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KHPI vs YYY: which paid, and which earned it?

Over the year YYY paid 12.1% of its price in cash against KHPI’s 9.1%, though KHPI returned more with it reinvested.

Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF and Amplify CEF High Income ETF.

9.1%KHPI cash paid, 1 year
12.1%YYY cash paid, 1 year
+11.0%KHPI total return, 1 year
+3.4%YYY total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: KHPI scores higher

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

KHPI 55.5YYY 22.33.8, the lowest in this set96.8, the highest

A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

KHPI5.5 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%KHPI+11.0%9.1% of it arrived as cash5.5 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%KHPI+11.0%9.1% cash5.5 pts behind SPY
YYY13.2 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%YYY+3.4%12.1% as cash13.2 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%YYY+3.4%13.2 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, KHPI and YYY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in KHPIOnly in YYY
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.00%abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.61%
BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.33%
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.32%
Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.30%
PIMCO High Income Fund 3.04%
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 2.98%
Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.66%
Western Asset Diversified Income Fund 2.45%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

KHPI and YYY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
KHPIYYYKHPIYYYKHPIYYY
3 months+1.9%−2.5%2.2%3.1%−0.3 pts−4.8 pts
6 months+11.3%+4.7%4.7%6.5%−6.8 pts−13.3 pts
1 year+11.0%+3.4%9.1%12.1%−5.5 pts−13.2 pts
3 yearsnot published+37.1%not published37.7%not published−41.3 pts
Since launch+24.6%+117.8%18.4%112.4%−17.7 pts−519.1 pts
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KHPI and YYY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
KHPI
Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
YYY
Amplify CEF High Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerKensingtonAmplify
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized9.0%13.3%
Expense ratio0.98%3.23%
Cash paid, 1 year9.1%12.1%
Price change, 1 year+1.5%−8.8%
Total return, 1 year+11.0%+3.4%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−5.5 pts−13.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age743 days5211 days
Net assets$401m$702m

KHPI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, KHPI paid 9.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.0%, paid monthly.

YYY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YYY paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.3%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, KHPI or YYY?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, KHPI paid 9.1% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.1%, so YYY 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 YYY?
With every distribution reinvested, KHPI returned +11.0% and YYY returned +3.4% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so KHPI returned more.
Which is cheaper, KHPI or YYY?
KHPI charges 0.98% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so KHPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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KHPI against YYY, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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