Data as of .
DRKY vs KNG: which paid, and which earned it?
DRKY and KNG both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DRKY and KNG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in DRKY | Only in KNG |
|---|---|
| Natera Inc 25.22% | Johnson & Johnson 1.85% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 9.17% | Nucor Corporation 1.85% |
| STMicroelectronics NV 7.49% | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.77% |
| YPF SA 4.78% | Chubb Limited 1.74% |
| Insmed Inc 4.62% | Becton, Dickinson and Company 1.72% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 4.52% | The Procter & Gamble Company 1.72% |
| Alphabet Inc 4.45% | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company 1.71% |
| Amazon.com Inc 4.42% | Walmart Inc. 1.71% |
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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRKY | KNG | DRKY | KNG | DRKY | KNG | |
| 3 months | +11.8% | +1.8% | 3.8% | 2.2% | +9.6 pts | −0.1 pts |
| 6 months | +25.1% | +7.1% | 8.1% | 4.4% | +7.1 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 | +24.1% | +101.5% | 14.1% | 59.4% | +9.7 pts | −15.2 pts |
| DRKY VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | KNG FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on NOBL, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | First Trust |
| Strategy | covered call | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 14.8% | 8.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.74% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 14.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) | 8.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.1% | −0.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +24.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) | +8.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +14.4% | +9.9% |
| Ahead or behind | +9.7 pts | −1.6 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 345 days | 3097 days |
| Net assets | $19m | $3.3bn |
DRKY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Oct 8, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, DRKY paid 14.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +24.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +14.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 9.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.8%, paid monthly.
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, DRKY or KNG?
- DRKY charges 0.95% 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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