Data as of .
KNG vs RDVI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year RDVI paid 8.8% of its price in cash against KNG’s 8.5%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: RDVI scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KNG and RDVI hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | KNG | RDVI |
|---|---|---|
| Chubb Limited | 1.74% | 2.02% |
| Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 1.62% | 2.13% |
| Aflac Incorporated | 1.65% | 1.50% |
| Cincinnati Financial Corporation | 1.37% | 1.95% |
| Dover Corporation | 1.27% | 0.44% |
| Abbott Laboratories | 1.49% | 0.35% |
| US Dollar | -1.29% | 0.71% |
| Only in KNG | Only in RDVI |
|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson 1.85% | Lam Research Corporation 2.31% |
| Nucor Corporation 1.85% | Applied Materials, Inc. 2.30% |
| West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.77% | The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.27% |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company 1.72% | The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.22% |
| The Procter & Gamble Company 1.72% | GE Vernova Inc. 2.19% |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Company 1.71% | Micron Technology, Inc. 2.18% |
| Walmart Inc. 1.71% | KLA Corporation 2.16% |
| FactSet Research Systems Inc. 1.69% | NVIDIA Corporation 2.16% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNG | RDVI | KNG | RDVI | KNG | RDVI | |
| 3 months | +1.8% | +0.3% | 2.2% | 2.1% | −0.1 pts | −6.3 pts |
| 6 months | +7.1% | +15.1% | 4.4% | 4.6% | −0.9 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 1 year | +8.3% | +19.2% | 8.5% | 8.8% | −1.6 pts | −8.0 pts |
| 3 years | +24.0% | +69.2% | 25.4% | 29.6% | −4.3 pts | +15.5 pts |
| Since launch | +101.5% | +101.2% | 59.4% | 41.0% | −15.2 pts | +32.0 pts |
| KNG FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on NOBL, paying monthly | RDVI FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | First Trust |
| Strategy | dividend stocks with call overlay | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 0.75% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% | 8.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.4% | +9.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +8.3% | +19.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +9.9% | +27.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.6 pts | −8.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 3097 days | 1429 days |
| Net assets | $3.3bn | $3.7bn |
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.
RDVI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RDVI paid 8.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.2%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.0 pts.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, KNG or RDVI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, KNG paid 8.5% of its starting price in cash and RDVI paid 8.8%, so RDVI 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 RDVI?
- With every distribution reinvested, KNG returned +8.3% and RDVI returned +19.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so RDVI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, KNG or RDVI?
- KNG charges 0.74% a year and RDVI charges 0.75%, so KNG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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