Data as of .
KNG vs QUSA: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QUSA paid 13.8% of its price in cash against KNG’s 8.5%, though KNG returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: KNG scores higher
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KNG and QUSA hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | KNG | QUSA |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson | 1.85% | 2.93% |
| The Procter & Gamble Company | 1.72% | 3.85% |
| Walmart Inc. | 1.71% | 4.17% |
| The Coca-Cola Company | 1.56% | 4.33% |
| Abbott Laboratories | 1.49% | 2.35% |
| Caterpillar Inc. | 1.32% | 4.91% |
| Only in KNG | Only in QUSA |
|---|---|
| Nucor Corporation 1.85% | Microsoft Corp 6.08% |
| West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.77% | Apple Inc 5.99% |
| Chubb Limited 1.74% | NVIDIA Corp 5.78% |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company 1.72% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 5.35% |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Company 1.71% | Broadcom Inc 4.70% |
| FactSet Research Systems Inc. 1.69% | Costco Wholesale Corp 4.40% |
| Target Corporation 1.67% | Meta Platforms Inc 4.28% |
| Aflac Incorporated 1.65% | Eli Lilly & Co 4.24% |
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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNG | QUSA | KNG | QUSA | KNG | QUSA | |
| 3 months | +1.8% | −1.9% | 2.2% | 3.6% | −0.1 pts | −3.6 pts |
| 6 months | +7.1% | +10.4% | 4.4% | 7.8% | −0.9 pts | −4.3 pts |
| 1 year | +8.3% | +3.5% | 8.5% | 13.8% | −1.6 pts | −11.7 pts |
| 3 years | +24.0% | not published | 25.4% | not published | −4.3 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +101.5% | +4.9% | 59.4% | 15.1% | −15.2 pts | −25.8 pts |
| KNG FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on NOBL, paying monthly | QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF Covered call on QUAL, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | VistaShares |
| Strategy | dividend stocks with call overlay | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) | USA Quality (QUAL), used as the quality proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.8% | 15.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% | 13.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.4% | −11.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +8.3% | +3.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +9.9% | +15.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.6 pts | −11.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 3097 days | 500 days |
| Net assets | $3.3bn | $22m |
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.
QUSA in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QUSA paid 13.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 11.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.5%. USA Quality (QUAL), used as the quality proxy returned +15.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, KNG or QUSA?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, KNG paid 8.5% of its starting price in cash and QUSA paid 13.8%, so QUSA 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 QUSA?
- With every distribution reinvested, KNG returned +8.3% and QUSA returned +3.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so KNG returned more.
- Which is cheaper, KNG or QUSA?
- KNG charges 0.74% a year and QUSA charges 0.97%, so KNG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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