Data as of .
KYLD vs YYY: which paid, and which earned it?
KYLD and YYY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KYLD and YYY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in KYLD | Only in YYY |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 12.96% | abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.61% |
| TREASURY BILL 11.01% | BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.33% |
| Global X Silver Miners ETF 7.09% | Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.32% |
| VanEck Gold Miners ETF/USA 6.38% | Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.30% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.21% | PIMCO High Income Fund 3.04% |
| Intel Corp 6.19% | Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 2.98% |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc 5.97% | Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.66% |
| Teradyne Inc 5.77% | Western Asset Diversified Income Fund 2.45% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KYLD | YYY | KYLD | YYY | KYLD | YYY | |
| 3 months | −6.3% | −2.5% | 5.6% | 3.1% | −8.5 pts | −4.8 pts |
| 6 months | +24.4% | +4.7% | 14.1% | 6.5% | +6.4 pts | −13.3 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +3.4% | not published | 12.1% | not published | −13.2 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +37.1% | not published | 37.7% | not published | −41.3 pts |
| Since launch | +2.0% | +117.8% | 20.9% | 112.4% | −10.9 pts | −519.1 pts |
| KYLD Kurv High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying weekly | YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Kurv | Amplify |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 25.6% | 13.3% |
| Expense ratio | 1.00% | 3.23% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 20.9% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025) | 12.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | −20.5% | −8.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +2.0% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025) | +3.4% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +12.9% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −10.9 pts | −13.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | not published |
| Age | 322 days | 5211 days |
| Net assets | $49m | $702m |
KYLD in plain words
Over the period since launch on Oct 31, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, KYLD paid 20.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 20.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +12.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.6%, paid weekly. Kurv estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
YYY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YYY paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, KYLD or YYY?
- KYLD charges 1.00% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so KYLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Other comparisons
Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, KYLD against YYY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/kyld-vs-yyy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.