Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
KYLD vs XYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KYLD paid 25.2% of its price in cash against XYLD’s 10.7%, though XYLD returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets: $47m on Nov 3, 2026 for Kurv High Income ETF, and $3.4bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X S&P 500 Covered Call 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, 2026.1.1 pts ahead of SPY
XYLD over 1 year: paid 10.7%, price +4.4%, total +15.9%, SPY +14.8%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
XYLD
+15.9%
10.7% of it arrived as cash
1.1 pts ahead of SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
1.1 pts ahead of SPY
XYLD over 1 year: paid 10.7%, price +4.4%, total +15.9%, SPY +14.8%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
XYLD
+15.9%
1.1 pts ahead of SPY
10.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XYLD over 1 year: paid 10.7%, price +4.4%, total +15.9%, SPY +14.8%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
XYLD costs 0.48 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 20.9 points; XYLD is far larger, $3.4bn against $53m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | KYLD | XYLD |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −5.0% | +15.9% |
| Price change | fell 21.4% (6 months) | rose 4.4% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment | 93% of the Sep 24, 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 1.1 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.08% | 0.60% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026 | $53m | $3.4bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 5% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, KYLD and XYLD hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.
half
5% 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 | XYLD | KYLD | XYLD | KYLD | XYLD |
| 3 months | −13.3% | +2.4% | 6.2% | 2.2% | +4.1 pts | +2.6 pts |
| 6 months | −10.9% | +7.9% | 11.9% | 5.1% | +7.6 pts | +2.9 pts |
| 1 year | −5.0% | +15.9% | 25.2% | 10.7% | not measured | +1.1 pts |
| 3 years | – | +48.4% | – | 34.0% | – | −34.5 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: KYLD Oct 2025 · XYLD Jun 2013 | −10.9% | +194.8% | 23.6% | 114.5% | not measured | −316.0 pts |
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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.
XYLD
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XYLD paid 10.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 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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