Which paid more, GPIX or KNG?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GPIX paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and KNG paid 8.8%, so the two paid the same at the precision this page prints. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, GPIX or KNG?

With every distribution reinvested, GPIX returned +15.6% and KNG +20.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, GPIX or KNG?

GPIX charges 0.29% a year and KNG charges 0.74%, so GPIX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

GPIX vs KNG: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $6.4bn for Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF and $3.4bn for FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF.

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At a glance

8.8%

GPIX cash paid, 1 year

8.8%

KNG cash paid, 1 year

+15.6%

GPIX total return, 1 year

+20.8%

KNG total return, 1 year

GPIX · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of SPY

GPIX

+15.6%

SPY

+14.8%

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

GPIX over 1 year: paid 8.8%, price +6.2%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

GPIX

+15.6%

8.8% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

GPIX over 1 year: paid 8.8%, price +6.2%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

GPIX

+15.6%

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

8.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. GPIX over 1 year: paid 8.8%, price +6.2%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 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

GPIX costs 0.45 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.2 points; GPIX is 1.9 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GPIX vs KNG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	GPIX	KNG
Paid and earned
Measure	GPIX	KNG
Total return, 1 year	+15.6%	+20.8%
Price change, 1 year	rose 6.2%	rose 11.1%
Against its benchmark
Measure	GPIX	KNG
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, measured through NOBL
Cost and size
Measure	GPIX	KNG
Expense ratio	0.29%	0.74%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$6.4bn	$3.4bn
Holdings
Measure	GPIX	KNG
Holdings in common	11%

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

IQ Income Score82.9GPIX91.3KNG

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

GPIX 82.9

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

11%

By the books each fund has filed, GPIX and KNG hold 11% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

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11% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GPIX KNG

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 0.96% 1.43%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 0.95% 1.48%

WALMART INC 0.83% 1.52%

CATERPILLAR INC 0.78% 1.21%

ABBVIE INC 0.71% 1.44%

PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (THE) 0.60% 1.48%

CHEVRON CORP 0.55% 1.42%

COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE) 0.53% 1.46%

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP 0.45% 1.42%

LINDE PLC 0.40% 1.46%

NEXTERA ENERGY INC 0.34% 1.54%

ABBOTT LABORATORIES 0.32% 1.56%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in GPIX

NVIDIA CORP 7.31%

APPLE INC 6.45%

ALPHABET INC 4.35%

MICROSOFT CORP 3.89%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.38%

BROADCOM INC 2.79%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.02%

TESLA INC 1.88%

Only in KNG

Erie Indemnity Company 1.58%

A.O. Smith Corporation 1.53%

2026-11-20 AbbVie Inc. C 290 0.00%

2026-11-20 Archer-Daniels-Midland Company C 82.50 0.00%

2026-11-20 C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. C 140 0.00%

2026-11-20 Caterpillar Inc. C 730 0.00%

2026-11-20 Essex Property Trust, Inc. C 270 0.00%

2026-11-20 Genuine Parts Company C 135 0.00%

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Side by side

GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium 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 Goldman Sachs First Trust

Strategy covered call dividend stocks with call overlay

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.4% 8.0%

Expense ratio 0.29% 0.74%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.8% 8.8%

Price change, 1 year +6.2% +11.1%

Total return, 1 year +15.6% +20.8%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +23.9%

Ahead or behind +0.8 pts −3.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 80%

Age 3.0 years 8.6 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $6.4bn $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: GPIX vs KNG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	GPIX	KNG	GPIX	KNG	GPIX	KNG
3 months	+0.9%	+5.2%	2.1%	2.0%	+1.0 pts	−0.5 pts
6 months	+6.0%	+13.5%	4.3%	4.3%	+1.0 pts	−1.4 pts
1 year	+15.6%	+20.8%	8.8%	8.8%	+0.9 pts	−3.1 pts
3 years	+73.9%	+41.8%	31.0%	26.9%	−9.0 pts	−6.7 pts
Since launchNot the same days: GPIX Oct 2023 · KNG Mar 2018	+82.5%	+120.8%	32.5%	61.2%	−10.2 pts	−19.0 pts

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About each fund

GPIX

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GPIX paid 8.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.4%, paid monthly.

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). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, GPIX or KNG?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GPIX paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and KNG paid 8.8%, so the two paid the same at the precision this page prints. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, GPIX or KNG?: With every distribution reinvested, GPIX returned +15.6% and KNG +20.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, GPIX or KNG?: GPIX charges 0.29% a year and KNG charges 0.74%, so GPIX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

GPIX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GPIX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Goldman Sachs website ↗

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

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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