Data as of .
FEPI vs KNG: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FEPI paid 23.4% of its price in cash against KNG’s 8.5%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: KNG 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, FEPI and KNG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in FEPI | Only in KNG |
|---|---|
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 9.98% | Johnson & Johnson 1.85% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 8.91% | Nucor Corporation 1.85% |
| ALPHABET INC. 8.83% | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.77% |
| BROADCOM INC. 8.05% | Chubb Limited 1.74% |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 7.76% | Becton, Dickinson and Company 1.72% |
| TESLA, INC. 7.47% | The Procter & Gamble Company 1.72% |
| INTEL CORPORATION 5.24% | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company 1.71% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 5.21% | 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEPI | KNG | FEPI | KNG | FEPI | KNG | |
| 3 months | +2.9% | +1.8% | 6.0% | 2.2% | +5.4 pts | −0.1 pts |
| 6 months | +17.2% | +7.1% | 12.8% | 4.4% | −7.1 pts | −0.9 pts |
| 1 year | +15.7% | +8.3% | 23.4% | 8.5% | −6.1 pts | −1.6 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +24.0% | not published | 25.4% | not published | −4.3 pts |
| Since launch | +69.0% | +101.5% | 66.8% | 59.4% | −28.5 pts | −15.2 pts |
| FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | KNG FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on NOBL, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | REX | First Trust |
| Strategy | covered call | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 24.9% | 8.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.74% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 23.4% | 8.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | −10.0% | −0.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.7% | +8.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +9.9% |
| Ahead or behind | −6.1 pts | −1.6 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1073 days | 3097 days |
| Net assets | $710m | $3.3bn |
FEPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FEPI paid 23.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 24.9%, paid weekly.
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, FEPI or KNG?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FEPI paid 23.4% of its starting price in cash and KNG paid 8.5%, so FEPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, FEPI or KNG?
- With every distribution reinvested, FEPI returned +15.7% and KNG returned +8.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so FEPI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FEPI or KNG?
- FEPI charges 0.65% a year and KNG charges 0.74%, so FEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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