Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
KNG vs PCOV: Dividend Yield & Total Return
KNG and PCOV both write options for income.
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Net assets: $3.4bn on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF, and $10m on Nov 2, 2026 for Principal Equity Premium Income ETF.
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.Not measured
PCOV since launch: paid 1.9%, price −2.0%, total −0.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
PCOV
−0.1%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
PCOV since launch: paid 1.9%, price −2.0%, total −0.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
PCOV
−0.1%
1.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. PCOV since launch: paid 1.9%, price −2.0%, total −0.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
PCOV costs 0.40 points a year less; KNG is far larger, $3.4bn against $10m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | KNG | PCOV |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +20.8% | not published |
| Price change | rose 11.1% (1 year) | fell 2.0% (since Aug 19, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 80% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, measured through NOBL | not published |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 0.34% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $3.4bn | $10m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | KNG | PCOV | KNG | PCOV | KNG | PCOV |
| 3 months | +5.2% | – | 2.0% | – | −0.5 pts | – |
| 6 months | +13.5% | – | 4.3% | – | −1.4 pts | – |
| 1 year | +20.8% | – | 8.8% | – | −3.1 pts | – |
| 3 years | +41.8% | – | 26.9% | – | −6.7 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: KNG Mar 2018 · PCOV Aug 2026 | +120.8% | −0.1% | 61.2% | 1.9% | −19.0 pts | not measured |
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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.
PCOV
Over the period from its first trade on Aug 19, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, PCOV paid 1.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.1%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.2%, paid periodically.
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