Data as of .
JOYT vs KNG: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year KNG paid 8.5% of its price in cash against JOYT’s 0.7%, though JOYT returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: JOYT 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, JOYT and KNG hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | JOYT | KNG |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie, Inc. | 1.27% | 1.52% |
| Lowe's Cos., Inc. | 0.97% | 1.37% |
| NextEra Energy, Inc. | 0.78% | 1.31% |
| McDonald's Corp. | 0.73% | 1.37% |
| Dover Corp. | 0.67% | 1.27% |
| PepsiCo, Inc. | 0.56% | 1.39% |
| Medtronic plc | 0.56% | 1.64% |
| Walmart, Inc. | 0.52% | 1.71% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 0.37% | 1.85% |
| Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 0.34% | 1.56% |
| Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | 0.25% | 1.72% |
| Linde plc | 0.20% | 1.32% |
| Only in JOYT | Only in KNG |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. 8.64% | Nucor Corporation 1.85% |
| Apple, Inc. 6.51% | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.77% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 5.94% | Chubb Limited 1.74% |
| Microsoft Corp. 5.68% | Becton, Dickinson and Company 1.72% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 4.78% | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company 1.71% |
| Broadcom, Inc. 2.98% | FactSet Research Systems Inc. 1.69% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. 2.73% | Target Corporation 1.67% |
| Wells Fargo & Co. 2.22% | Aflac Incorporated 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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOYT | KNG | JOYT | KNG | JOYT | KNG | |
| 3 months | +3.8% | +1.8% | 0.2% | 2.2% | +1.5 pts | −0.1 pts |
| 6 months | +11.9% | +7.1% | 0.4% | 4.4% | −6.1 pts | −0.9 pts |
| 1 year | +15.9% | +8.3% | 0.7% | 8.5% | −0.7 pts | −1.6 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +24.0% | not published | 25.4% | not published | −4.3 pts |
| Since launch | +19.6% | +101.5% | 0.7% | 59.4% | −1.1 pts | −15.2 pts |
| JOYT JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF Option income on SPY, paying quarterly | KNG FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on NOBL, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | JPMorgan | First Trust |
| Strategy | option income | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) |
| Pays | quarterly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 0.7% | 8.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.74% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 0.7% | 8.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | +15.2% | −0.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.9% | +8.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +9.9% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.7 pts | −1.6 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 395 days | 3097 days |
| Net assets | $108m | $3.3bn |
JOYT in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JOYT paid 0.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 15.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.9%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.7%, paid quarterly.
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, JOYT or KNG?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JOYT paid 0.7% of its starting price in cash and KNG paid 8.5%, 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, JOYT or KNG?
- With every distribution reinvested, JOYT returned +15.9% and KNG returned +8.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so JOYT returned more.
- Which is cheaper, JOYT or KNG?
- JOYT charges 0.35% a year and KNG charges 0.74%, so JOYT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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