Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
KYLD vs ULTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ULTY paid 46.0% of its price in cash against KYLD’s 25.2%, though KYLD returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $47m for Kurv High Income ETF and $576m for YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy 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, 2026.4.4 pts ahead of its own holdings
ULTY over 1 year: paid 46.0%, price −55.5%, total −12.4%, its own holdings −16.8%, +4.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
its own holdings
−16.8%
ULTY
−12.4%
4.4 pts ahead of its own holdings
Total return, distributions reinvested
4.4 pts ahead of its own holdings
ULTY over 1 year: paid 46.0%, price −55.5%, total −12.4%, its own holdings −16.8%, +4.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
its own holdings
−16.8%
ULTY
−12.4%
46.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. ULTY over 1 year: paid 46.0%, price −55.5%, total −12.4%, its own holdings −16.8%, +4.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
KYLD costs 0.22 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.4 points; ULTY is 12.3 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | KYLD | ULTY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −5.0% | −12.4% |
| Price change | fell 21.4% (6 months) | fell 55.5% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment | 100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | its own holdings | its own holdings |
| Against its benchmark, same days | ahead by 7.7 pts | ahead by 4.4 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.08% | 1.30% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $47m | $576m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 19% | |
Risk and return
Nov 7, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 51 weekly returnsFrom Nov 2025 to Oct 2026, KYLD returned more: −4.7% to −9.7%. ULTY fell less at its worst: −13.8% to −17.7%.
Full scorecard
3 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | KYLD | ULTY | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | −4.7% | −9.7% | KYLD | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Price return | −28.0% | −52.8% | KYLD | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Max drawdown | −17.7% | −13.8% | ULTY | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 51 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, KYLD and ULTY hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
19% 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 | ULTY | KYLD | ULTY | KYLD | ULTY |
| 3 months | −13.3% | −8.3% | 6.2% | 14.3% | +4.1 pts | +3.4 pts |
| 6 months | −10.9% | −9.9% | 11.9% | 26.6% | +7.6 pts | +1.6 pts |
| 1 year | −5.0% | −12.4% | 25.2% | 46.0% | not measured | +4.4 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: KYLD Oct 2025 · ULTY Feb 2024 | −10.9% | −1.9% | 23.6% | 87.9% | not measured | not measured |
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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.
ULTY
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ULTY paid 46.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 55.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −12.4%. ULTY's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Nov 2, 2026) returned −16.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 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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