Which is cheaper, KNG or RECI?

KNG charges 0.74% a year and RECI charges 0.30%, so RECI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

KNG vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

KNG and RECI both write options for income.

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Net assets: $3.4bn on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF, beside Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

8.8%

KNG cash paid, 1 year

1.5%

RECI cash paid, since launch, Jul 14, 2026

+20.8%

KNG total return, 1 year

+3.7%

RECI total return, since launch, Jul 14, 2026

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.

RECI · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

RECI

+3.7%

none

Not measured

RECI since launch: paid 1.5%, price +2.1%, total +3.7%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

RECI

+3.7%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

RECI since launch: paid 1.5%, price +2.1%, total +3.7%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

RECI

+3.7%

1.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +23.9%. RECI since launch: paid 1.5%, price +2.1%, total +3.7%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +23.9%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

RECI costs 0.44 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

KNG vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	KNG	RECI
Paid and earned
Measure	KNG	RECI
Total return, 1 year	+20.8%	not published
Price change	rose 11.1% (1 year)	rose 2.1% (since Jul 14, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	80% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	78% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	KNG	RECI
Benchmark	S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, measured through NOBL	not published
Cost and size
Measure	KNG	RECI
Expense ratio	0.74%	0.30%
Net assets	$3.4bn	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Measure	KNG	RECI
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

KNG FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF · Dividend stocks with call overlay on NOBL, paying monthly RECI Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust Columbia

Strategy dividend stocks with call overlay covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) none

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.0% 8.0%

Expense ratio 0.74% 0.30%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.8% 1.5% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +11.1% +2.1% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +20.8% +3.7% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +23.9% not published

Ahead or behind −3.1 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 80% 78%

Age 8.6 years 113 days

Net assets $3.4bn not read by ETFIQ

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 RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	KNG	RECI	KNG	RECI	KNG	RECI
3 months	+5.2%	+3.5%	2.0%	1.5%	−0.5 pts	not measured
6 months	+13.5%	–	4.3%	–	−1.4 pts	–
1 year	+20.8%	–	8.8%	–	−3.1 pts	–
3 years	+41.8%	–	26.9%	–	−6.7 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: KNG Mar 2018 · RECI Jul 2026	+120.8%	+3.7%	61.2%	1.5%	−19.0 pts	not measured

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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.

RECI

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 14, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, RECI paid 1.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.7%. Columbia estimates that 78% of the distribution paid Oct 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, KNG or RECI?: KNG charges 0.74% a year and RECI charges 0.30%, so RECI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →KNG on its own →RECI on its own →KNG dividend history →KNG holdings →RECI 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 ↗

RECI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

RECI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

RECI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Columbia website ↗

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How this is computed

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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