Growth of $100
Green is what an investor who reinvested every payout would have; red is the price alone. The gap between them is the income. If the red line keeps falling, the payouts are partly your own money coming back.
Was the payout earned?
Over the last year KSLV paid 39.4% but returned +9.7% in total, so about 31% of the payout was earned; the rest came back out of the fund's own value (its price fell).
| Earned % (3 months) | below -100% |
| Earned % (1 year) | 31% |
| Earned % (full history, up to 5 yrs) | 35% |
Earned % = total return ÷ payouts. 100% means every dollar paid out was earned; below 100% means part of it came from the fund's own value. This is an economic measure based on market price, not the tax label on the payout.
Where the DT Score comes from
Total 45.8 / 100 · rank #184 of 420. How the score works
Risk
| Sortino ratio (1Y) | -0.06 |
| Sharpe ratio (1Y) | -0.04 |
| Steadiness vs S&P 500 | 21% |
| Beta to S&P 500 | 1.94 |
| Correlation to S&P 500 | 0.40 |
| Max drop (1Y) | -61.1% |
| Max drop (up to 5 yrs) | -61.1% |
| Trend | Downtrend |
| History | 1.1 yrs |
Vs. SLV (what it's built on)
| Upside capture | 103% |
| Downside capture | 105% |
| Capture ratio | 0.98 |
| Beta | 1.03 |
| Correlation | 0.99 |
| Tracking | Closely |
On days SLV rose, KSLV caught 103% of the gain; on days it fell, KSLV took 105% of the loss.
Payout history
Each bar is one payout (last 13 shown). Pays Monthly.
| Ex-date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | $0.5000 |
| 2026-09-16 | $0.6000 |
| 2026-08-19 | $0.6000 |
| 2026-07-22 | $0.6000 |
| 2026-06-17 | $0.6000 |
| 2026-05-20 | $0.7500 |
| 2026-04-22 | $0.7500 |
| 2026-03-18 | $0.7500 |
| 2026-02-18 | $0.7500 |
| 2026-01-21 | $0.7500 |
| 2025-12-17 | $0.5500 |
| 2025-11-19 | $0.5000 |
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| Fund | Category | Fwd rate | 12m yield | 1Y total ret. | Earned % 1Y | Upside capt. | Downside capt. | Tracking | DT Score | Momentum | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLJY Amplify SILJ Junior Silver Miners Covered Call ETF | Index Covered Call / Option Income | 22.1% | 28.4% | +22.7% | 85% | 77% | 75% | Loosely | 65 | 12 | Downtrend |
| SLVI NEOS Silver High Income ETF | Other | – | 1.2% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
About KSLV
| Issuer | Kurv |
| Structure | ETF |
| Category | Other |
| Strategy | Options overlay (covered calls/call spreads) seeking income with some retained upside |
| Underlying | Silver |
| Exposure | Commodities |
| Index linkage | No - active |
| Pays | Monthly |
| Expense ratio | – |
| Launched | 2025 |
| Uses leverage | No |
| Upside capped | Yes |
| Rate sensitivity | Neutral |
| Return of capital common | Yes |
| Tax notes | Mix ROC / ordinary income |
Research notes: Expense ratio not retrieved. Inception approximate.
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