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KNG vs OVL: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OVL paid 9.9% of its price in cash against KNG’s 8.8%, though KNG 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 $427m on Aug 31, 2026 for Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF.

At a glance
8.8%
KNG cash paid, 1 year
9.9%
OVL cash paid, 1 year
+20.8%
KNG total return, 1 year
+17.2%
OVL 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.
OVL · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.4 pts ahead of VOO
OVL
+17.2%
VOO
+14.8%

2.4 pts ahead of VOO

OVL over 1 year: paid 9.9%, price +6.6%, total +17.2%, VOO +14.8%, +2.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

OVL

+17.2%

9.9% of it arrived as cash

2.4 pts ahead of VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.4 pts ahead of VOO

OVL over 1 year: paid 9.9%, price +6.6%, total +17.2%, VOO +14.8%, +2.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

OVL

+17.2%

2.4 pts ahead of VOO

9.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +23.9%. OVL over 1 year: paid 9.9%, price +6.6%, total +17.2%, VOO +14.8%, +2.4 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 3.6 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

KNG vs OVL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureKNGOVL
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+20.8%+17.2%
Price change, 1 yearrose 11.1%rose 6.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate80% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 29, 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, KNG as of Nov 3, 2026 and OVL as of Aug 31, 2026$3.4bn$427m
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 Score91.3KNG81.7OVL

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

Risk and return

Oct 11, 2019 to Oct 30, 2026 · 368 weekly returns
KNG OVL
Return
Total return edge OVL +81.5% +196.3%
Annualized edge OVL +8.8% +16.6%
Price return edge OVL +17.7% +120.8%
Risk
Volatility edge KNG 17.3% 21.1%
Max drawdown edge KNG −30.1% −35.2%
Downside capture 96.9% 108.9%
Beta 0.96 1.13
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge OVL 0.41 0.70
Sortino edge OVL 0.57 1.01
Treynor 0.078 0.130
Calmar edge OVL 0.29 0.47
Against the benchmark
Alpha −0.6% a year −0.6% a year
Alpha t-stat −0.81 −0.66
Information ratio −0.42 0.34
Tracking error 2.4% 3.4%

Each against its own benchmark: KNG against NOBL, Apr 6, 2018 to Oct 30, 2026; OVL against VOO, Oct 11, 2019 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Oct 2019 to Oct 2026, OVL returned more: +196.3% to +81.5%. KNG swung less: 17.3% to 21.1%. KNG fell less at its worst: −30.1% to −35.2%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: KNG vs OVL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureKNGOVLEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+81.5%+196.3%OVLPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+8.8%+16.6%OVLTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+17.7%+120.8%OVLPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility17.3%21.1%KNGSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation12.2%14.5%KNGLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−30.1%−35.2%KNGDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture91.7%121.3%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture96.9%108.9%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.961.13Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.980.99Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.410.70OVLReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.571.01OVLReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.0780.130Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.290.47OVLAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkNOBLVOOThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−0.6% a year−0.6% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−0.81−0.66Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−2.1% to +0.9%−2.4% to +1.2%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.420.34Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error2.4%3.4%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 368 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, KNG and OVL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first KNG OVL
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 OVL
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 99.97%
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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 OVL Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF · Put-selling overlay on VOO, paying monthly
Strategy dividend stocks with call overlay put-selling overlay
Benchmark S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 8.0% 10.6%
Expense ratio 0.74% 0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year 8.8% 9.9%
Price change, 1 year +11.1% +6.6%
Total return, 1 year +20.8% +17.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year +23.9% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −3.1 pts +2.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 80% 100%
Age 8.6 years 7.1 years
Net assets, KNG as of Nov 3, 2026 and OVL as of Aug 31, 2026 $3.4bn $427m

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 OVL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowKNGOVLKNGOVLKNGOVL
3 months+5.2%−0.5%2.0%2.6%−0.5 pts−0.4 pts
6 months+13.5%+4.4%4.3%5.2%−1.4 pts−0.6 pts
1 year+20.8%+17.2%8.8%9.9%−3.1 pts+2.4 pts
3 years+41.8%+92.6%26.9%23.9%−6.7 pts+9.3 pts
Since launchNot the same days: KNG Mar 2018 · OVL Oct 2019+120.8%+204.4%61.2%51.2%−19.0 pts+14.4 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.

OVL

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OVL paid 9.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.2%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.6%, paid monthly. Overlay Shares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 29, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, KNG or OVL?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KNG paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and OVL paid 9.9%, so OVL 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 OVL?
With every distribution reinvested, KNG returned +20.8% and OVL +17.2% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, KNG or OVL?
KNG charges 0.74% a year and OVL charges 0.79%, so KNG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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