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KSLV vs SLJY: which paid, and which earned it?

KSLV and SLJY both write options for income.

Kurv Silver Enhanced Income ETF and Amplify SILJ Covered Call ETF.

30.9%KSLV cash paid, 1 year
25.9%SLJY cash paid, 1 year
+34.9%KSLV total return, 1 year
+40.0%SLJY total return, 1 year
KSLV6.6 pts behind SLV · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SLV+41.4%KSLV+34.9%30.9% of it arrived as cash6.6 pts behind SLVTotal return, distributions reinvestedSLV+41.4%KSLV+34.9%30.9% cash6.6 pts behind SLV
SLJY13.2 pts behind SILJ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SILJ+53.2%SLJY+40.0%25.9% of it arrived as cash13.2 pts behind SILJTotal return, distributions reinvestedSILJ+53.2%SLJY+40.0%13.2 pts behind SILJ

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in KSLVOnly in SLJY
TREASURY BILL 43.78%Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF 24.33%
TREASURY BILL 28.36%Hecla Mining Co 6.90%
TREASURY BILL 27.87%First Majestic Silver Corp 6.43%
COEUR MINING INC. 6.01%
United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 5.30%
Skeena Resources Ltd 4.48%
Endeavour Silver Corp 4.40%
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 4.10%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

KSLV and SLJY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
KSLVSLJYKSLVSLJYKSLVSLJY
3 months0.0%+9.2%6.4%5.8%−0.7 pts+1.1 pts
6 months−4.3%+15.2%12.4%12.3%−1.7 pts+0.4 pts
1 yearnot published+40.0%not published25.9%not published−13.2 pts
Since launch+34.9%+57.3%30.9%29.1%−6.6 pts−32.0 pts
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KSLV and SLJY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
KSLV
Kurv Silver Enhanced Income ETF
Covered call on SLV, paying monthly
SLJY
Amplify SILJ Covered Call ETF
Covered call on SILJ, paying monthly
IssuerKurvAmplify
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkSilver (SLV)Junior silver miners (SILJ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized27.4%23.4%
Expense ratio1.00%not published
Cash paid, 1 year30.9% (since launch on Sep 30, 2025)25.9%
Price change, 1 year+5.4%+12.3%
Total return, 1 year+34.9% (since launch on Sep 30, 2025)+40.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year+41.4%+53.2%
Ahead or behind−6.6 pts−13.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate91%not published
Age353 days395 days
Net assets$122m$78m

KSLV in plain words

Over the period since launch on Sep 30, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, KSLV paid 30.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +34.9%. Silver (SLV) returned +41.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 27.4%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 91% of the distribution paid Aug 20, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

SLJY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SLJY paid 25.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 12.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +40.0%. Junior silver miners (SILJ) returned +53.2% 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 23.4%, paid monthly.

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Where these figures came from

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KSLV against SLJY, 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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