Data as of .
KYLD vs ODTE: which paid, and which earned it?
KYLD and ODTE both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KYLD and ODTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in KYLD | Only in ODTE |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 12.96% | Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 33.70% |
| TREASURY BILL 11.01% | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 33.27% |
| Global X Silver Miners ETF 7.09% | Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF 33.03% |
| VanEck Gold Miners ETF/USA 6.38% | |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.21% | |
| Intel Corp 6.19% | |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc 5.97% | |
| Teradyne Inc 5.77% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KYLD | ODTE | KYLD | ODTE | KYLD | ODTE | |
| 3 months | −6.3% | −4.8% | 5.6% | 3.4% | −8.5 pts | −7.0 pts |
| 6 months | +24.4% | not published | 14.1% | not published | +6.4 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +2.0% | +6.2% | 20.9% | 6.7% | −10.9 pts | −10.5 pts |
| KYLD Kurv High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying weekly | ODTE VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Kurv | VegaShares |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 25.6% | 14.1% |
| Expense ratio | 1.00% | 0.68% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 20.9% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025) | 6.7% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −20.5% | −0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +2.0% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025) | +6.2% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +12.9% | +16.7% |
| Ahead or behind | −10.9 pts | −10.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | not published |
| Age | 322 days | 169 days |
| Net assets | $49m | $3m |
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).
ODTE in plain words
Over the period since launch on Apr 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ODTE paid 6.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.2%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.1%, paid weekly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, KYLD or ODTE?
- KYLD charges 1.00% a year and ODTE charges 0.68%, so ODTE 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 ODTE, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/kyld-vs-odte Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.