I updated my Kurv ETF tracking sheet for May 2026 and tried to keep the view focused on a few metrics that are useful for monthly review.
This is not meant to be a “best Kurv ETF” ranking. I’m mostly using it as a monthly check to see how each fund looks beyond headline yield.
A few things I’m tracking:
- Dividend TTM — trailing 12-month distribution rate
- Price CAGR — price growth or decline over the evaluation window
- Total Return CAGR — return including distributions
- Payout Support Risk — whether the payout looks supported by recent price and total-return behavior
- Stability — behavior based on volatility, drawdown, and beta
- MoM change — how dividend, price, and total return shifted versus the prior snapshot
| Fund Ticker | Dividend TTM | Price CAGR | Total Return CAGR | Payout Support Risk | Stability | Dividend TTM (MoM) | Price Growth (MoM) | Total Return CAGR (MoM) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCOP | 3.62% | -3.82% | 8.87% | Low | LOW | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| KGLD | 10.86% | 25.94% | 42.10% | Low | LOW | 1.62pp | -8.00pp | -8.41pp |
| KQQQ | 13.61% | 13.23% | 27.17% | Low | LOW | -1.10pp | 5.73pp | 6.56pp |
| KSLV | 15.98% | 54.29% | 95.23% | Low | LOW | 2.28pp | -9.81pp | -11.14pp |
| KYLD | 16.54% | -17.45% | 12.14% | Elevated | LOW | 0.28pp | 16.83pp | 21.79pp |
| TSLP | 27.03% | -7.66% | 22.94% | Elevated | LOW | -4.75pp | 4.76pp | 6.15pp |
What stood out this month
TSLP has the highest Dividend TTM in this group at 27.03%, but it also shows negative Price CAGR at -7.66% and Elevated Payout Support Risk. That combination is why I would not read the yield by itself. The income number is high, but the price base has been weakening over the evaluation window.
KSLV has the strongest total-return profile in this snapshot, with 15.98% Dividend TTM, 54.29% Price CAGR, and 95.23% Total Return CAGR. The caution is that Stability is still marked LOW, so I would be careful about treating the return number as a low-volatility income profile.
KGLD also stands out from a total-return angle, with 10.86% Dividend TTM, 25.94% Price CAGR, and 42.10% Total Return CAGR. Its Payout Support Risk is marked Low, but Stability is LOW, so it still does not look like a low-volatility income fund from this snapshot.
KQQQ looks more balanced than the highest-yield names. It shows 13.61% Dividend TTM, 13.23% Price CAGR, and 27.17% Total Return CAGR, while Payout Support Risk is marked Low. For my own screening process, that combination is easier to read than a high-yield fund with negative price trend.
KYLD is the weaker one from a price-support perspective. It has 16.54% Dividend TTM, but Price CAGR is -17.45%, even though Total Return CAGR is still positive at 12.14%. The Payout Support Risk signal is marked Elevated, so I would treat the positive total-return number together with the price-base erosion instead of reading it in isolation.
KCOP has the lowest Dividend TTM in this group at 3.62%, with negative Price CAGR at -3.82% but positive Total Return CAGR at 8.87%. Since the MoM data is N/A, I would treat it more carefully until more monthly comparison data is available.
Practical takeaway
For this Kurv snapshot, the most useful split is not simply high yield versus low yield.
The higher-yield names, TSLP and KYLD, both show Elevated Payout Support Risk and negative Price CAGR. That does not make them unusable, but it does make me look more closely at whether the income is coming with persistent price-base erosion.
The stronger total-return names, KSLV and KGLD, look better on Price CAGR and Total Return CAGR, but both still show LOW Stability. So I would not treat strong return history as the same thing as stable income behavior.
The cleaner middle case in this table is KQQQ, because Dividend TTM, Price CAGR, Total Return CAGR, and Payout Support Risk are all easier to read together. For monthly screening, that is usually the kind of combination I want to notice first before deciding whether a fund deserves deeper review.
Note: Metrics are exported from Dividend Decoder as a partial snapshot; not investment advice.