Data as of .
KNG vs SCEP: which paid, and which earned it?
KNG and SCEP both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KNG and SCEP hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | KNG | SCEP |
|---|---|---|
| Aflac Incorporated | 1.65% | 1.71% |
| Chubb Limited | 1.74% | 1.56% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1.85% | 1.54% |
| AbbVie Inc. | 1.52% | 1.62% |
| Illinois Tool Works Inc. | 1.43% | 2.07% |
| Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | 1.39% | 1.87% |
| The Sherwin-Williams Company | 1.46% | 1.26% |
| Walmart Inc. | 1.71% | 1.05% |
| The Procter & Gamble Company | 1.72% | 1.03% |
| McDonald's Corporation | 1.37% | 0.86% |
| W.W. Grainger, Inc. | 1.36% | 0.84% |
| Emerson Electric Co. | 1.56% | 0.73% |
| Only in KNG | Only in SCEP |
|---|---|
| Nucor Corporation 1.85% | ALPHABET INC 5.98% |
| West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.77% | APPLE INC 5.71% |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company 1.72% | NVIDIA CORP 5.70% |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Company 1.71% | BROADCOM INC 5.61% |
| FactSet Research Systems Inc. 1.69% | AMAZON.COM INC 4.68% |
| Target Corporation 1.67% | JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.55% |
| Consolidated Edison, Inc. 1.65% | MICROSOFT CORP 3.49% |
| Erie Indemnity Company 1.65% | LAM RESEARCH CORP 2.64% |
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 | SCEP | KNG | SCEP | KNG | SCEP | |
| 3 months | +1.8% | −0.1% | 2.2% | 1.7% | −0.1 pts | −2.4 pts |
| 6 months | +7.1% | +8.3% | 4.4% | 3.7% | −0.9 pts | −9.7 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% | +3.5% | 59.4% | 5.0% | −15.2 pts | −8.2 pts |
| KNG FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on NOBL, paying monthly | SCEP STERLING CAPITAL HEDGED EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Sterling Capital |
| Strategy | dividend stocks with call overlay | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.8% | 7.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 0.65% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% | 5.0% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.4% | −1.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +8.3% | +3.5% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +9.9% | +11.7% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.6 pts | −8.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 3097 days | 281 days |
| Net assets | $3.3bn | $235m |
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.
SCEP in plain words
Over the period since launch on Dec 11, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SCEP paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.1%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, KNG or SCEP?
- KNG charges 0.74% a year and SCEP charges 0.65%, so SCEP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, KNG against SCEP, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/kng-vs-scep Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.