Data as of .
KYLD vs OEI: which paid, and which earned it?
KYLD and OEI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KYLD and OEI hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | KYLD | OEI |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc | 5.17% | 3.04% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 6.21% | 1.56% |
| Intel Corp | 6.19% | 1.34% |
| AppLovin Corp | 5.32% | 0.31% |
| Only in KYLD | Only in OEI |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 12.96% | NVIDIA Corp 8.32% |
| TREASURY BILL 11.01% | Microsoft Corp 5.99% |
| Global X Silver Miners ETF 7.09% | Amazon.com Inc 4.56% |
| VanEck Gold Miners ETF/USA 6.38% | Apple Inc 4.28% |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc 5.97% | Alphabet Inc 3.48% |
| Teradyne Inc 5.77% | Alphabet Inc 2.79% |
| BWX Technologies Inc 5.38% | Micron Technology Inc 2.57% |
| Vistra Corp 4.71% | Meta Platforms Inc 2.18% |
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 Jul 31, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KYLD | OEI | KYLD | OEI | KYLD | OEI | |
| 3 months | −6.3% | +4.8% | 5.6% | 2.3% | −8.5 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 6 months | +24.4% | +12.5% | 14.1% | 4.9% | +6.4 pts | −5.6 pts |
| Since launch | +2.0% | +14.4% | 20.9% | 8.6% | −10.9 pts | −0.9 pts |
| KYLD Kurv High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying weekly | OEI Optimized Equity Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Kurv | Core Alternative |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 25.6% | 9.2% |
| Expense ratio | 1.00% | 1.02% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 20.9% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025) | 8.6% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | −20.5% | +5.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +2.0% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025) | +14.4% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +12.9% | +15.3% |
| Ahead or behind | −10.9 pts | −0.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | not published |
| Age | 322 days | 331 days |
| Net assets | $49m | $46m |
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).
OEI in plain words
Over the period since launch on Oct 22, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, OEI paid 8.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +15.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.2%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, KYLD or OEI?
- KYLD charges 1.00% a year and OEI charges 1.02%, so KYLD 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 OEI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/kyld-vs-oei Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.