Data as of .
KNG vs LJUL: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year KNG paid 8.5% of its price in cash against LJUL’s 5.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: KNG 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, KNG and LJUL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in KNG | Only in LJUL |
|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson 1.85% | TREASURY BILL 99.57% |
| Nucor Corporation 1.85% | TREASURY BILL 0.43% |
| West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.77% | |
| Chubb Limited 1.74% | |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company 1.72% | |
| The Procter & Gamble Company 1.72% | |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Company 1.71% | |
| Walmart Inc. 1.71% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNG | LJUL | KNG | LJUL | KNG | LJUL | |
| 3 months | +1.8% | +1.5% | 2.2% | 1.3% | −0.1 pts | −0.8 pts |
| 6 months | +7.1% | +3.1% | 4.4% | 2.6% | −0.9 pts | −14.9 pts |
| 1 year | +8.3% | +5.0% | 8.5% | 5.2% | −1.6 pts | −11.5 pts |
| 3 years | +24.0% | not published | 25.4% | not published | −4.3 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +101.5% | +13.2% | 59.4% | 11.7% | −15.2 pts | −30.2 pts |
| KNG FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on NOBL, paying monthly | LJUL Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - July Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Innovator |
| Strategy | dividend stocks with call overlay | buffer with income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.8% | 5.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% | 5.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.4% | −0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +8.3% | +5.0% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +9.9% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.6 pts | −11.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 3097 days | 809 days |
| Net assets | $3.3bn | $9m |
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.
LJUL in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LJUL paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, KNG or LJUL?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, KNG paid 8.5% of its starting price in cash and LJUL paid 5.2%, 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, KNG or LJUL?
- With every distribution reinvested, KNG returned +8.3% and LJUL returned +5.0% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so KNG returned more.
- Which is cheaper, KNG or LJUL?
- KNG charges 0.74% a year and LJUL charges 0.79%, so KNG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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