Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
KYLD vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
KYLD and XSHP both write options for income.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $47m for Kurv High Income ETF and $11m for Kurv SpaceX Enhanced Income ETF.
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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.Not measured
XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
XSHP
−21.1%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
XSHP
−21.1%
11.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
XSHP costs 0.09 points a year less; KYLD is 4.3 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | KYLD | XSHP |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −5.0% | not published |
| Price change | fell 21.4% (6 months) | fell 32.7% (since Jun 17, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment | 92% of the Oct 8, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | its own holdings | not published |
| Against its benchmark, same days | ahead by 7.7 pts | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.08% | 0.99% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $47m | $11m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, KYLD and XSHP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026.
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0% 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 | XSHP | KYLD | XSHP | KYLD | XSHP |
| 3 months | −13.3% | +31.3% | 6.2% | 11.2% | +4.1 pts | not measured |
| 6 months | −10.9% | – | 11.9% | – | +7.6 pts | – |
| 1 year | −5.0% | – | 25.2% | – | not measured | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: KYLD Oct 2025 · XSHP Jun 2026 | −10.9% | −21.1% | 23.6% | 11.3% | 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.
XSHP
Over the period from its first trade on Jun 17, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XSHP paid 11.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 32.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −21.1%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 33.7%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 92% of the distribution paid Oct 8, 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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