Which paid more, FGSI or KNG?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FGSI paid 8.3% 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, FGSI or KNG?

With every distribution reinvested, FGSI returned +9.0% and KNG +20.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, FGSI or KNG?

FGSI charges 0.85% a year and KNG charges 0.74%, so KNG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

FGSI 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 FGSI’s 8.3%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $2.0m for FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF and $3.4bn for FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF.

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At a glance

8.3%

FGSI cash paid, 1 year

8.8%

KNG cash paid, 1 year

+9.0%

FGSI total return, 1 year

+20.8%

KNG total return, 1 year

FGSI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with FTGS

FGSI

+9.0%

FTGS

+8.8%

About even with FTGS

FGSI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +0.2%, total +9.0%, FTGS +8.8%, +0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FTGS

+8.8%

FGSI

+9.0%

8.3% of it arrived as cash

about even with FTGS

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with FTGS

FGSI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +0.2%, total +9.0%, FTGS +8.8%, +0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FTGS

+8.8%

FGSI

+9.0%

about even with FTGS

8.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. FGSI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +0.2%, total +9.0%, FTGS +8.8%, +0.2 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, 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

KNG costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.8 points; KNG is far larger, $3.4bn against $2.0m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FGSI vs KNG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FGSI	KNG
Paid and earned
Measure	FGSI	KNG
Total return, 1 year	+9.0%	+20.8%
Price change, 1 year	rose 0.2%	rose 11.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	53% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	80% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	FGSI	KNG
Benchmark	First Trust Growth Strength ETF, measured through FTGS	S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, measured through NOBL
Cost and size
Measure	FGSI	KNG
Expense ratio	0.85%	0.74%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$2.0m	$3.4bn
Holdings
Measure	FGSI	KNG
Holdings in common	5%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · KNG scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score63.2FGSI91.3KNG

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

FGSI 63.2

KNG 91.3

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

By the books each fund has filed, FGSI and KNG hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

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5% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FGSI KNG

General Dynamics Corporation 2.16% 1.55%

Cincinnati Financial Corporation 2.15% 1.52%

S&P Global Inc. 2.16% 1.50%

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Only in FGSI

Vertiv Holdings Co (Class A) 2.28%

Eli Lilly and Company 2.25%

United Therapeutics Corporation 2.25%

Blackstone Inc. 2.21%

Delta Air Lines, Inc. 2.20%

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 2.18%

Arch Capital Group Ltd. 2.12%

Five Below, Inc. 2.12%

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%

Lowe's Companies, Inc. 1.55%

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Side by side

FGSI FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF · Writes calls on the S&P 500, measured against The Growth Strength Index, paying monthly KNG FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF · Dividend stocks with call overlay on NOBL, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust First Trust

Strategy option income dividend stocks with call overlay

Benchmark First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS) S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.3% 8.0%

Expense ratio 0.85% 0.74%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.3% 8.8%

Price change, 1 year +0.2% +11.1%

Total return, 1 year +9.0% +20.8%

Benchmark return, 1 year +8.8% +23.9%

Ahead or behind +0.2 pts −3.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 53% 80%

Age 1.4 years 8.6 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $2.0m $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: FGSI vs KNG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FGSI	KNG	FGSI	KNG	FGSI	KNG
3 months	−2.2%	+5.2%	2.0%	2.0%	+0.6 pts	−0.5 pts
6 months	+6.3%	+13.5%	4.3%	4.3%	+0.2 pts	−1.4 pts
1 year	+9.0%	+20.8%	8.3%	8.8%	+0.2 pts	−3.1 pts
3 years	–	+41.8%	–	26.9%	–	−6.7 pts
Since launchNot the same days: FGSI Jun 2025 · KNG Mar 2018	+13.6%	+120.8%	11.3%	61.2%	−0.7 pts	−19.0 pts

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About each fund

FGSI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FGSI paid 8.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.0%. First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS) returned +8.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 53% 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, FGSI or KNG?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FGSI paid 8.3% 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, FGSI or KNG?: With every distribution reinvested, FGSI returned +9.0% and KNG +20.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, FGSI or KNG?: FGSI charges 0.85% a year and KNG charges 0.74%, so KNG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

FGSI and KNG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FGSI and KNG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

FGSI and KNG 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for FGSI ↗

First Trust page for KNG ↗

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How this is computed

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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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