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Income ETFs

KSLV vs SLVY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $101m for Kurv Silver Enhanced Income ETF and $838,838 for FT Vest Silver Strategy & Target Income ETF.

At a glance
31.7%
KSLV cash paid, 1 year
2.3%
SLVY cash paid, since launch, Jul 9, 2026
+4.3%
KSLV total return, 1 year
−12.2%
SLVY total return, since launch, Jul 9, 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%

31.7% as cash

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.
SLVY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 0.7 pts ahead of SLV
SLVY
−12.2%
SLV
−12.9%

0.7 pts ahead of SLV

SLVY since launch: paid 2.3%, price −14.3%, total −12.2%, SLV −12.9%, +0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SLV

−12.9%

SLVY

−12.2%

0.7 pts ahead of SLV

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.7 pts ahead of SLV

SLVY since launch: paid 2.3%, price −14.3%, total −12.2%, SLV −12.9%, +0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SLV

−12.9%

SLVY

−12.2%

0.7 pts ahead of SLV

2.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SLVY since launch: paid 2.3%, price −14.3%, total −12.2%, SLV −12.9%, +0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SLVY costs 0.14 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

KSLV vs SLVY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureKSLVSLVY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+4.3%not published
Price changefell 18.7% (1 year)fell 14.3% (since Jul 9, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate88% of the Oct 22, 2026 payment100% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarknot publishedSilver, measured through SLV
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.99%0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$101m$838,838
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

Risk and return

Jul 17, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 15 weekly returns
KSLV SLVY
Return
Total return edge SLVY −15.1% −11.5%
Price return edge SLVY −22.5% −13.0%
Risk
Max drawdown edge SLVY −31.9% −27.2%
Reading

From Jul 2026 to Oct 2026, SLVY returned more: −11.5% to −15.1%. SLVY fell less at its worst: −27.2% to −31.9%.

Full scorecard

3 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: KSLV vs SLVY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureKSLVSLVYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return−15.1%−11.5%SLVYPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return−22.5%−13.0%SLVYPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−31.9%−27.2%SLVYDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 15 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, KSLV and SLVY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first KSLV SLVY
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Only in SLVY
2026-11-30 S&P 500® Mini Index P 2,988.40 344.19%
2026-11-30 iShares Silver Trust C 52.83 0.52%
2026-11-30 S&P 500® Mini Index C 2,241.30 0.00%
2026-11-30 S&P 500® Mini Index C 2,988.40 0.00%
2026-11-30 iShares Silver Trust C 44.60 -0.66%
2026-11-30 iShares Silver Trust P 52.83 -17.97%
2026-11-30 S&P 500® Mini Index P 2,241.30 -228.90%
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Side by side

KSLV Kurv Silver Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly SLVY FT Vest Silver Strategy & Target Income ETF · Sells put spreads on the S&P 500, holding SLV synthetically, paying monthly
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark none Silver (SLV)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 30.4% 7.1%
Expense ratio 0.99% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 31.7% 2.3% (since launch, Jul 9, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −18.7% −14.3% (since launch, Jul 9, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +4.3% −12.2% (since launch, Jul 9, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year not published −12.9% (since launch, Jul 9, 2026)
Ahead or behind not available +0.7 pts (since launch, Jul 9, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 88% 100%
Age 1.1 years 118 days
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $101m $838,838

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 SLVY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowKSLVSLVYKSLVSLVYKSLVSLVY
3 months−18.4%−15.3%6.6%1.7%not measured+0.6 pts
6 months−35.6%–10.4%–not measured–
1 year+4.3%–31.7%–not measured–
Since launchNot the same days: KSLV Sep 2025 · SLVY Jul 2026+3.6%−12.2%32.9%2.3%not measured+0.7 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.

SLVY

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 9, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, SLVY paid 2.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 14.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −12.2%. Silver (SLV) returned −12.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.1%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, KSLV or SLVY?
KSLV charges 0.99% a year and SLVY charges 0.85%, so SLVY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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