Data as of .
KYLD vs RDVI: which paid, and which earned it?
KYLD and RDVI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KYLD and RDVI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | KYLD | RDVI |
|---|---|---|
| Howmet Aerospace Inc | 5.97% | 0.44% |
| Only in KYLD | Only in RDVI |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 12.96% | Lam Research Corporation 2.31% |
| TREASURY BILL 11.01% | Applied Materials, Inc. 2.30% |
| Global X Silver Miners ETF 7.09% | The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.27% |
| VanEck Gold Miners ETF/USA 6.38% | The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.22% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.21% | GE Vernova Inc. 2.19% |
| Intel Corp 6.19% | Micron Technology, Inc. 2.18% |
| Teradyne Inc 5.77% | KLA Corporation 2.16% |
| BWX Technologies Inc 5.38% | NVIDIA Corporation 2.16% |
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 | RDVI | KYLD | RDVI | KYLD | RDVI | |
| 3 months | −6.3% | +0.3% | 5.6% | 2.1% | −8.5 pts | −6.3 pts |
| 6 months | +24.4% | +15.1% | 14.1% | 4.6% | +6.4 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +19.2% | not published | 8.8% | not published | −8.0 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +69.2% | not published | 29.6% | not published | +15.5 pts |
| Since launch | +2.0% | +101.2% | 20.9% | 41.0% | −10.9 pts | +32.0 pts |
| KYLD Kurv High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying weekly | RDVI FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Kurv | First Trust |
| Strategy | option income | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 25.6% | 8.8% |
| Expense ratio | 1.00% | 0.75% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 20.9% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025) | 8.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | −20.5% | +9.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +2.0% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025) | +19.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +12.9% | +27.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −10.9 pts | −8.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | not published |
| Age | 322 days | 1429 days |
| Net assets | $49m | $3.7bn |
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).
RDVI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RDVI paid 8.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.2%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, KYLD or RDVI?
- KYLD charges 1.00% a year and RDVI charges 0.75%, so RDVI 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 RDVI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/kyld-vs-rdvi Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.