Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
JANJ vs KNG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KNG paid 8.8% of its price in cash against JANJ’s 5.0%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets: $14m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - January, and $3.4bn on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF.
9.6 pts behind SPY
JANJ over 1 year: paid 5.0%, price +0.1%, total +5.2%, SPY +14.8%, −9.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
JANJ
+5.2%
5.0% as cash
9.6 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
9.6 pts behind SPY
JANJ over 1 year: paid 5.0%, price +0.1%, total +5.2%, SPY +14.8%, −9.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
JANJ
+5.2%
9.6 pts behind SPY
5.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. JANJ over 1 year: paid 5.0%, price +0.1%, total +5.2%, SPY +14.8%, −9.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.3.1 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 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.6 points; KNG is far larger, $3.4bn against $14m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | JANJ | KNG |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +5.2% | +20.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | rose 0.1% | rose 11.1% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 46% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment | 80% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, measured through NOBL |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.74% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $14m | $3.4bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
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
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 →
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, JANJ and KNG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | JANJ | KNG | JANJ | KNG | JANJ | KNG |
| 3 months | +1.1% | +5.2% | 1.2% | 2.0% | +1.3 pts | −0.5 pts |
| 6 months | +2.6% | +13.5% | 2.5% | 4.3% | −2.4 pts | −1.4 pts |
| 1 year | +5.2% | +20.8% | 5.0% | 8.8% | −9.5 pts | −3.1 pts |
| 3 years | – | +41.8% | – | 26.9% | – | −6.7 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: JANJ Jan 2024 · KNG Mar 2018 | +16.7% | +120.8% | 14.5% | 61.2% | −50.9 pts | −19.0 pts |
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JANJ
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JANJ paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.0%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 46% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 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).
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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