Data as of .
FTHI vs KNG: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FTHI paid 8.9% 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, FTHI and KNG hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FTHI | KNG |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson | 1.11% | 1.85% |
| Linde Plc | 1.11% | 1.32% |
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. | 1.09% | 1.54% |
| AbbVie Inc. | 1.04% | 1.52% |
| Colgate-Palmolive Company | 0.71% | 1.39% |
| Walmart Inc. | 0.65% | 1.71% |
| Chevron Corporation | 0.55% | 1.58% |
| The Coca-Cola Company | 0.54% | 1.56% |
| Chubb Limited | 0.47% | 1.74% |
| Caterpillar Inc. | 0.39% | 1.32% |
| Aflac Incorporated | 0.26% | 1.65% |
| International Business Machines Corporat | 0.19% | 1.62% |
| Only in FTHI | Only in KNG |
|---|---|
| Apple Inc. 7.75% | Nucor Corporation 1.85% |
| NVIDIA Corporation 6.90% | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.77% |
| Microsoft Corporation 2.94% | Becton, Dickinson and Company 1.72% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.67% | The Procter & Gamble Company 1.72% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 2.53% | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company 1.71% |
| Dell Technologies Inc. (Class C) 2.52% | FactSet Research Systems Inc. 1.69% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 2.41% | Target Corporation 1.67% |
| Bank of America Corporation 2.22% | Consolidated Edison, Inc. 1.65% |
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 Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTHI | KNG | FTHI | KNG | FTHI | KNG | |
| 3 months | +1.7% | +1.8% | 2.2% | 2.2% | −0.6 pts | −0.1 pts |
| 6 months | +9.8% | +7.1% | 4.6% | 4.4% | −8.2 pts | −0.9 pts |
| 1 year | +9.7% | +8.3% | 8.9% | 8.5% | −6.9 pts | −1.6 pts |
| 3 years | +47.9% | +24.0% | 28.9% | 25.4% | −30.5 pts | −4.3 pts |
| Since launch | +156.3% | +101.5% | 82.6% | 59.4% | −257.8 pts | −15.2 pts |
| FTHI First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on SPY, 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 | covered call | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.0% | 8.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.74% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.9% | 8.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | +0.3% | −0.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.7% | +8.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +9.9% |
| Ahead or behind | −6.9 pts | −1.6 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 4637 days | 3097 days |
| Net assets | $2.5bn | $3.3bn |
FTHI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTHI paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.7%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.0%, paid monthly.
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, FTHI or KNG?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTHI paid 8.9% of its starting price in cash and KNG paid 8.5%, so FTHI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, FTHI or KNG?
- With every distribution reinvested, FTHI returned +9.7% and KNG returned +8.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so FTHI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FTHI or KNG?
- FTHI 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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Where these figures came from
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