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KNG vs LJUL: 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 LJUL’s 5.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $3.4bn on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF, and $9.0m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - July.

KNG on its own →LJUL on its own →
At a glance
8.8%
KNG cash paid, 1 year
5.2%
LJUL cash paid, 1 year
+20.8%
KNG total return, 1 year
+5.3%
LJUL total return, 1 year
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. Total return, distributions reinvested. 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.
LJUL · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9.5 pts behind VOO
LJUL
+5.3%
VOO
+14.8%

9.5 pts behind VOO

LJUL over 1 year: paid 5.2%, price 0.0%, total +5.3%, VOO +14.8%, −9.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

LJUL

+5.3%

5.2% as cash

9.5 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.5 pts behind VOO

LJUL over 1 year: paid 5.2%, price 0.0%, total +5.3%, VOO +14.8%, −9.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

LJUL

+5.3%

9.5 pts behind VOO

5.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +23.9%. LJUL over 1 year: paid 5.2%, price 0.0%, total +5.3%, VOO +14.8%, −9.5 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 15.5 points; KNG is far larger, $3.4bn against $8.9m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

KNG vs LJUL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureKNGLJUL
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+20.8%+5.3%
Price change, 1 yearrose 11.1%fell 0.0%
Return of capital, issuer estimate80% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment40% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, measured through NOBLVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.74%0.79%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$3.4bn$8.9m
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 Score91.3KNG57.8LJUL

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, KNG and LJUL 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 KNG LJUL
Only in one fund ↓
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%
Only in LJUL
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Side by side

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 VOO, paying monthly
Issuer First Trust Innovator
Strategy dividend stocks with call overlay buffer with income
Benchmark S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 8.0% 5.3%
Expense ratio 0.74% 0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year 8.8% 5.2%
Price change, 1 year +11.1% 0.0%
Total return, 1 year +20.8% +5.3%
Benchmark return, 1 year +23.9% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −3.1 pts −9.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 80% 40%
Age 8.6 years 2.3 years
Net assets, KNG as of Nov 3, 2026 and LJUL as of Nov 4, 2026 $3.4bn $9.0m

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: KNG vs LJUL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowKNGLJULKNGLJULKNGLJUL
3 months+5.2%+1.1%2.0%1.3%−0.5 pts+1.3 pts
6 months+13.5%+2.8%4.3%2.6%−1.4 pts−2.3 pts
1 year+20.8%+5.3%8.8%5.2%−3.1 pts−9.5 pts
3 years+41.8%–26.9%–−6.7 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: KNG Mar 2018 · LJUL Jul 2024+120.8%+14.0%61.2%12.6%−19.0 pts−30.5 pts

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About each fund
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). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

LJUL

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LJUL paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.3%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.3%, paid monthly. Innovator estimates that 40% of the distribution paid Nov 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, KNG or LJUL?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KNG paid 8.8% 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 +20.8% and LJUL +5.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
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 to next
S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) →Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →KNG on its own →LJUL on its own →KNG dividend history →KNG holdings →LJUL dividend history →Method →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
KNG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
KNG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
KNG 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
First Trust page for KNG ↗
LJUL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
LJUL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
LJUL 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
Innovator page for LJUL ↗

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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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