Data as of .
DUBS vs KNG: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year KNG paid 8.5% of its price in cash against DUBS’s 2.3%, though DUBS returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: DUBS scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DUBS and KNG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in DUBS | Only in KNG |
|---|---|
| State Street SPDR Portfolio S& 74.61% | Johnson & Johnson 1.85% |
| BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core E 25.28% | Nucor Corporation 1.85% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.11% | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.77% |
| Chubb Limited 1.74% | |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company 1.72% | |
| The Procter & Gamble Company 1.72% | |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Company 1.71% | |
| 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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUBS | KNG | DUBS | KNG | DUBS | KNG | |
| 3 months | +3.2% | +1.8% | 0.5% | 2.2% | +1.0 pts | −0.1 pts |
| 6 months | +20.3% | +7.1% | 1.2% | 4.4% | +2.3 pts | −0.9 pts |
| 1 year | +20.3% | +8.3% | 2.3% | 8.5% | +3.7 pts | −1.6 pts |
| 3 years | +80.1% | +24.0% | 9.1% | 25.4% | +1.7 pts | −4.3 pts |
| Since launch | +84.4% | +101.5% | 9.3% | 59.4% | +2.4 pts | −15.2 pts |
| DUBS Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF Option income on SPY, paying quarterly | KNG FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on NOBL, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Aptus | First Trust |
| Strategy | option income | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) |
| Pays | quarterly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 2.1% | 8.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.40% | 0.74% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 2.3% | 8.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | +17.6% | −0.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +20.3% | +8.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +9.9% |
| Ahead or behind | +3.7 pts | −1.6 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1192 days | 3097 days |
| Net assets | $353m | $3.3bn |
DUBS in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DUBS paid 2.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 17.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +20.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 2.1%, paid quarterly.
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 paid more, DUBS or KNG?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DUBS paid 2.3% of its starting price in cash and KNG paid 8.5%, 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, DUBS or KNG?
- With every distribution reinvested, DUBS returned +20.3% and KNG returned +8.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so DUBS returned more.
- Which is cheaper, DUBS or KNG?
- DUBS charges 0.40% a year and KNG charges 0.74%, so DUBS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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