Data as of .
KYLD vs LJAN: which paid, and which earned it?
KYLD and LJAN both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KYLD and LJAN hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | KYLD | LJAN |
|---|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL | 12.96% | 97.22% |
| TREASURY BILL | 11.01% | 0.40% |
| Only in KYLD | Only in LJAN |
|---|---|
| Global X Silver Miners ETF 7.09% | TREASURY BILL 0.40% |
| VanEck Gold Miners ETF/USA 6.38% | TREASURY BILL 0.40% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.21% | TREASURY BILL 0.40% |
| Intel Corp 6.19% | TREASURY BILL 0.40% |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc 5.97% | TREASURY BILL 0.40% |
| Teradyne Inc 5.77% | TREASURY BILL 0.40% |
| BWX Technologies Inc 5.38% | |
| AppLovin Corp 5.32% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KYLD | LJAN | KYLD | LJAN | KYLD | LJAN | |
| 3 months | −6.3% | +1.3% | 5.6% | 1.2% | −8.5 pts | −1.0 pts |
| 6 months | +24.4% | +4.8% | 14.1% | 2.5% | +6.4 pts | −13.2 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +5.1% | not published | 4.9% | not published | −11.4 pts |
| Since launch | +2.0% | +16.1% | 20.9% | 13.9% | −10.9 pts | −50.4 pts |
| KYLD Kurv High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying weekly | LJAN Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - January Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Kurv | Innovator |
| Strategy | option income | buffer with income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 25.6% | 4.8% |
| Expense ratio | 1.00% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 20.9% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025) | 4.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | −20.5% | +0.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +2.0% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025) | +5.1% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +12.9% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −10.9 pts | −11.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | not published |
| Age | 322 days | 990 days |
| Net assets | $49m | $12m |
KYLD in plain words
Over the period since launch on Oct 31, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, KYLD paid 20.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 20.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +12.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.6%, paid weekly. Kurv estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
LJAN in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LJAN paid 4.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, KYLD or LJAN?
- KYLD charges 1.00% a year and LJAN charges 0.79%, so LJAN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, KYLD against LJAN, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/kyld-vs-ljan Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.