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DYLG vs KNG: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DYLG paid 9.2% of its price in cash against KNG’s 8.8%, though KNG returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $4.8m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth 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
9.2%
DYLG cash paid, 1 year
8.8%
KNG cash paid, 1 year
+14.8%
DYLG total return, 1 year
+20.8%
KNG total return, 1 year
DYLG · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
DYLG
+14.8%
none

Not measured

DYLG over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +4.7%, total +14.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

DYLG

+14.8%

9.2% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

DYLG over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +4.7%, total +14.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

DYLG

+14.8%

9.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DYLG over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +4.7%, total +14.8%, not measured against a benchmark. 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

DYLG costs 0.39 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.0 points; KNG is far larger, $3.3bn against $4.8m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DYLG vs KNG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDYLGKNG
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+14.8%+20.8%
Price change, 1 yearrose 4.7%rose 11.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate32% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment80% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarknot publishedS&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, measured through NOBL
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%0.74%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026$4.8m$3.3bn
Holdings
Holdings in common12%

Method

What they share

12%

By the books each fund has filed, DYLG and KNG hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

12% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DYLG KNG
MCDONALD'S CORPORATION 3.08% 1.53%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.92% 1.48%
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY 1.65% 1.48%
THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 3.88% 1.45%
CHEVRON CORPORATION 2.24% 1.42%
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2.55% 1.42%
WALMART INC. 1.27% 1.52%
CATERPILLAR INC. 9.28% 1.21%
THE COCA-COLA COMPANY 1.00% 1.46%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in DYLG
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. 11.60%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.29%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED 4.72%
AMGEN INC. 4.39%
The Travelers Companies, Inc. 4.26%
VISA INC. 4.17%
ALPHABET INC. 4.05%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 4.01%
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

DYLG Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call, paying monthly KNG FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF · Dividend stocks with call overlay on NOBL, paying monthly
Issuer Global X First Trust
Strategy covered call dividend stocks with call overlay
Benchmark none S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 4.0% 8.0%
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.74%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.2% 8.8%
Price change, 1 year +4.7% +11.1%
Total return, 1 year +14.8% +20.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year not published +23.9%
Ahead or behind not available −3.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 32% 80%
Age 3.3 years 8.6 years
Net assets, DYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 and KNG as of Nov 3, 2026 $4.8m $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: DYLG vs KNG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDYLGKNGDYLGKNGDYLGKNG
3 months−0.1%+5.2%0.8%2.0%not measured−0.5 pts
6 months+8.2%+13.5%1.8%4.3%not measured−1.4 pts
1 year+14.8%+20.8%9.2%8.8%not measured−3.1 pts
3 years+53.4%+41.8%31.6%26.9%not measured−6.7 pts
Since launchNot the same days: DYLG Jul 2023 · KNG Mar 2018+49.0%+120.8%31.3%61.2%not measured−19.0 pts

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About each fund
DYLG

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DYLG paid 9.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.8%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.0%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 32% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

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).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DYLG or KNG?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DYLG paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash and KNG paid 8.8%, so DYLG paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, DYLG or KNG?
With every distribution reinvested, DYLG returned +14.8% and KNG +20.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DYLG or KNG?
DYLG charges 0.35% a year and KNG charges 0.74%, so DYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where to next
S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →DYLG on its own →KNG on its own →DYLG dividend history →DYLG holdings →KNG dividend history →KNG holdings →Method →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
DYLG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
DYLG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
DYLG 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
Global X page for DYLG ↗
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

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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