Which paid more, KNG or QXQ?

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, KNG paid 8.6% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, so QXQ 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 QXQ?

With every distribution reinvested, KNG returned +16.7% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.

Which is cheaper, KNG or QXQ?

KNG charges 0.74% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so KNG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 12, 2026.

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KNG vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap

+4.6 pts

1 year to Nov 12, 2026: KNG ahead, total return

Fee gap

0.24 pts

A year: KNG 0.74%, QXQ 0.98%, per filings dated Jan 5, 2026 and Feb 27, 2026

Overlap

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Net flow

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Needs daily flows for both funds

Pair scorecard

KNG costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.6 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

KNG vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	KNG	QXQ
Paid and earned
Measure	KNG	QXQ
Total return, 1 year	+16.7%	+12.1%
Price change, 1 year	rose 7.3%	fell 4.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	80% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	KNG	QXQ
Benchmark	S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, measured through NOBL	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	KNG	QXQ
Expense ratio	0.74%	0.98%
Net assets, KNG as of Nov 11, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026	$3.5bn	$82m
Holdings
Measure	KNG	QXQ
Holdings in common	not published

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

IQ Income Score91.5KNG52QXQ

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 171 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

KNG 91.5

QXQ 52

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

Key numbers

8.6%

KNG cash paid, 1 year

15.1%

QXQ cash paid, 1 year

+16.7%

KNG total return, 1 year

+12.1%

QXQ total return, 1 year

KNG · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 2.8 pts behind NOBL

KNG

+16.7%

NOBL

+19.5%

2.8 pts behind NOBL

KNG over 1 year: paid 8.6%, price +7.3%, total +16.7%, NOBL +19.5%, −2.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

NOBL

+19.5%

KNG

+16.7%

8.6% of it arrived as cash

2.8 pts behind NOBL

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.8 pts behind NOBL

KNG over 1 year: paid 8.6%, price +7.3%, total +16.7%, NOBL +19.5%, −2.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

NOBL

+19.5%

KNG

+16.7%

2.8 pts behind NOBL

8.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. KNG over 1 year: paid 8.6%, price +7.3%, total +16.7%, NOBL +19.5%, −2.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QXQ · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ

+12.1%

QQQ

+11.3%

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

15.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Side by side

KNG FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF · Dividend stocks with call overlay on NOBL, paying monthly QXQ SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying quarterly

Issuer First Trust SGI

Strategy dividend stocks with call overlay covered call

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

Pays monthly quarterly

Payout rate, annualized 8.0% 1.0%

Expense ratio 0.74% 0.98%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.6% 15.1%

Price change, 1 year +7.3% −4.7%

Total return, 1 year +16.7% +12.1%

Benchmark return, 1 year +19.5% +11.3%

Ahead or behind −2.8 pts +0.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 80% not published

Age 8.6 years 2.4 years

Net assets, KNG as of Nov 11, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 $3.5bn $82m

As of Nov 12, 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 QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	KNG	QXQ	KNG	QXQ	KNG	QXQ
3 months	+3.4%	−5.4%	2.0%	0.2%	−0.6 pts	+0.5 pts
6 months	+13.6%	−3.8%	4.4%	0.5%	−1.6 pts	+0.4 pts
1 year	+16.7%	+12.1%	8.6%	15.1%	−2.8 pts	+0.8 pts
3 years	+41.4%	–	27.1%	–	−6.7 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: KNG Mar 2018 · QXQ Jun 2024	+118.3%	+47.7%	61.2%	22.8%	−18.6 pts	+2.2 pts

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About each fund

KNG

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, KNG paid 8.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.7%. S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) returned +19.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.8 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 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.

QXQ

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 1.0%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, KNG or QXQ?: Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, KNG paid 8.6% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, so QXQ 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 QXQ?: With every distribution reinvested, KNG returned +16.7% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.
Which is cheaper, KNG or QXQ?: KNG charges 0.74% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so KNG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) →Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →KNG on its own →QXQ on its own →KNG dividend history →KNG holdings →QXQ dividend history →Method →Standards and sources →

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 ↗

QXQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QXQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SGI website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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Net assets: $3.5bn on Nov 11, 2026 for FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF, and $82m on Aug 31, 2026 for SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF.

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KNG and QXQ

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.

KNG +16.7%QXQ +12.1%

Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2026

KNG +16.7%, QXQ +12.1%: KNG +4.6 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.