Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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FDND 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 FDND’s 7.3%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $9.3m for FT Vest Dow Jones Internet & Target Income ETF and $3.4bn for FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF.

At a glance
7.3%
FDND cash paid, 1 year
8.8%
KNG cash paid, 1 year
−2.6%
FDND total return, 1 year
+20.8%
KNG total return, 1 year
FDND · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1 pt behind FDN
FDND
−2.6%
FDN
−1.6%

1 pt behind FDN

FDND over 1 year: paid 7.3%, price −10.1%, total −2.6%, FDN −1.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FDN

−1.6%

FDND

−2.6%

1 pt behind FDN

Total return, distributions reinvested

1 pt behind FDN

FDND over 1 year: paid 7.3%, price −10.1%, total −2.6%, FDN −1.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FDN

−1.6%

FDND

−2.6%

1 pt behind FDN

7.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. FDND over 1 year: paid 7.3%, price −10.1%, total −2.6%, FDN −1.6%, −1.0 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, with zero at the line. KNG over 1 year: paid 8.8%, price +11.1%, total +20.8%, NOBL +23.9%, −3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

KNG costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 23.4 points; KNG is far larger, $3.4bn against $9.3m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FDND vs KNG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureFDNDKNG
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−2.6%+20.8%
Price change, 1 yearfell 10.1%rose 11.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment80% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkFirst Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund, measured through FDNS&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, measured through NOBL
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 1.0 ptsbehind by 3.1 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%0.74%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$9.3m$3.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · KNG scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score12.3FDND91.3KNG

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

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

0%

By the books each fund has filed, FDND and KNG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FDND KNG
Only in one fund ↓
Only in FDND
Amazon.com, Inc. 10.68%
Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 10.21%
Cisco Systems, Inc. 8.81%
Netflix, Inc. 5.64%
Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 5.05%
Salesforce, Inc. 4.40%
Booking Holdings Inc. 4.29%
Arista Networks, Inc. 4.26%
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

FDND FT Vest Dow Jones Internet & Target Income ETF · Writes calls on the Nasdaq-100, measured against the Dow Jones Internet Composite Index, paying monthly KNG FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF · Dividend stocks with call overlay on NOBL, paying monthly
Strategy option income dividend stocks with call overlay
Benchmark First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (FDN) S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 8.2% 8.0%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.74%
Cash paid, 1 year 7.3% 8.8%
Price change, 1 year −10.1% +11.1%
Total return, 1 year −2.6% +20.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year −1.6% +23.9%
Ahead or behind −1.0 pts −3.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 80%
Age 2.6 years 8.6 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $9.3m $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: FDND vs KNG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowFDNDKNGFDNDKNGFDNDKNG
3 months−4.7%+5.2%2.0%2.0%+0.5 pts−0.5 pts
6 months+2.2%+13.5%4.0%4.3%0.0 pts−1.4 pts
1 year−2.6%+20.8%7.3%8.8%−1.0 pts−3.1 pts
3 years–+41.8%–26.9%–−6.7 pts
Since launchNot the same days: FDND Mar 2024 · KNG Mar 2018+27.3%+120.8%21.9%61.2%−4.9 pts−19.0 pts

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About each fund
FDND

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FDND paid 7.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.6%. First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (FDN) returned −1.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.2%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 100% 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.

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, FDND or KNG?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FDND paid 7.3% 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, FDND or KNG?
With every distribution reinvested, FDND returned −2.6% and KNG +20.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, FDND or KNG?
FDND charges 0.75% a year and KNG charges 0.74%, so KNG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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