Data as of .
KNG vs OARK: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year OARK paid 37.4% of its price in cash against KNG’s 8.5%, though KNG 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 OARK hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in KNG | Only in OARK |
|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson 1.85% | TREASURY BILL 37.81% |
| Nucor Corporation 1.85% | TREASURY BILL 30.32% |
| West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.77% | TREASURY BILL 18.55% |
| Chubb Limited 1.74% | TREASURY BILL 10.80% |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company 1.72% | TREASURY BILL 2.51% |
| 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 | OARK | KNG | OARK | KNG | OARK | |
| 3 months | +1.8% | +3.9% | 2.2% | 9.0% | −0.1 pts | +6.4 pts |
| 6 months | +7.1% | +20.0% | 4.4% | 22.6% | −0.9 pts | −4.2 pts |
| 1 year | +8.3% | +6.6% | 8.5% | 37.4% | −1.6 pts | −15.2 pts |
| 3 years | +24.0% | +61.9% | 25.4% | 87.5% | −4.3 pts | −36.3 pts |
| Since launch | +101.5% | +58.8% | 59.4% | 89.4% | −15.2 pts | −96.7 pts |
| KNG FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on NOBL, paying monthly | OARK YieldMax(R) Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | YieldMax |
| Strategy | dividend stocks with call overlay | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.8% | 27.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 1.00% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% | 37.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.4% | −34.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +8.3% | +6.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +9.9% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.6 pts | −15.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 0% |
| Age | 3097 days | 1395 days |
| Net assets | $3.3bn | $32m |
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.
OARK in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OARK paid 37.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 34.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.6%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 15.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 27.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, KNG or OARK?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, KNG paid 8.5% of its starting price in cash and OARK paid 37.4%, so OARK 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 OARK?
- With every distribution reinvested, KNG returned +8.3% and OARK returned +6.6% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so KNG returned more.
- Which is cheaper, KNG or OARK?
- KNG charges 0.74% a year and OARK charges 1.00%, so KNG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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