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KYLD vs OVLH: which paid, and which earned it?

KYLD and OVLH both write options for income.

Kurv High Income ETF and Overlay Shares Hedged Large Cap Equity ETF.

20.9%KYLD cash paid, 1 year
0.3%OVLH cash paid, 1 year
+2.0%KYLD total return, 1 year
+9.1%OVLH total return, 1 year
KYLD10.9 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+12.9%KYLD+2.0%10.9 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+12.9%KYLD+2.0%10.9 pts behind SPY
OVLH7.5 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%OVLH+9.1%7.5 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%OVLH+9.1%7.5 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, KYLD and OVLH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in KYLDOnly in OVLH
TREASURY BILL 12.96%Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.00%
TREASURY BILL 11.01%
Global X Silver Miners ETF 7.09%
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 May 31, 2026.

Performance, window by window

KYLD and OVLH over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
KYLDOVLHKYLDOVLHKYLDOVLH
3 months−6.3%+0.5%5.6%0.0%−8.5 pts−1.7 pts
6 months+24.4%+11.0%14.1%0.0%+6.4 pts−7.0 pts
1 yearnot published+9.1%not published0.3%not published−7.5 pts
3 yearsnot published+54.7%not published1.7%not published−23.7 pts
Since launch+2.0%+73.7%20.9%3.1%−10.9 pts−45.2 pts
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KYLD and OVLH on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
KYLD
Kurv High Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying weekly
OVLH
Overlay Shares Hedged Large Cap Equity ETF
Put-selling overlay, hedged on SPY, paying annual
IssuerKurvOverlay Shares
Strategyoption incomeput-selling overlay, hedged
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY)
Paysweeklyannual
Payout rate, annualized25.6%0.3%
Expense ratio1.00%not published
Cash paid, 1 year20.9% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025)0.3%
Price change, 1 year−20.5%+8.8%
Total return, 1 year+2.0% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025)+9.1%
Benchmark return, 1 year+12.9%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−10.9 pts−7.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate100%not published
Age322 days2072 days
Net assets$49m$116m

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).

OVLH in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OVLH paid 0.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.3%, paid annual.

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Where these figures came from

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KYLD against OVLH, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, KYLD against OVLH, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/kyld-vs-ovlh Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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