Data as of .
DDDD vs KNG: which paid, and which earned it?
DDDD and KNG both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DDDD and KNG hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DDDD | KNG |
|---|---|---|
| Procter & Gamble Co/The | 3.67% | 1.72% |
| Automatic Data Processing Inc | 2.16% | 1.62% |
| Chevron Corp | 4.10% | 1.58% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The | 4.02% | 1.56% |
| Target Corp | 1.50% | 1.67% |
| Abbott Laboratories | 3.12% | 1.49% |
| PepsiCo Inc | 3.85% | 1.39% |
| Fastenal Co | 1.29% | 1.57% |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co | 0.89% | 1.71% |
| Kimberly-Clark Corp | 0.83% | 1.31% |
| Cincinnati Financial Corp | 0.64% | 1.37% |
| T Rowe Price Group Inc | 0.56% | 1.31% |
| Only in DDDD | Only in KNG |
|---|---|
| Texas Instruments Inc 5.66% | Johnson & Johnson 1.85% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.04% | Nucor Corporation 1.85% |
| QUALCOMM Inc 4.85% | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.77% |
| ConocoPhillips 3.91% | Chubb Limited 1.74% |
| Amgen Inc 3.64% | Becton, Dickinson and Company 1.72% |
| Verizon Communications Inc 3.64% | Walmart Inc. 1.71% |
| Merck & Co Inc 3.63% | FactSet Research Systems Inc. 1.69% |
| Home Depot Inc/The 3.55% | Aflac Incorporated 1.65% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DDDD | KNG | DDDD | KNG | DDDD | KNG | |
| 3 months | +4.9% | +1.8% | 1.6% | 2.2% | +2.6 pts | −0.1 pts |
| 6 months | +10.5% | +7.1% | 1.7% | 4.4% | −7.6 pts | −0.9 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +8.3% | not published | 8.5% | not published | −1.6 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +24.0% | not published | 25.4% | not published | −4.3 pts |
| Since launch | +8.7% | +101.5% | 1.6% | 59.4% | −6.5 pts | −15.2 pts |
| DDDD YieldMax(R) U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY | KNG FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on NOBL, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | First Trust |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) |
| Pays | not established | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 18.4% | 8.8% |
| Expense ratio | 1.01% | 0.74% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 1.6% (since launch on Mar 12, 2026) | 8.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | +7.0% | −0.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +8.7% (since launch on Mar 12, 2026) | +8.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.3% | +9.9% |
| Ahead or behind | −6.5 pts | −1.6 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 67% | not published |
| Age | 190 days | 3097 days |
| Net assets | $7m | $3.3bn |
DDDD in plain words
Over the period since launch on Mar 12, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, DDDD paid 1.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.4%, paid periodically. YieldMax estimates that 67% of the distribution paid Jul 6, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
KNG in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, KNG paid 8.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.3%. S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) returned +9.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, DDDD or KNG?
- DDDD charges 1.01% a year and KNG charges 0.74%, so KNG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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