KSLV vs SLVI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
KSLV and SLVI both write options for income. Net assets on Oct 13, 2026: $119m for Kurv Silver Enhanced Income ETF and $2m for NEOS Silver High Income ETF.
SLVI costs 0.21 points a year less; KSLV is far larger, $119m against $2m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| KSLV | SLVI | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 0.78% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 13, 2026 | $119m | $2m |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.1% | not published |
| What it tracks | not published | SLV |
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| Price change | fell 19.4% (1 year) | fell 6.3% (since Oct 7, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 91% of the Aug 20, 2026 payment | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 14, 2026.
No benchmark figure yet
KSLV over 1 year: paid 28.7%, price −19.4%, total +3.1%, no benchmark figure. Figures to Oct 14, 2026.
KSLV
+3.1%
28.7% of it arrived as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
No benchmark figure yet
KSLV over 1 year: paid 28.7%, price −19.4%, total +3.1%, no benchmark figure. Figures to Oct 14, 2026.
KSLV
+3.1%
28.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. KSLV over 1 year: paid 28.7%, price −19.4%, total +3.1%, no benchmark figure. Figures to Oct 14, 2026.
Figures to Oct 14, 2026.
About even with SLV
SLVI since launch: paid 0.0%, price −6.3%, total −6.3%, SLV −6.7%, +0.4 pts. Figures to Oct 14, 2026.
SLV
−6.7%
SLVI
−6.3%
about even with SLV
Total return, distributions reinvested
About even with SLV
SLVI since launch: paid 0.0%, price −6.3%, total −6.3%, SLV −6.7%, +0.4 pts. Figures to Oct 14, 2026.
SLV
−6.7%
SLVI
−6.3%
about even with SLV
0.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SLVI since launch: paid 0.0%, price −6.3%, total −6.3%, SLV −6.7%, +0.4 pts. Figures to Oct 14, 2026.
Figures to Oct 14, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KSLV and SLVI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 14, 2026.
half
0% in common
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | KSLV | SLVI | KSLV | SLVI | KSLV | SLVI |
| 3 months | −5.7% | not published | 7.3% | not published | not available | not published |
| 6 months | −33.1% | not published | 10.5% | not published | not available | not published |
| 1 year | +3.1% | not published | 28.7% | not published | not available | not published |
| Since launch Not the same days: KSLV Sep 2025 · SLVI Oct 2026 | +11.2% | −6.3% | 30.9% | 0.0% | not available | +0.4 pts |
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On the same fields
As of Oct 14, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid is what the fund distributed over the window, as a share of its price at the start. Payout rate is its latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
About KSLV
Over the year to Oct 14, 2026, KSLV paid 28.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 19.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.1%. At its price on Oct 14, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 33.2%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 91% of the distribution paid Aug 20, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
About SLVI
Over the period from its first trade on Oct 7, 2026 to Oct 14, 2026, SLVI paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −6.3%. Silver (SLV) returned −6.7% over the same days, so a holder was about even.
Questions people ask
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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