Data as of .
KYLD vs SDTY: which paid, and which earned it?
KYLD and SDTY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KYLD and SDTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in KYLD | Only in SDTY |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 12.96% | SPX 12/18/2026 1200.26 C 88.32% |
| TREASURY BILL 11.01% | First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 8.93% |
| Global X Silver Miners ETF 7.09% | United States Treasury Bill 10/15/2026 2.55% |
| VanEck Gold Miners ETF/USA 6.38% | United States Treasury Bill 02/18/2027 0.10% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.21% | United States Treasury Bill 07/08/2027 0.09% |
| Intel Corp 6.19% | |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc 5.97% | |
| Teradyne Inc 5.77% |
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 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KYLD | SDTY | KYLD | SDTY | KYLD | SDTY | |
| 3 months | −6.3% | +3.2% | 5.6% | 5.9% | −8.5 pts | +1.0 pts |
| 6 months | +24.4% | +16.5% | 14.1% | 13.7% | +6.4 pts | −1.6 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +15.8% | not published | 24.4% | not published | −0.8 pts |
| Since launch | +2.0% | +22.3% | 20.9% | 35.4% | −10.9 pts | −5.8 pts |
| KYLD Kurv High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying weekly | SDTY YieldMax(R) S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Kurv | YieldMax |
| Strategy | option income | 0DTE covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 25.6% | 19.8% |
| Expense ratio | 1.00% | 1.08% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 20.9% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025) | 24.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | −20.5% | −10.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +2.0% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025) | +15.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +12.9% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −10.9 pts | −0.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | 100% |
| Age | 322 days | 589 days |
| Net assets | $49m | $28m |
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).
SDTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SDTY paid 24.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 19.8%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 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 SDTY?
- KYLD charges 1.00% a year and SDTY charges 1.08%, so KYLD 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 SDTY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/kyld-vs-sdty Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.