Data as of .
KYLD vs SCEP: which paid, and which earned it?
KYLD and SCEP both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KYLD and SCEP hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | KYLD | SCEP |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc | 5.17% | 5.61% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 6.21% | 2.19% |
| Teradyne Inc | 5.77% | 1.31% |
| Vistra Corp | 4.71% | 0.94% |
| Only in KYLD | Only in SCEP |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 12.96% | ALPHABET INC 5.98% |
| TREASURY BILL 11.01% | APPLE INC 5.71% |
| Global X Silver Miners ETF 7.09% | NVIDIA CORP 5.70% |
| VanEck Gold Miners ETF/USA 6.38% | AMAZON.COM INC 4.68% |
| Intel Corp 6.19% | JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.55% |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc 5.97% | MICROSOFT CORP 3.49% |
| BWX Technologies Inc 5.38% | LAM RESEARCH CORP 2.64% |
| AppLovin Corp 5.32% | PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP 2.63% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KYLD | SCEP | KYLD | SCEP | KYLD | SCEP | |
| 3 months | −6.3% | −0.1% | 5.6% | 1.7% | −8.5 pts | −2.4 pts |
| 6 months | +24.4% | +8.3% | 14.1% | 3.7% | +6.4 pts | −9.7 pts |
| Since launch | +2.0% | +3.5% | 20.9% | 5.0% | −10.9 pts | −8.2 pts |
| KYLD Kurv High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying weekly | SCEP STERLING CAPITAL HEDGED EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Kurv | Sterling Capital |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 25.6% | 7.1% |
| Expense ratio | 1.00% | 0.65% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 20.9% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025) | 5.0% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | −20.5% | −1.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +2.0% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025) | +3.5% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +12.9% | +11.7% |
| Ahead or behind | −10.9 pts | −8.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | not published |
| Age | 322 days | 281 days |
| Net assets | $49m | $235m |
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).
SCEP in plain words
Over the period since launch on Dec 11, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SCEP paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.1%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, KYLD or SCEP?
- KYLD charges 1.00% a year and SCEP charges 0.65%, so SCEP 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 SCEP, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/kyld-vs-scep Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.