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Income ETFs

JULH vs KNG: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KNG paid 8.8% of its price in cash against JULH’s 4.8%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $18m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - July, and $3.4bn on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF.

JULH on its own →KNG on its own →
At a glance
4.8%
JULH cash paid, 1 year
8.8%
KNG cash paid, 1 year
+4.9%
JULH total return, 1 year
+20.8%
KNG total return, 1 year
JULH · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9.9 pts behind SPY
JULH
+4.9%
SPY
+14.8%

9.9 pts behind SPY

JULH over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price 0.0%, total +4.9%, SPY +14.8%, −9.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JULH

+4.9%

4.8% as cash

9.9 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.9 pts behind SPY

JULH over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price 0.0%, total +4.9%, SPY +14.8%, −9.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JULH

+4.9%

9.9 pts behind SPY

4.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. JULH over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price 0.0%, total +4.9%, SPY +14.8%, −9.9 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

KNG costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.9 points; KNG is far larger, $3.4bn against $17m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JULH vs KNG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureJULHKNG
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+4.9%+20.8%
Price change, 1 yearfell 0.0%rose 11.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate51% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment80% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYS&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, measured through NOBL
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.74%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$17m$3.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · KNG scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score58.4JULH91.3KNG

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

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

0%

By the books each fund has filed, JULH and KNG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JULH KNG
Only in one fund ↓
Only in JULH
Only in KNG
Pentair plc 1.89%
Roper Technologies, Inc. 1.70%
Erie Indemnity Company 1.58%
The Clorox Company 1.58%
PPG Industries, Inc. 1.57%
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. 1.57%
Abbott Laboratories 1.56%
General Dynamics Corporation 1.55%
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Side by side

JULH Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - July · Defined 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 Innovator First Trust
Strategy defined income dividend stocks with call overlay
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL)
Pays quarterly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.5% 8.0%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.74%
Cash paid, 1 year 4.8% 8.8%
Price change, 1 year 0.0% +11.1%
Total return, 1 year +4.9% +20.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +23.9%
Ahead or behind −9.9 pts −3.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 51% 80%
Age 3.3 years 8.6 years
Net assets, JULH as of Nov 4, 2026 and KNG as of Nov 3, 2026 $18m $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: JULH vs KNG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowJULHKNGJULHKNGJULHKNG
3 months+1.4%+5.2%1.6%2.0%+1.5 pts−0.5 pts
6 months+3.2%+13.5%2.7%4.3%−1.8 pts−1.4 pts
1 year+4.9%+20.8%4.8%8.8%−9.9 pts−3.1 pts
3 years+20.9%+41.8%18.4%26.9%−62.0 pts−6.7 pts
Since launchNot the same days: JULH Jul 2023 · KNG Mar 2018+23.7%+120.8%20.3%61.2%−56.1 pts−19.0 pts

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About each fund
JULH

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JULH paid 4.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.5%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 51% 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).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, JULH or KNG?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JULH paid 4.8% of its starting price in cash and KNG paid 8.8%, 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, JULH or KNG?
With every distribution reinvested, JULH returned +4.9% and KNG +20.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, JULH or KNG?
JULH charges 0.79% a year and KNG charges 0.74%, so KNG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where to next
S&P 500 (SPY) →S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) →JULH on its own →KNG on its own →JULH dividend history →KNG dividend history →KNG holdings →Method →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
JULH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
JULH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
JULH 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
Innovator page for JULH ↗
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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