Which paid more, JULJ or KNG?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JULJ paid 5.6% 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, JULJ or KNG?

With every distribution reinvested, JULJ returned +5.4% and KNG +20.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, JULJ or KNG?

JULJ charges 0.79% a year and KNG charges 0.74%, so KNG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

JULJ 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 JULJ’s 5.6%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $14m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - July, and $3.4bn on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF.

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At a glance

5.6%

JULJ cash paid, 1 year

8.8%

KNG cash paid, 1 year

+5.4%

JULJ total return, 1 year

+20.8%

KNG total return, 1 year

JULJ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9.4 pts behind SPY

JULJ

+5.4%

SPY

+14.8%

9.4 pts behind SPY

JULJ over 1 year: paid 5.6%, price −0.4%, total +5.4%, SPY +14.8%, −9.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JULJ

+5.4%

5.6% as cash

9.4 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.4 pts behind SPY

JULJ over 1 year: paid 5.6%, price −0.4%, total +5.4%, SPY +14.8%, −9.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JULJ

+5.4%

9.4 pts behind SPY

5.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. JULJ over 1 year: paid 5.6%, price −0.4%, total +5.4%, SPY +14.8%, −9.4 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, with zero at the line. KNG over 1 year: paid 8.8%, price +11.1%, total +20.8%, NOBL +23.9%, −3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

KNG costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.4 points; KNG is far larger, $3.4bn against $14m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JULJ vs KNG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	JULJ	KNG
Paid and earned
Measure	JULJ	KNG
Total return, 1 year	+5.4%	+20.8%
Price change, 1 year	fell 0.4%	rose 11.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	39% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment	80% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	JULJ	KNG
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, measured through NOBL
Cost and size
Measure	JULJ	KNG
Expense ratio	0.79%	0.74%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$14m	$3.4bn
Holdings
Measure	JULJ	KNG
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score54.2JULJ91.3KNG

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

JULJ 54.2

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

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JULJ KNG

Only in one fund ↓

Only in JULJ

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

JULJ Innovator Premium Income 30 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 5.4% 8.0%

Expense ratio 0.79% 0.74%

Cash paid, 1 year 5.6% 8.8%

Price change, 1 year −0.4% +11.1%

Total return, 1 year +5.4% +20.8%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +23.9%

Ahead or behind −9.4 pts −3.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 39% 80%

Age 3.3 years 8.6 years

Net assets, JULJ as of Nov 4, 2026 and KNG as of Nov 3, 2026 $14m $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: JULJ vs KNG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	JULJ	KNG	JULJ	KNG	JULJ	KNG
3 months	+1.3%	+5.2%	1.3%	2.0%	+1.5 pts	−0.5 pts
6 months	+2.6%	+13.5%	2.7%	4.3%	−2.4 pts	−1.4 pts
1 year	+5.4%	+20.8%	5.6%	8.8%	−9.4 pts	−3.1 pts
3 years	+18.6%	+41.8%	17.3%	26.9%	−64.3 pts	−6.7 pts
Since launchNot the same days: JULJ Jul 2023 · KNG Mar 2018	+21.3%	+120.8%	19.0%	61.2%	−58.5 pts	−19.0 pts

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About each fund

JULJ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JULJ paid 5.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.4%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 39% 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, JULJ or KNG?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JULJ paid 5.6% 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, JULJ or KNG?: With every distribution reinvested, JULJ returned +5.4% and KNG +20.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, JULJ or KNG?: JULJ 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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Sources and dates

JULJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JULJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JULJ 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Innovator page for JULJ ↗

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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