Data as of Nov 12, 2026.
INK vs KNG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Return, fees and overlap, side by side.
Pair scorecard
INK costs 0.39 points a year less; KNG is far larger, $3.5bn against $5.3m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | INK | KNG |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +16.7% |
| Price change | fell 1.2% (since Nov 4, 2026) | rose 7.3% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 80% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, measured through NOBL |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.74% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 11, 2026 | $5.3m | $3.5bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
Not measured
INK since launch: paid 0.0%, price −1.2%, total −1.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
INK
−1.2%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
INK since launch: paid 0.0%, price −1.2%, total −1.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
INK
−1.2%
0.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. INK since launch: paid 0.0%, price −1.2%, total −1.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.2.8 pts behind NOBL
KNG over 1 year: paid 8.6%, price +7.3%, total +16.7%, NOBL +19.5%, −2.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
NOBL
+19.5%
KNG
+16.7%
8.6% of it arrived as cash
2.8 pts behind NOBL
Total return, distributions reinvested
2.8 pts behind NOBL
KNG over 1 year: paid 8.6%, price +7.3%, total +16.7%, NOBL +19.5%, −2.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
NOBL
+19.5%
KNG
+16.7%
2.8 pts behind NOBL
8.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. KNG over 1 year: paid 8.6%, price +7.3%, total +16.7%, NOBL +19.5%, −2.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.Side by side
As of Nov 12, 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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | INK | KNG | INK | KNG | INK | KNG |
| 3 months | – | +3.4% | – | 2.0% | – | −0.6 pts |
| 6 months | – | +13.6% | – | 4.4% | – | −1.6 pts |
| 1 year | – | +16.7% | – | 8.6% | – | −2.8 pts |
| 3 years | – | +41.4% | – | 27.1% | – | −6.7 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: INK Nov 2026 · KNG Mar 2018 | −1.2% | +118.3% | 0.0% | 61.2% | not measured | −18.6 pts |
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INK
Over the period from its first trade on Nov 4, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026, INK paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −1.2%.
KNG
Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, KNG paid 8.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.7%. S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) returned +19.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.8 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 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.
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How this is computed
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