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KNG vs OCTH: 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 OCTH’s 6.5%, 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 $16m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - October.

KNG on its own →OCTH on its own →
At a glance
8.8%
KNG cash paid, 1 year
6.5%
OCTH cash paid, 1 year
+20.8%
KNG total return, 1 year
+7.5%
OCTH 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.
OCTH · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 7.3 pts behind SPY
OCTH
+7.5%
SPY
+14.8%

7.3 pts behind SPY

OCTH over 1 year: paid 6.5%, price +0.8%, total +7.5%, SPY +14.8%, −7.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OCTH

+7.5%

6.5% as cash

7.3 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

7.3 pts behind SPY

OCTH over 1 year: paid 6.5%, price +0.8%, total +7.5%, SPY +14.8%, −7.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OCTH

+7.5%

7.3 pts behind SPY

6.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +23.9%. OCTH over 1 year: paid 6.5%, price +0.8%, total +7.5%, SPY +14.8%, −7.3 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 13.3 points; KNG is far larger, $3.4bn against $16m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

KNG vs OCTH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureKNGOCTH
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+20.8%+7.5%
Price change, 1 yearrose 11.1%rose 0.8%
Return of capital, issuer estimate80% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment51% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, measured through NOBLS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.74%0.79%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$3.4bn$16m
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 Score91.3KNG68OCTH

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 OCTH 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 OCTH
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 OCTH
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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 OCTH Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - October · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly
Issuer First Trust Innovator
Strategy dividend stocks with call overlay defined income
Benchmark S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly quarterly
Payout rate, annualized 8.0% 6.4%
Expense ratio 0.74% 0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year 8.8% 6.5%
Price change, 1 year +11.1% +0.8%
Total return, 1 year +20.8% +7.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year +23.9% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −3.1 pts −7.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 80% 51%
Age 8.6 years 3.1 years
Net assets, KNG as of Nov 3, 2026 and OCTH as of Nov 4, 2026 $3.4bn $16m

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 OCTH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowKNGOCTHKNGOCTHKNGOCTH
3 months+5.2%+1.2%2.0%1.6%−0.5 pts+1.4 pts
6 months+13.5%+2.9%4.3%3.2%−1.4 pts−2.2 pts
1 year+20.8%+7.5%8.8%6.5%−3.1 pts−7.3 pts
3 years+41.8%+22.0%26.9%20.4%−6.7 pts−60.9 pts
Since launchNot the same days: KNG Mar 2018 · OCTH Oct 2023+120.8%+23.8%61.2%20.7%−19.0 pts−62.2 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.

OCTH

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OCTH paid 6.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.4%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 51% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, KNG or OCTH?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KNG paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and OCTH paid 6.5%, 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 OCTH?
With every distribution reinvested, KNG returned +20.8% and OCTH +7.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, KNG or OCTH?
KNG charges 0.74% a year and OCTH 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) →S&P 500 (SPY) →KNG on its own →OCTH on its own →KNG dividend history →KNG holdings →OCTH 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 ↗
OCTH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
OCTH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
OCTH 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
Innovator page for OCTH ↗

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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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