Data as of .
KNG vs ROCQ: which paid, and which earned it?
KNG and ROCQ both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KNG and ROCQ hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | KNG | ROCQ |
|---|---|---|
| Walmart Inc. | 1.71% | 3.50% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1.85% | 0.95% |
| The Coca-Cola Company | 1.56% | 0.75% |
| AbbVie Inc. | 1.52% | 0.65% |
| International Business Machines Corporat | 1.62% | 0.40% |
| Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | 1.39% | 0.34% |
| NextEra Energy, Inc. | 1.31% | 0.32% |
| Lowe's Companies, Inc. | 1.37% | 0.29% |
| PPG Industries, Inc. | 1.30% | 0.15% |
| McDonald's Corporation | 1.37% | 0.15% |
| Abbott Laboratories | 1.49% | 0.14% |
| Only in KNG | Only in ROCQ |
|---|---|
| Nucor Corporation 1.85% | NVIDIA Corp. 8.37% |
| West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.77% | Apple, Inc. 7.12% |
| Chubb Limited 1.74% | Micron Technology, Inc. 6.70% |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company 1.72% | Alphabet, Inc. 6.30% |
| The Procter & Gamble Company 1.72% | Microsoft Corp. 5.03% |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Company 1.71% | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.74% |
| FactSet Research Systems Inc. 1.69% | Amazon.com, Inc. 4.52% |
| Target Corporation 1.67% | Lam Research Corp. 4.21% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNG | ROCQ | KNG | ROCQ | KNG | ROCQ | |
| 3 months | +1.8% | 0.0% | 2.2% | 3.0% | −0.1 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 6 months | +7.1% | +20.0% | 4.4% | 5.9% | −0.9 pts | −4.2 pts |
| 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% | +18.0% | 59.4% | 5.8% | −15.2 pts | −4.0 pts |
| KNG FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on NOBL, paying monthly | ROCQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | dividend stocks with call overlay | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.8% | 10.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% | 5.8% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.4% | +12.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +8.3% | +18.0% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +9.9% | +21.9% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.6 pts | −4.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 3097 days | 183 days |
| Net assets | $3.3bn | $629m |
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.
ROCQ in plain words
Over the period since launch on Mar 19, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ROCQ paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 12.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.6%, paid monthly.
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Where these figures came from
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