Data as of Nov 12, 2026.
KQQQ vs XYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Return, fees and overlap, side by side.
Risk and return
Aug 2, 2024 to Nov 6, 2026 · 118 weekly returnsFrom Aug 2024 to Nov 2026, KQQQ returned more: +41.5% to +31.4%. XYLD swung less: 9.6% to 22.5%. XYLD fell less at its worst: −14.0% to −24.1%.
Full scorecard
9 measures Open ↓
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | KQQQ | XYLD | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | +41.5% | +31.4% | KQQQ | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Annualized | +16.5% | +12.8% | KQQQ | Total return as a yearly rate. |
| Price return | +7.3% | +1.5% | KQQQ | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Volatility | 22.5% | 9.6% | XYLD | Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier. |
| Downside deviation | 14.7% | 6.8% | XYLD | Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate. |
| Max drawdown | −24.1% | −14.0% | XYLD | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
| Risk-adjusted | ||||
| Sharpe | 0.61 | 0.87 | XYLD | Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility. |
| Sortino | 0.93 | 1.23 | XYLD | Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation. |
| Calmar | 0.69 | 0.91 | XYLD | Annualized return divided by the max drawdown. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 118 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
Pair scorecard
XYLD costs 0.39 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.9 points; XYLD is far larger, $3.4bn against $122m.
| Measure | KQQQ | XYLD |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +4.6% | +14.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | fell 10.6% | rose 3.1% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 99% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment | 93% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | its own holdings | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 0.60% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 11, 2026 | $122m | $3.4bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 28% | |
How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 171 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed
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 →
About even with its own holdings
KQQQ over 1 year: paid 15.0%, price −10.6%, total +4.6%, its own holdings +4.9%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
its own holdings
+4.9%
KQQQ
+4.6%
15.0% of it arrived as cash
about even with its own holdings
Total return, distributions reinvested
About even with its own holdings
KQQQ over 1 year: paid 15.0%, price −10.6%, total +4.6%, its own holdings +4.9%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
its own holdings
+4.9%
KQQQ
+4.6%
about even with its own holdings
15.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. KQQQ over 1 year: paid 15.0%, price −10.6%, total +4.6%, its own holdings +4.9%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.2.5 pts ahead of SPY
XYLD over 1 year: paid 10.6%, price +3.1%, total +14.5%, SPY +12.0%, +2.5 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
SPY
+12.0%
XYLD
+14.5%
10.6% of it arrived as cash
2.5 pts ahead of SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
2.5 pts ahead of SPY
XYLD over 1 year: paid 10.6%, price +3.1%, total +14.5%, SPY +12.0%, +2.5 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
SPY
+12.0%
XYLD
+14.5%
10.6% as cash
2.5 pts ahead of SPY
10.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XYLD over 1 year: paid 10.6%, price +3.1%, total +14.5%, SPY +12.0%, +2.5 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.What they share
By the books each fund has filed, KQQQ and XYLD hold 28% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 11, 2026.
half
28% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
As of Nov 12, 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 | KQQQ | XYLD | KQQQ | XYLD | KQQQ | XYLD |
| 3 months | −6.7% | +1.6% | 3.6% | 2.2% | +1.0 pts | +4.0 pts |
| 6 months | −8.4% | +7.0% | 6.8% | 5.1% | +1.9 pts | +5.3 pts |
| 1 year | +4.6% | +14.5% | 15.0% | 10.6% | −0.3 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 3 years | – | +47.0% | – | 33.9% | – | −31.3 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: KQQQ Jul 2024 · XYLD Jun 2013 | +39.1% | +193.1% | 30.6% | 114.5% | not measured | −310.1 pts |
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KQQQ
Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, KQQQ paid 15.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.6%. KQQQ's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026) returned +4.9% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.9%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Oct 29, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
XYLD
Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, XYLD paid 10.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.5 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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Net assets on Nov 11, 2026: $122m for Kurv Technology Titans Select ETF and $3.4bn for Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF.
KQQQ and XYLD
Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.
KQQQ +4.6%, XYLD +14.5%: XYLD +9.9 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.