Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
KYLD vs ROCY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
KYLD and ROCY both write options for income.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $47m for Kurv High Income ETF and $884m for JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF.
Not measured
KYLD over 1 year: paid 25.2%, price −28.6%, total −5.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
KYLD
−5.0%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
KYLD over 1 year: paid 25.2%, price −28.6%, total −5.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
KYLD
−5.0%
25.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. KYLD over 1 year: paid 25.2%, price −28.6%, total −5.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.1.8 pts behind SPY
ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+17.1%
ROCY
+15.3%
4.8% as cash
1.8 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
1.8 pts behind SPY
ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+17.1%
ROCY
+15.3%
1.8 pts behind SPY
4.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
ROCY costs 0.73 points a year less; ROCY is 18.8 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | KYLD | ROCY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −5.0% | not published |
| Price change | fell 21.4% (6 months) | rose 10.2% (since Mar 19, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | its own holdings | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Against its benchmark, same days | ahead by 7.7 pts | behind by 1.8 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.08% | 0.35% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $47m | $884m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 5% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, KYLD and ROCY hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.
half
5% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
As of Nov 4, 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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | KYLD | ROCY | KYLD | ROCY | KYLD | ROCY |
| 3 months | −13.3% | +1.1% | 6.2% | 1.6% | +4.1 pts | +1.2 pts |
| 6 months | −10.9% | +6.5% | 11.9% | 3.5% | +7.6 pts | +1.5 pts |
| 1 year | −5.0% | – | 25.2% | – | not measured | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: KYLD Oct 2025 · ROCY Mar 2026 | −10.9% | +15.3% | 23.6% | 4.8% | not measured | −1.9 pts |
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No 1-year comparison: it had filed no holdings by Nov 4, 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 −18.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 7.7 pts.
Over the 6 months to Nov 4, 2026, KYLD paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −10.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.4%, paid weekly. Kurv estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 29, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
ROCY
Over the period from its first trade on Mar 19, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, ROCY paid 4.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.6%, paid monthly.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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