Data as of .
KYLD vs QYLG: which paid, and which earned it?
KYLD and QYLG both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KYLD and QYLG hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | KYLD | QYLG |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 6.21% | 3.97% |
| Broadcom Inc | 5.17% | 2.67% |
| Intel Corp | 6.19% | 2.48% |
| Shopify Inc | 3.43% | 0.67% |
| AppLovin Corp | 5.32% | 0.41% |
| Teradyne Inc | 5.77% | 0.26% |
| Only in KYLD | Only in QYLG |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 12.96% | NVIDIA CORP 8.44% |
| TREASURY BILL 11.01% | APPLE INC 7.73% |
| Global X Silver Miners ETF 7.09% | MICROSOFT CORP 5.77% |
| VanEck Gold Miners ETF/USA 6.38% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 4.99% |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc 5.97% | AMAZON.COM INC 4.31% |
| BWX Technologies Inc 5.38% | ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.23% |
| Vistra Corp 4.71% | META PLATFORMS INC 3.11% |
| Reddit Inc 4.15% | TESLA INC 3.01% |
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 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KYLD | QYLG | KYLD | QYLG | KYLD | QYLG | |
| 3 months | −6.3% | −0.1% | 5.6% | 2.1% | −8.5 pts | +2.4 pts |
| 6 months | +24.4% | +19.6% | 14.1% | 4.6% | +6.4 pts | −4.7 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +22.2% | not published | 17.4% | not published | +0.5 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +76.2% | not published | 51.1% | not published | −22.0 pts |
| Since launch | +2.0% | +122.0% | 20.9% | 75.3% | −10.9 pts | −52.0 pts |
| KYLD Kurv High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying weekly | QYLG Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Kurv | Global X |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 25.6% | 6.8% |
| Expense ratio | 1.00% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 20.9% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025) | 17.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | −20.5% | +2.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +2.0% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025) | +22.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +12.9% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −10.9 pts | +0.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | 96% |
| Age | 322 days | 2187 days |
| Net assets | $49m | $175m |
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).
QYLG in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QYLG paid 17.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.2%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.8%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 96% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, KYLD or QYLG?
- KYLD charges 1.00% a year and QYLG charges 0.35%, so QYLG 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 QYLG, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/kyld-vs-qylg Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.