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KCOP vs XLSI

Kurv Copper & Mining Enhanced Income ETF

KCOPDCboe

State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF

XLSIANYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

XLSI −0.64pt a year

KCOP0.99%XLSI0.35%

Avg volume · 30D

XLSI 1.2×the volume

KCOP15.7KXLSI19.2K

KCOP vs XLSI Performance

Jul 31, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026

−8.0%KCOP+4.4%XLSI

Jul 31, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026. KCOP −8.0%. XLSI +4.4%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−5%0%10%15%Jul 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
KCOP 0.99%
XLSI 0.35%, better
Fund size
KCOP $33M
XLSI $25M
1Y total return
KCOP No data
XLSI +14.7%
Yield (12M)
KCOP No data
XLSI 12.22%
Holdings
KCOP 9
XLSI 2
Avg volume (30D)
KCOP 15.7K sh
XLSI 19.2K sh, better
NAV per share
KCOP $20.37
XLSI $23.80
52W range

ETF.net Grade

KCOP: Cost 21, Risk 10, Mission not scored, Tradability 34, Holdings 47, Durability 48. XLSI: Cost 76, Risk 68, Mission 88, Tradability 78, Holdings 51, Durability 58.
Pillar letters and Scores for KCOP, XLSI, with each pillar’s weight
PillarKCOPXLSI
Cost30% weightF21A76Higher
Mission25% weightNot scoredA88
Risk15% weightF10B68Higher
Tradability15% weightD34A78Higher
Holdings10% weightC47C51Higher
Durability5% weightC48B58Higher

Rank among Sector Option Income funds

Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. KCOP and XLSI 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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XLSI ranks 1st 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 19DGPTYYieldMax AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETFScore 34
  4. Rank 20DKCOPKurv Copper & Mining Enhanced Income ETFScore 26
  5. Rank 21FBIOYGraniteShares YieldBOOST Biotech ETFScore 20

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

KCOPDKurv Copper & Mining Enhanced Income ETF

XLSIAState Street Consumer Staples 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.

XLSI Covered calls on the market's quietest aisle. XLSI owns the classic consumer staples sector fund and sells calls on it, turning soup, soap and razors into monthly income while giving up gains above the strike.

Stated mandate

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

XLSI The fund uses an actively managed strategy intended to provide current income while preserving prospects for long-term capital growth. It invests in the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF and sells call options on that ETF 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.
  • XLSI Simple plumbing: it holds shares of the staples Select Sector fund (XLP) and writes calls on that same ETF, so the equity sleeve is the plain sector basket, not a synthetic stand-in.ssga.com
  • 0.35% sits right at the median for its option-income sector cohort, the same sticker as siblings XLVI, XLUI and XLEI.
  • Pays monthly, and the call overlay is actively managed: a manager sets the strikes rather than following a fixed published formula.ssga.com
  • Sticks tightly to the mandate on the tin, and ranks among the stronger builds in its sector-overlay 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.
  • XLSI The calls cap the top end: gains above the strike on the underlying staples fund are traded away for premium.ssga.com
  • Option premiums rise and fall with volatility, so the monthly payout moves around. Income, not a coupon.
  • Launched in 2025 and small next to the giant option-income names, so the record is short and trading is light. Spreads can widen.

Full KCOP profile⁠

Full XLSI profile⁠

KCOP vs XLSI 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 XLSI Cost

Overpaying KCOP vs XLSI

$11,399

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

  • KCOP 0.99%

    $18,525

  • XLSI 0.35%

    $7,126

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

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

Year by year

YearKCOPXLSIOverpaying
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%XLSI, cheaper
  • Middle half of Sector Option Income funds
  • Median 0.47%

XLSI cheapest of 22 funds

KCOP 17th cheapest of 22 funds

KCOP vs XLSI Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
KCOP No data
XLSI 12.22%
Payout (12M)
KCOP No data
XLSI $2.92
Last payment
KCOP $0.30
XLSI $0.32
Ex-dividend
KCOP Oct 14, 2026
XLSI Oct 1, 2026
Paid on
KCOP Oct 15, 2026
XLSI Oct 5, 2026
Frequency
KCOP Monthly
XLSI 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
XLSIMonthly · 14 paymentsAll XLSI payments⁠
One bar per payment. 14 payments from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Sep 2, 2025 $0.29; Oct 1, 2025 $0.28; Nov 3, 2025 $0.22; Dec 1, 2025 $0.15; Dec 29, 2025 $0.32; Feb 2, 2026 $0.18; Mar 2, 2026 $0.30; Apr 1, 2026 $0.33; May 1, 2026 $0.19; Jun 1, 2026 $0.20; Jul 1, 2026 $0.35; Aug 3, 2026 $0.19; Sep 1, 2026 $0.18; Oct 1, 2026 $0.32. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.252026YTD

KCOP vs XLSI Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
KCOP No dataXLSI 12.3%since Aug 2025
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
KCOP No dataXLSI 0.48since Aug 2025
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
KCOP No dataXLSI −7.9%since Jul 2025
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
KCOP 1.45XLSI 0.19

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