Which paid more, KNG or OARK?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KNG paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and OARK paid 33.3%, 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 +20.8% and OARK −2.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

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.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

KNG vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OARK paid 33.3% of its price in cash against KNG’s 8.8%, though KNG returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $3.4bn for FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF and $38m for YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF.

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At a glance

8.8%

KNG cash paid, 1 year

33.3%

OARK cash paid, 1 year

+20.8%

KNG total return, 1 year

−2.6%

OARK 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.

OARK · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.1 pts ahead of ARKK

OARK

−2.6%

ARKK

−3.7%

1.1 pts ahead of ARKK

OARK over 1 year: paid 33.3%, price −36.6%, total −2.6%, ARKK −3.7%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ARKK

−3.7%

OARK

−2.6%

1.1 pts ahead of ARKK

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.1 pts ahead of ARKK

OARK over 1 year: paid 33.3%, price −36.6%, total −2.6%, ARKK −3.7%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ARKK

−3.7%

OARK

−2.6%

1.1 pts ahead of ARKK

33.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. OARK over 1 year: paid 33.3%, price −36.6%, total −2.6%, ARKK −3.7%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

KNG costs 0.26 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 23.4 points; KNG is far larger, $3.4bn against $38m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

KNG vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	KNG	OARK
Paid and earned
Measure	KNG	OARK
Total return, 1 year	+20.8%	−2.6%
Price change, 1 year	rose 11.1%	fell 36.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	80% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	KNG	OARK
Benchmark	S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, measured through NOBL	ARK Innovation ETF, measured through ARKK
Cost and size
Measure	KNG	OARK
Expense ratio	0.74%	1.00%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$3.4bn	$38m
Holdings
Measure	KNG	OARK
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 Score91.3KNG15.3OARK

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

KNG 91.3

OARK 15.3

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, KNG and OARK hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first KNG OARK

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 OARK

United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 31.70%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 25.99%

2ARKK US 11/20/26 C85.01 FLX 1.48%

ARKK US 11/06/26 C83 0.25%

ARKK US 11/06/26 C84 0.07%

ARKK US 11/06/26 C82 -0.16%

ARKK US 11/06/26 C81 -0.68%

2ARKK US 11/20/26 P85.01 FLX -7.39%

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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 OARK YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on ARKK, paying weekly

Issuer First Trust YieldMax

Strategy dividend stocks with call overlay synthetic covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK)

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 8.0% 31.8%

Expense ratio 0.74% 1.00%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.8% 33.3%

Price change, 1 year +11.1% −36.6%

Total return, 1 year +20.8% −2.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year +23.9% −3.7%

Ahead or behind −3.1 pts +1.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 80% not published

Age 8.6 years 3.9 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $3.4bn $38m

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 OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	KNG	OARK	KNG	OARK	KNG	OARK
3 months	+5.2%	+1.6%	2.0%	8.3%	−0.5 pts	−3.9 pts
6 months	+13.5%	−2.3%	4.3%	17.8%	−1.4 pts	−3.3 pts
1 year	+20.8%	−2.6%	8.8%	33.3%	−3.1 pts	+1.1 pts
3 years	+41.8%	+62.6%	26.9%	95.8%	−6.7 pts	−36.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: KNG Mar 2018 · OARK Nov 2022	+120.8%	+47.8%	61.2%	90.4%	−19.0 pts	−75.3 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.

OARK

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OARK paid 33.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 36.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.6%. ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) returned −3.7% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 31.8%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, KNG or OARK?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KNG paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and OARK paid 33.3%, 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 +20.8% and OARK −2.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
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 to next

S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) →ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) →KNG on its own →OARK on its own →KNG dividend history →KNG holdings →OARK dividend history →OARK holdings →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 ↗

OARK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

OARK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

OARK 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for OARK ↗

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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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