+13.2%4.5%3.9%−0.5 pts−0.7 pts
1 year+9.5%+23.4%9.0%8.2%−5.3 pts−9.4 pts
3 years–+44.5%–23.7%–−39.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: KHPI Sep 2024 · PAPI Oct 2023+26.2%+45.5%19.9%23.9%−17.0 pts−42.4 pts

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About each fund
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.

PAPI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, PAPI paid 8.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +23.4%. iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) returned +32.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.8%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, KHPI or PAPI?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KHPI paid 9.0% of its starting price in cash and PAPI paid 8.2%, so KHPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, KHPI or PAPI?
With every distribution reinvested, KHPI returned +9.5% and PAPI +23.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, KHPI or PAPI?
KHPI charges 0.98% a year and PAPI charges 0.29%, so PAPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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