Data as of .
KNG vs OVLH: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year KNG paid 8.5% of its price in cash against OVLH’s 0.3%, though OVLH returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: OVLH scores higher
Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?
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 OVLH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in KNG | Only in OVLH |
|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson 1.85% | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.00% |
| Nucor Corporation 1.85% | |
| West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.77% | |
| Chubb Limited 1.74% | |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company 1.72% | |
| 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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNG | OVLH | KNG | OVLH | KNG | OVLH | |
| 3 months | +1.8% | +0.5% | 2.2% | 0.0% | −0.1 pts | −1.7 pts |
| 6 months | +7.1% | +11.0% | 4.4% | 0.0% | −0.9 pts | −7.0 pts |
| 1 year | +8.3% | +9.1% | 8.5% | 0.3% | −1.6 pts | −7.5 pts |
| 3 years | +24.0% | +54.7% | 25.4% | 1.7% | −4.3 pts | −23.7 pts |
| Since launch | +101.5% | +73.7% | 59.4% | 3.1% | −15.2 pts | −45.2 pts |
| KNG FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on NOBL, paying monthly | OVLH Overlay Shares Hedged Large Cap Equity ETF Put-selling overlay, hedged on SPY, paying annual | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Overlay Shares |
| Strategy | dividend stocks with call overlay | put-selling overlay, hedged |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | annual |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.8% | 0.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% | 0.3% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.4% | +8.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +8.3% | +9.1% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +9.9% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.6 pts | −7.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 3097 days | 2072 days |
| Net assets | $3.3bn | $116m |
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.
OVLH in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OVLH paid 0.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.3%, paid annual.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, KNG or OVLH?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, KNG paid 8.5% of its starting price in cash and OVLH paid 0.3%, 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 OVLH?
- With every distribution reinvested, KNG returned +8.3% and OVLH returned +9.1% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so OVLH returned more.
Other comparisons
Where these figures came from
ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure. It is not affiliated with any issuer, and a link is not an endorsement.
Cite this page. ETFIQ, KNG against OVLH, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/kng-vs-ovlh Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.