Which paid more, KNG or QRMI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KNG paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and QRMI paid 11.6%, so QRMI 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 QRMI?

With every distribution reinvested, KNG returned +20.8% and QRMI +3.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, KNG or QRMI?

KNG charges 0.74% a year and QRMI charges 0.60%, so QRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

KNG vs QRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QRMI paid 11.6% 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 $15m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF.

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At a glance

8.8%

KNG cash paid, 1 year

11.6%

QRMI cash paid, 1 year

+20.8%

KNG total return, 1 year

+3.7%

QRMI 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.

QRMI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8.6 pts behind QQQ

QRMI

+3.7%

QQQ

+12.3%

8.6 pts behind QQQ

QRMI over 1 year: paid 11.6%, price −8.1%, total +3.7%, QQQ +12.3%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QRMI

+3.7%

11.6% cash

8.6 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

8.6 pts behind QQQ

QRMI over 1 year: paid 11.6%, price −8.1%, total +3.7%, QQQ +12.3%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QRMI

+3.7%

8.6 pts behind QQQ

11.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QRMI over 1 year: paid 11.6%, price −8.1%, total +3.7%, QQQ +12.3%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

QRMI costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.1 points; KNG is far larger, $3.3bn against $15m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

KNG vs QRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	KNG	QRMI
Paid and earned
Measure	KNG	QRMI
Total return, 1 year	+20.8%	+3.7%
Price change, 1 year	rose 11.1%	fell 8.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	80% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	100% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	KNG	QRMI
Benchmark	S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, measured through NOBL	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	KNG	QRMI
Expense ratio	0.74%	0.60%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$3.3bn	$15m
Holdings
Measure	KNG	QRMI
Holdings in common	5%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · KNG scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score91.3KNG27.2QRMI

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

QRMI 27.2

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 QRMI hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

5% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first KNG QRMI

Walmart Inc. 1.52% 2.51%

Linde Plc 1.46% 1.03%

PepsiCo, Inc. 1.46% 0.89%

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 1.44% 0.48%

Cintas Corporation 1.45% 0.37%

Fastenal Company 1.43% 0.24%

Roper Technologies, Inc. 1.70% 0.17%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in KNG

Pentair plc 1.89%

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%

Lowe's Companies, Inc. 1.55%

Only in QRMI

NVIDIA CORPORATION 8.14%

APPLE INC. 7.60%

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.78%

AMAZON.COM, INC. 4.90%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4.29%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3.60%

ALPHABET INC. 3.48%

ALPHABET INC. 3.26%

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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 QRMI Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust Global X

Strategy dividend stocks with call overlay option income

Benchmark S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.0% 12.2%

Expense ratio 0.74% 0.60%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.8% 11.6%

Price change, 1 year +11.1% −8.1%

Total return, 1 year +20.8% +3.7%

Benchmark return, 1 year +23.9% +12.3%

Ahead or behind −3.1 pts −8.6 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 80% 100%

Age 8.6 years 5.2 years

Net assets, KNG as of Nov 3, 2026 and QRMI as of Oct 12, 2026 $3.4bn $15m

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 QRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	KNG	QRMI	KNG	QRMI	KNG	QRMI
3 months	+5.2%	−0.1%	2.0%	3.0%	−0.5 pts	+3.4 pts
6 months	+13.5%	+1.0%	4.3%	5.9%	−1.4 pts	+1.3 pts
1 year	+20.8%	+3.7%	8.8%	11.6%	−3.1 pts	−8.6 pts
3 years	+41.8%	+25.7%	26.9%	35.0%	−6.7 pts	−65.7 pts
Since launchNot the same days: KNG Mar 2018 · QRMI Aug 2021	+120.8%	+8.5%	61.2%	42.0%	−19.0 pts	−83.2 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.

QRMI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QRMI paid 11.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.2%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, KNG or QRMI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KNG paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and QRMI paid 11.6%, so QRMI 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 QRMI?: With every distribution reinvested, KNG returned +20.8% and QRMI +3.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, KNG or QRMI?: KNG charges 0.74% a year and QRMI charges 0.60%, so QRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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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 ↗

QRMI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QRMI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

QRMI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for QRMI ↗

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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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