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Income ETFs

KSLV vs MINY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $101m for Kurv Silver Enhanced Income ETF and $5.5m for YieldMax Strategic Metals & Mining Portfolio Option Income ETF.

At a glance
31.7%
KSLV cash paid, 1 year
16.5%
MINY cash paid, since launch, Feb 27, 2026
+4.3%
KSLV total return, 1 year
−22.5%
MINY total return, since launch, Feb 27, 2026
KSLV · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
KSLV
+4.3%
none

Not measured

KSLV over 1 year: paid 31.7%, price −18.7%, total +4.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

KSLV

+4.3%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

KSLV over 1 year: paid 31.7%, price −18.7%, total +4.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

KSLV

+4.3%

31.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. KSLV over 1 year: paid 31.7%, price −18.7%, total +4.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
MINY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 35.2 pts behind SPY
MINY
−22.5%
SPY
+12.7%

35.2 pts behind SPY

MINY since launch: paid 16.5%, price −37.1%, total −22.5%, SPY +12.7%, −35.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+12.7%

MINY

−22.5%

35.2 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

35.2 pts behind SPY

MINY since launch: paid 16.5%, price −37.1%, total −22.5%, SPY +12.7%, −35.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+12.7%

MINY

−22.5%

35.2 pts behind SPY

16.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. MINY since launch: paid 16.5%, price −37.1%, total −22.5%, SPY +12.7%, −35.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

KSLV costs 0.02 points a year less; KSLV is 18.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

KSLV vs MINY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureKSLVMINY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+4.3%not published
Price changefell 18.7% (1 year)fell 37.1% (since Feb 27, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate88% of the Oct 22, 2026 payment100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarknot publishedS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.99%1.01%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$101m$5.5m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

Risk and return

Mar 6, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 34 weekly returns
KSLV MINY
Return
Total return edge MINY −44.9% −17.2%
Price return edge MINY −53.8% −32.4%
Risk
Max drawdown edge MINY −44.9% −21.2%
Reading

From Mar 2026 to Oct 2026, MINY returned more: −17.2% to −44.9%. MINY fell less at its worst: −21.2% to −44.9%.

Full scorecard

3 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: KSLV vs MINY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureKSLVMINYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return−44.9%−17.2%MINYPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return−53.8%−32.4%MINYPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−44.9%−21.2%MINYDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 34 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, KSLV and MINY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first KSLV MINY
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Only in KSLV
Only in MINY
Nucor Corp 6.96%
Steel Dynamics Inc 6.64%
Newmont Corp 4.97%
Freeport-McMoRan Inc 4.95%
VanEck Gold Miners ETF 4.70%
Southern Copper Corp 4.52%
Royal Gold Inc 4.47%
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 4.39%
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Side by side

KSLV Kurv Silver Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly MINY YieldMax Strategic Metals & Mining Portfolio Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly
Issuer Kurv YieldMax
Strategy covered call synthetic covered call
Benchmark none S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 30.4% 30.0%
Expense ratio 0.99% 1.01%
Cash paid, 1 year 31.7% 16.5% (since launch, Feb 27, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −18.7% −37.1% (since launch, Feb 27, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +4.3% −22.5% (since launch, Feb 27, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year not published +12.7% (since launch, Feb 27, 2026)
Ahead or behind not available −35.2 pts (since launch, Feb 27, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 88% 100%
Age 1.1 years 250 days
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $101m $5.5m

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: KSLV vs MINY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowKSLVMINYKSLVMINYKSLVMINY
3 months−18.4%−9.7%6.6%7.4%not measured−9.6 pts
6 months−35.6%−20.3%10.4%12.6%not measured−25.4 pts
1 year+4.3%–31.7%–not measured–
Since launchNot the same days: KSLV Sep 2025 · MINY Feb 2026+3.6%−22.5%32.9%16.5%not measured−35.2 pts

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About each fund
KSLV

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KSLV paid 31.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 18.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.3%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.4%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 88% of the distribution paid Oct 22, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

MINY

Over the period from its first trade on Feb 27, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, MINY paid 16.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 37.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −22.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 35.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, KSLV or MINY?
KSLV charges 0.99% a year and MINY charges 1.01%, so KSLV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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