{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/income/kyld-vs-xijn","section":"compare","title":"KYLD vs XIJN: Dividend Yield & Total Return | ETFIQ","description":"KYLD paid 25.2% of its price in cash over the year and XIJN 6.9%. Total return with distributions reinvested was \u22125.0% against +6.8%, to Nov 4, 2026.","as_of":"Nov 4, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which paid more, KYLD or XIJN?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KYLD paid 25.2% of its starting price in cash and XIJN paid 6.9%, so KYLD paid more. 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As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. KYLD XIJN \n Expense ratio 1.08% 0.85% \n Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $47m $50m \n Total return, 1 year","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, KYLD against XIJN, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/kyld-vs-xijn","a":{"ticker":"KYLD","name":"Kurv High Income ETF","issuer":"Kurv","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-11-04","verdict":"Over the 6 months to Nov 4, 2026, KYLD paid 11.9% in cash and lost 10.9%, against \u221218.6% for its own holdings.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/kyld","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, 6 months, on its starting price","value":"11.9%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Total return, 6 months","value":"\u221210.9%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Against its own holdings","value":"+7.7 pts","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Return of capital, latest payout (Kurv estimate)","value":"100.0%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"Kurv estimate"},{"label":"Last payment (paid weekly), ex-date Nov 4, 2026","value":"$0.10","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$47m","as_of":"2026-11-03","source":"issuer page, as of Nov 3, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"1.08%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"497 XBRL, Sep 30, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"XIJN","name":"FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June","issuer":"First Trust","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-11-04","verdict":"Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIJN paid 6.9% in cash and returned 6.8% in total, against 14.8% for VOO.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/xijn","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price","value":"6.9%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+6.8%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Against VOO","value":"\u22128.0 pts","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Return of capital, latest payout (First Trust estimate)","value":"94.9%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"First Trust estimate"},{"label":"Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Nov 2, 2026","value":"$0.1721","as_of":"2026-11-02","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$50m","as_of":"2026-11-03","source":"issuer page, as of Nov 3, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.85%","as_of":"2026-06-22","source":"497 XBRL, Jun 22, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":0,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/income/kyld-vs-xijn"}