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KCOP vs XLII

Kurv Copper & Mining Enhanced Income ETF

KCOPDCboe

State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF

XLIIANYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

XLII −0.64pt a year

KCOP0.99%XLII0.35%

Avg volume · 30D

XLII 1.01×the volume

KCOP15.7KXLII15.9K

KCOP vs XLII Performance

Jul 31, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026

−8.0%KCOP−4.7%XLII

Jul 31, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026. KCOP −8.0%. XLII −4.7%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.0%5%10%15%Jul 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
KCOP 0.99%
XLII 0.35%, better
Fund size
KCOP $33M
XLII $17M
1Y total return
KCOP No data
XLII +9.0%
Yield (12M)
KCOP No data
XLII 13.46%
Holdings
KCOP 9
XLII 3
Avg volume (30D)
KCOP 15.7K sh
XLII 15.9K sh, better
NAV per share
KCOP $20.37
XLII $24.32
52W range

ETF.net Grade

KCOP: Cost 21, Risk 10, Mission not scored, Tradability 34, Holdings 47, Durability 48. XLII: Cost 76, Risk 49, Mission 100, Tradability 60, Holdings 51, Durability 51.
Pillar letters and Scores for KCOP, XLII, with each pillar’s weight
PillarKCOPXLII
Cost30% weightF21A76Higher
Mission25% weightNot scoredA100
Risk15% weightF10C49Higher
Tradability15% weightD34B60Higher
Holdings10% weightC47C51Higher
Durability5% weightC48C51Higher

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 XLII 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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XLII ranks 2nd and KCOP 20th of 22 funds in the Sector Option Income Category.

  1. Rank 1AXLSIState Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETFScore 74
  2. Rank 2AXLIIState Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETFScore 71
  3. Rank 2AXLVIState Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETFScore 71
  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

XLIIAState Street Industrial 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.

XLII Covered calls swarm tech; far rarer on machinery, railroads and defense primes. XLII owns the 1998-vintage industrials SPDR and sells short-dated calls on that fund itself, paying out monthly.

Stated mandate

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

XLII The fund is actively managed to pursue current income while retaining the potential for long-term capital growth. It invests in XLI and sells call options on XLI to generate additional 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.
  • XLII Single-ticker build: it holds the industrials SPDR (XLI, running since 1998) and writes listed calls on that fund, so one trade buys the sector basket and the overlay.ssga.comssga.com 2
  • Actively managed overlay, not a rigid formula: managers choose strikes and expiries rather than selling the same call every month. Distributions come monthly.ssga.com
  • Priced at 0.35%, the going rate for sector covered-call funds, and among the stronger implementations in its peer group.
  • Same 0.35% runs across the sibling sleeves (XLVI health care, XLUI utilities), so sector mixes cost the same per leg.etf.com

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.
  • XLII Calls cap the upside: premium income is paid for by handing over part of any big industrials rally.ssga.com
  • Fund-of-funds fee stacking. The plain industrials SPDR (XLI) it owns costs a small fraction of 0.35% on its own.ssga.com
  • Launched in 2025, still small and thinly traded, so spreads can run wider than the underlying's.

Full KCOP profile⁠

Full XLII profile⁠

KCOP vs XLII 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 XLII Cost

Overpaying KCOP vs XLII

$11,399

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

  • KCOP 0.99%

    $18,525

  • XLII 0.35%

    $7,126

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • KCOP 0.99%
  • XLII 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 $18,525XLII $7,126

Year by year

YearKCOPXLIIOverpaying
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%XLII, cheaper
  • Middle half of Sector Option Income funds
  • Median 0.47%

XLII cheapest of 22 funds

KCOP 17th cheapest of 22 funds

KCOP vs XLII Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
KCOP No data
XLII 13.46%
Payout (12M)
KCOP No data
XLII $3.23
Last payment
KCOP $0.30
XLII $0.30
Ex-dividend
KCOP Oct 14, 2026
XLII Oct 1, 2026
Paid on
KCOP Oct 15, 2026
XLII Oct 5, 2026
Frequency
KCOP Monthly
XLII 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$0.252026YTD
XLIIMonthly · 14 paymentsAll XLII payments⁠
One bar per payment. 14 payments from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Sep 2, 2025 $0.38; Oct 1, 2025 $0.22; Nov 3, 2025 $0.27; Dec 1, 2025 $0.22; Dec 29, 2025 $0.26; Feb 2, 2026 $0.21; Mar 2, 2026 $0.32; Apr 1, 2026 $0.35; May 1, 2026 $0.27; Jun 1, 2026 $0.31; Jul 1, 2026 $0.31; Aug 3, 2026 $0.30; Sep 1, 2026 $0.11; Oct 1, 2026 $0.30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.252026YTD

KCOP vs XLII Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
KCOP No dataXLII 11.9%since Aug 2025
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
KCOP No dataXLII 0.60since Aug 2025
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
KCOP No dataXLII −10.1%since Jul 2025
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
KCOP 1.45XLII 0.53

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