Which paid more, CVRD or KNG?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CVRD paid 7.7% of its starting price in cash and KNG paid 8.8%, so KNG paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, CVRD or KNG?

With every distribution reinvested, CVRD returned +12.7% and KNG +20.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, CVRD or KNG?

CVRD charges 0.90% a year and KNG charges 0.74%, so KNG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

CVRD vs KNG: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KNG paid 8.8% of its price in cash against CVRD’s 7.7%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $32m on Jun 30, 2026 for Madison Covered Call ETF, and $3.4bn on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF.

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At a glance

7.7%

CVRD cash paid, 1 year

8.8%

KNG cash paid, 1 year

+12.7%

CVRD total return, 1 year

+20.8%

KNG total return, 1 year

CVRD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 10.4 pts behind its own stocks

CVRD

+12.7%

Own

+23.1%

10.4 pts behind its own stocks

CVRD over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +4.3%, total +12.7%, its own stocks +23.1%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own stocks

+23.1%

CVRD

+12.7%

7.7% of it arrived as cash

10.4 pts behind its own stocks

Total return, distributions reinvested

10.4 pts behind its own stocks

CVRD over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +4.3%, total +12.7%, its own stocks +23.1%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own stocks

+23.1%

CVRD

+12.7%

10.4 pts behind its own stocks

7.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. CVRD over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +4.3%, total +12.7%, its own stocks +23.1%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

KNG · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.1 pts behind NOBL

KNG

+20.8%

NOBL

+23.9%

3.1 pts behind NOBL

KNG over 1 year: paid 8.8%, price +11.1%, total +20.8%, NOBL +23.9%, −3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

NOBL

+23.9%

KNG

+20.8%

8.8% of it arrived as cash

3.1 pts behind NOBL

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.1 pts behind NOBL

KNG over 1 year: paid 8.8%, price +11.1%, total +20.8%, NOBL +23.9%, −3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

NOBL

+23.9%

KNG

+20.8%

3.1 pts behind NOBL

8.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +23.9%. KNG over 1 year: paid 8.8%, price +11.1%, total +20.8%, NOBL +23.9%, −3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +23.9%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

KNG costs 0.16 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.1 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CVRD vs KNG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	CVRD	KNG
Paid and earned
Measure	CVRD	KNG
Total return, 1 year	+12.7%	+20.8%
Price change, 1 year	rose 4.3%	rose 11.1%
Against its benchmark
Measure	CVRD	KNG
Benchmark	its own stocks	S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, measured through NOBL
Cost and size
Measure	CVRD	KNG
Expense ratio	0.90%	0.74%
Net assets, CVRD as of Jun 30, 2026 and KNG as of Nov 3, 2026	$32m	$3.4bn
Holdings
Measure	CVRD	KNG
Holdings in common	7%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · KNG scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score80.5CVRD91.3KNG

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

CVRD 80.5

KNG 91.3

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, CVRD and KNG hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

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7% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CVRD KNG

Lowe's Cos Inc 2.97% 1.55%

NextEra Energy Inc 2.47% 1.54%

Illinois Tool Works Inc 2.20% 1.48%

PepsiCo Inc 3.05% 1.46%

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 4.54% 1.27%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in CVRD

Palo Alto Networks Inc 4.80%

Danaher Corp 4.29%

Amazon.com Inc 4.03%

Agilent Technologies Inc 3.95%

Microsoft Corp 3.85%

Visa Inc 3.65%

Broadcom Inc 3.55%

Union Pacific Corp 3.15%

Only in KNG

Pentair plc 1.89%

Roper Technologies, Inc. 1.70%

Erie Indemnity Company 1.58%

The Clorox Company 1.58%

PPG Industries, Inc. 1.57%

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. 1.57%

Abbott Laboratories 1.56%

General Dynamics Corporation 1.55%

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Side by side

CVRD Madison Covered Call ETF · Covered call on its own stocks, paying quarterly KNG FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF · Dividend stocks with call overlay on NOBL, paying monthly

Issuer Madison First Trust

Strategy covered call dividend stocks with call overlay

Benchmark CVRD's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL)

Pays quarterly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 6.3% 8.0%

Expense ratio 0.90% 0.74%

Cash paid, 1 year 7.7% 8.8%

Price change, 1 year +4.3% +11.1%

Total return, 1 year +12.7% +20.8%

Benchmark return, 1 year +23.1% +23.9%

Ahead or behind −10.4 pts −3.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 80%

Age 3.2 years 8.6 years

Net assets, CVRD as of Jun 30, 2026 and KNG as of Nov 3, 2026 $32m $3.4bn

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: CVRD vs KNG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	CVRD	KNG	CVRD	KNG	CVRD	KNG
3 months	+5.7%	+5.2%	1.6%	2.0%	−0.8 pts	−0.5 pts
6 months	+5.8%	+13.5%	3.2%	4.3%	−3.8 pts	−1.4 pts
1 year	+12.7%	+20.8%	7.7%	8.8%	−10.4 pts	−3.1 pts
3 years	+26.9%	+41.8%	27.7%	26.9%	not measured	−6.7 pts
Since launchNot the same days: CVRD Aug 2023 · KNG Mar 2018	+27.2%	+120.8%	27.8%	61.2%	not measured	−19.0 pts

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About each fund

CVRD

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CVRD paid 7.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.7%. CVRD's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) returned +23.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid quarterly.

KNG

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KNG paid 8.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 11.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +20.8%. S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) returned +23.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.0%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 80% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, CVRD or KNG?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CVRD paid 7.7% of its starting price in cash and KNG paid 8.8%, so KNG paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, CVRD or KNG?: With every distribution reinvested, CVRD returned +12.7% and KNG +20.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, CVRD or KNG?: CVRD charges 0.90% a year and KNG charges 0.74%, so KNG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) →CVRD on its own →KNG on its own →CVRD dividend history →CVRD holdings →KNG dividend history →KNG holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

CVRD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CVRD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Madison website ↗

KNG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

KNG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

KNG 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for KNG ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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