Data as of .
KNG vs QVOL: which paid, and which earned it?
KNG and QVOL both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KNG and QVOL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in KNG | Only in QVOL |
|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson 1.85% | NVIDIA Corp 8.53% |
| Nucor Corporation 1.85% | Amazon.com Inc 7.61% |
| West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.77% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.17% |
| Chubb Limited 1.74% | Microsoft Corp 5.05% |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company 1.72% | Alphabet Inc 4.70% |
| The Procter & Gamble Company 1.72% | Alphabet Inc 4.69% |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Company 1.71% | Micron Technology Inc 4.53% |
| Walmart Inc. 1.71% | Marvell Technology Inc 4.30% |
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 | QVOL | KNG | QVOL | KNG | QVOL | |
| 3 months | +1.8% | −3.7% | 2.2% | 3.0% | −0.1 pts | −1.2 pts |
| 6 months | +7.1% | not published | 4.4% | not published | −0.9 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +8.3% | not published | 8.5% | not published | −1.6 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +24.0% | not published | 25.4% | not published | −4.3 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +101.5% | +4.3% | 59.4% | 4.2% | −15.2 pts | +2.1 pts |
| KNG FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on NOBL, paying monthly | QVOL Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Infrastructure Capital |
| Strategy | dividend stocks with call overlay | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.8% | 12.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 0.82% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% | 4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.4% | 0.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +8.3% | +4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +9.9% | +2.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.6 pts | +2.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 3097 days | 129 days |
| Net assets | $3.3bn | $8m |
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.
QVOL in plain words
Over the period since launch on May 12, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, QVOL paid 4.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.3%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +2.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.6%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, KNG or QVOL?
- KNG charges 0.74% a year and QVOL charges 0.82%, so KNG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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