Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
KYLD vs SEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KYLD paid 25.2% of its price in cash against SEPI’s 8.9%, though SEPI returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets: $47m on Nov 3, 2026 for Kurv High Income ETF, and $152m on Jun 30, 2026 for Shelton Equity Premium Income 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, 2026.3.1 pts ahead of SPY
SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
SEPI
+17.9%
8.9% of it arrived as cash
3.1 pts ahead of SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
3.1 pts ahead of SPY
SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
SEPI
+17.9%
3.1 pts ahead of SPY
8.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
SEPI costs 0.54 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 22.9 points.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | KYLD | SEPI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −5.0% | +17.9% |
| Price change | fell 21.4% (6 months) | rose 8.3% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment | 99% of the Sep 30, 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 | ahead by 3.1 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.08% | 0.54% |
| Net assets, KYLD as of Nov 3, 2026 and SEPI as of Jun 30, 2026 | $47m | $152m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 9% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, KYLD and SEPI hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.
half
9% 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 | SEPI | KYLD | SEPI | KYLD | SEPI |
| 3 months | −13.3% | −0.1% | 6.2% | 2.1% | +4.1 pts | 0.0 pts |
| 6 months | −10.9% | +6.8% | 11.9% | 4.4% | +7.6 pts | +1.8 pts |
| 1 year | −5.0% | +17.9% | 25.2% | 8.9% | not measured | +3.1 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: KYLD Oct 2025 · SEPI Sep 2025 | −10.9% | +23.5% | 23.6% | 10.0% | not measured | +3.7 pts |
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.
SEPI
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SEPI paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly. Shelton estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Sep 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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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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