Which paid more, KYLD or QXQ?

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, KYLD paid 24.7% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, so KYLD paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, KYLD or QXQ?

With every distribution reinvested, KYLD returned −6.7% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.

Which is cheaper, KYLD or QXQ?

KYLD charges 1.08% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so QXQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 12, 2026.

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KYLD vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap

+18.8 pts

1 year to Nov 12, 2026: QXQ ahead, total return

Fee gap

0.10 pts

A year: KYLD 1.08%, QXQ 0.98%, per filings dated Jan 5, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026

Overlap

–

No book read for both funds

Net flow

–

Needs daily flows for both funds

Pair scorecard

QXQ costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.8 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

KYLD vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	KYLD	QXQ
Paid and earned
Measure	KYLD	QXQ
Total return, 1 year	−6.7%	+12.1%
Price change	fell 22.5% (6 months)	fell 4.7% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	KYLD	QXQ
Benchmark	its own holdings	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Against its benchmark, same days	ahead by 5.6 pts	ahead by 0.8 pts
Cost and size
Measure	KYLD	QXQ
Expense ratio	1.08%	0.98%
Net assets, KYLD as of Nov 11, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026	$43m	$82m
Holdings
Measure	KYLD	QXQ
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Key numbers

24.7%

KYLD cash paid, 1 year

15.1%

QXQ cash paid, 1 year

−6.7%

KYLD total return, 1 year

+12.1%

QXQ total return, 1 year

KYLD · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 Not measured

KYLD

−6.7%

none

Not measured

KYLD over 1 year: paid 24.7%, price −29.9%, total −6.7%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

KYLD

−6.7%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

KYLD over 1 year: paid 24.7%, price −29.9%, total −6.7%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

KYLD

−6.7%

24.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. KYLD over 1 year: paid 24.7%, price −29.9%, total −6.7%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QXQ · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ

+12.1%

QQQ

+11.3%

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

15.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Side by side

KYLD Kurv High Income ETF · Option income on its own holdings, paying weekly QXQ SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying quarterly

Issuer Kurv SGI

Strategy option income covered call

Benchmark KYLD's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays weekly quarterly

Payout rate, annualized 30.6% 1.0%

Expense ratio 1.08% 0.98%

Cash paid, 1 year 24.7% 15.1%

Price change, 1 year −29.9% −4.7%

Total return, 1 year −6.7% +12.1%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +11.3%

Ahead or behind not available +0.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% not published

Age 1.0 years 2.4 years

Net assets, KYLD as of Nov 11, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 $43m $82m

As of Nov 12, 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: KYLD vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	KYLD	QXQ	KYLD	QXQ	KYLD	QXQ
3 months	−14.5%	−5.4%	6.1%	0.2%	+2.5 pts	+0.5 pts
6 months	−12.0%	−3.8%	11.9%	0.5%	+5.6 pts	+0.4 pts
1 year	−6.7%	+12.1%	24.7%	15.1%	not measured	+0.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: KYLD Oct 2025 · QXQ Jun 2024	−11.1%	+47.7%	24.0%	22.8%	not measured	+2.2 pts

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About each fund

KYLD

No 1-year comparison: it had filed no holdings by Nov 12, 2025, the year's first day. KYLD's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026) returned −17.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.6 pts.

Over the 6 months to Nov 12, 2026, KYLD paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 22.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −12.0%. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.6%, paid weekly. Kurv estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

QXQ

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 1.0%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, KYLD or QXQ?: Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, KYLD paid 24.7% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, so KYLD paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, KYLD or QXQ?: With every distribution reinvested, KYLD returned −6.7% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.
Which is cheaper, KYLD or QXQ?: KYLD charges 1.08% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so QXQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

KYLD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

KYLD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

KYLD 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Kurv page for KYLD ↗

QXQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QXQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SGI website ↗

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How this is computed

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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Net assets: $43m on Nov 11, 2026 for Kurv High Income ETF, and $82m on Aug 31, 2026 for SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF.

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KYLD and QXQ

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.

KYLD −6.7%QXQ +12.1%

Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2026

KYLD −6.7%, QXQ +12.1%: QXQ +18.8 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.