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KCOP vs XLEI

Kurv Copper & Mining Enhanced Income ETF

KCOPDCboe

State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF

XLEIBNYSE Arca

Overlap

0.0%by weight

Expense ratio

XLEI −0.64pt a year

KCOP0.99%XLEI0.35%

Avg volume · 30D

XLEI 12.1×the volume

KCOP15.7KXLEI190K

KCOP vs XLEI Performance

Jul 31, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026

−8.0%KCOP+14.5%XLEI

Jul 31, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026. KCOP −8.0%. XLEI +14.5%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−5%0%5%10%Jul 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
KCOP 0.99%
XLEI 0.35%, better
Fund size
KCOP $33M
XLEI $203M
1Y total return
KCOP No data
XLEI +48.5%
Yield (12M)
KCOP No data
XLEI 17.59%
Holdings
KCOP 9
XLEI 3
Avg volume (30D)
KCOP 15.7K sh
XLEI 190K sh, better
NAV per share
KCOP $20.37
XLEI $29.48
52W range

ETF.net Grade

KCOP: Cost 21, Risk 10, Mission not scored, Tradability 34, Holdings 47, Durability 48. XLEI: Cost 76, Risk 70, Mission 56, Tradability 70, Holdings 49, Durability 81.
Pillar letters and Scores for KCOP, XLEI, with each pillar’s weight
PillarKCOPXLEI
Cost30% weightF21A76Higher
Mission25% weightNot scoredB56
Risk15% weightF10A70Higher
Tradability15% weightD34A70Higher
Holdings10% weightC47C49Higher
Durability5% weightC48A81Higher

Rank among Sector Option Income funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. KCOP and XLEI are both graded against the same 22 Sector Option Income funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Sector Option Income⁠

Category · 22 funds
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XLEI ranks 7th and KCOP 20th of 22 funds in the Sector Option Income Category.

  1. Rank 5BXLYIState Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETFScore 67
  2. Rank 7BXLEIState Street Energy Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETFScore 66
  3. Rank 8BTYLGGlobal X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETFScore 63
  4. Rank 19DGPTYYieldMax AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETFScore 34
  5. Rank 20DKCOPKurv Copper & Mining Enhanced Income ETFScore 26
  6. Rank 21FBIOYGraniteShares YieldBOOST Biotech ETFScore 20

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

KCOPDKurv Copper & Mining Enhanced Income ETF

XLEIBState Street Energy Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF

In short

KCOP Copper miners usually pay you in price swings. KCOP is the aisle's income take: copper and mining exposure run under an enhanced-income mandate, with distributions on a quarterly schedule. The extra machinery comes at the group's highest fee.

XLEI State Street's 1998-vintage energy sector fund, wrapped in a call-writing overlay. Same oil and gas majors, monthly income from selling options against them, minus some of the upside when crude runs.

Stated mandate

KCOP The Fund's stated objective is to maximize total return.

XLEI The fund seeks current income while preserving prospects for long-term capital growth by investing in an energy-sector ETF and selling call options on it to generate additional premium income.

Why people hold it

  • KCOP The income-first ticket in a copper-miner group otherwise built on pure equity exposure: an enhanced-income mandate on the theme, with distributions paid quarterly.
  • The mandate is plain-spoken: materials-sector copper and mining companies, managed for total return, per the fund's own filing.
  • A standard 1940 Act fund wrapper, so a commodity-linked theme arrives with familiar ETF plumbing rather than a partnership structure.
  • XLEI Underlying is the original energy sector SPDR, trading since 1998: market-cap-weighted S&P 500 oil, gas and services names. No stock picking, just an overlay on a known quantity.stockanalysis.com
  • Pays monthly, and the mandate is written to seek income while preserving prospects for long-term growth rather than sell away all the upside.ssga.com
  • Calls are written on the sector ETF itself, not dozens of single stocks, so the overlay runs off one liquid options chain.ssga.com
  • The 0.35% fee sits right at the median for sector covered-call funds, and the build stands among the stronger ones in that peer group.

Worth knowing

  • KCOP Fee is 0.99%, the steepest in its copper cohort: the group median sits at 0.66% and ICOP charges 0.47%. The income mandate has to justify that gap.
  • Launched in February 2026, so there is little history showing how the strategy behaves across a full copper cycle.
  • One of the younger, smaller names in the copper aisle, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than at the category's long-established funds.
  • XLEI Written calls cap the rally: above the strike, further gains go to the option buyer and the fund keeps the premium instead.ssga.com
  • One narrow sector, market-cap weighted, so the integrated majors dominate. Nothing inside cushions a broad crude selloff.stockanalysis.com
  • A 2025 launch, so there is no record through a full energy cycle yet, and it trades lightly next to the sector fund it holds.

Full KCOP profile⁠

Full XLEI profile⁠

KCOP vs XLEI Holdings

How KCOP and XLEI differ

Overlap by weight

0.0%

Shared holdings make up 0.0% of KCOP and 0.0% of XLEI.

Level by level

  • Holdings0 in both0.0%
  • Asset classEquity100%

Sector

No Sector split for KCOP.

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

No country split for KCOP.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

  • KCOP110.8%
  • XLEI102.0%

Securities held

  • KCOP9
  • XLEI1

Asset class

KCOP
Equity
XLEI
Equity

Holdings

  • Only in KCOP9
  • In both0
  • Only in XLEI1

Only in KCOP

9 securities, 100% of KCOP by weight

  • United States Treasury Bill 06/10/202739.69%
  • United States Treasury Bill 03/18/202731.94%
  • United States Treasury Bill 12/24/202628.58%

Only in XLEI

1 security, 100% of XLEI by weight

  • State Street Energy Select Sec101.66%

Weight gaps

KCOP and XLEI share no securities.

All KCOP holdings⁠All 6 XLEI holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

KCOP vs XLEI Cost

Overpaying KCOP vs XLEI

$11,399

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • KCOP 0.99%

    $18,525

  • XLEI 0.35%

    $7,126

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • KCOP 0.99%
  • XLEI 0.35%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K051015202530KCOP $18,525XLEI $7,126

Year by year

YearKCOPXLEIOverpaying
10$1,746$634$1,112
20$6,565$2,454$4,111
30$18,525$7,126$11,399

Expense ratio

  • 0.99%KCOP
  • 0.35%XLEI, cheaper
  • Middle half of Sector Option Income funds
  • Median 0.47%

XLEI cheapest of 22 funds

KCOP 17th cheapest of 22 funds

KCOP vs XLEI Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
KCOP No data
XLEI 17.59%
Payout (12M)
KCOP No data
XLEI $5.24
Last payment
KCOP $0.30
XLEI $0.51
Ex-dividend
KCOP Oct 14, 2026
XLEI Oct 1, 2026
Paid on
KCOP Oct 15, 2026
XLEI Oct 5, 2026
Frequency
KCOP Monthly
XLEI Monthly

Distribution history

Per share, 2025 to 2026, same scale for both

KCOPMonthly · 8 paymentsAll KCOP payments⁠
One bar per payment. 8 payments from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Mar 11, 2026 $0.30; Apr 15, 2026 $0.30; May 13, 2026 $0.30; Jun 10, 2026 $0.30; Jul 15, 2026 $0.30; Aug 12, 2026 $0.30; Sep 9, 2026 $0.30; Oct 14, 2026 $0.30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.502026YTD
XLEIMonthly · 14 paymentsAll XLEI payments⁠
One bar per payment. 14 payments from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Sep 2, 2025 $0.59; Oct 1, 2025 $0.44; Nov 3, 2025 $0.39; Dec 1, 2025 $0.29; Dec 29, 2025 $0.73; Feb 2, 2026 $0.25; Mar 2, 2026 $0.46; Apr 1, 2026 $0.55; May 1, 2026 $0.31; Jun 1, 2026 $0.45; Jul 1, 2026 $0.54; Aug 3, 2026 $0.39; Sep 1, 2026 $0.37; Oct 1, 2026 $0.51. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.502026YTD

KCOP vs XLEI Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
KCOP No dataXLEI 15.6%since Aug 2025
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
KCOP No dataXLEI 2.03since Aug 2025
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
KCOP No dataXLEI −8.2%since Jul 2025
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
KCOP 1.45XLEI −0.51

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