Which paid more, KNG or SCLZ?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KNG paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and SCLZ paid 8.5%, so KNG 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 SCLZ?

With every distribution reinvested, KNG returned +20.8% and SCLZ +10.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, KNG or SCLZ?

KNG charges 0.74% a year and SCLZ charges 0.79%, so KNG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

KNG vs SCLZ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KNG paid 8.8% of its price in cash against SCLZ’s 8.5%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $3.4bn on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF, and $20m on Jun 30, 2026 for Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF.

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At a glance

8.8%

KNG cash paid, 1 year

8.5%

SCLZ cash paid, 1 year

+20.8%

KNG total return, 1 year

+10.6%

SCLZ total return, 1 year

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.

SCLZ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts behind SPY

SCLZ

+10.6%

SPY

+14.8%

4.2 pts behind SPY

SCLZ over 1 year: paid 8.5%, price +1.6%, total +10.6%, SPY +14.8%, −4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SCLZ

+10.6%

8.5% of it arrived as cash

4.2 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts behind SPY

SCLZ over 1 year: paid 8.5%, price +1.6%, total +10.6%, SPY +14.8%, −4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SCLZ

+10.6%

4.2 pts behind SPY

8.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +23.9%. SCLZ over 1 year: paid 8.5%, price +1.6%, total +10.6%, SPY +14.8%, −4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

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

Pair scorecard

KNG costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.2 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

KNG vs SCLZ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	KNG	SCLZ
Paid and earned
Measure	KNG	SCLZ
Total return, 1 year	+20.8%	+10.6%
Price change, 1 year	rose 11.1%	rose 1.6%
Against its benchmark
Measure	KNG	SCLZ
Benchmark	S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, measured through NOBL	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	KNG	SCLZ
Expense ratio	0.74%	0.79%
Net assets, KNG as of Nov 3, 2026 and SCLZ as of Jun 30, 2026	$3.4bn	$20m
Holdings
Measure	KNG	SCLZ
Holdings in common	10%

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

IQ Income Score91.3KNG71.6SCLZ

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

KNG 91.3

SCLZ 71.6

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

What they share

10%

By the books each fund has filed, KNG and SCLZ hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

10% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first KNG SCLZ

Walmart Inc. 1.52% 1.49%

Johnson & Johnson 1.48% 2.43%

AbbVie Inc. 1.44% 1.84%

Caterpillar Inc. 1.21% 1.86%

Linde Plc 1.46% 0.99%

The Coca-Cola Company 1.46% 0.88%

Chevron Corporation 1.42% 0.78%

McDonald's Corporation 1.53% 0.78%

Lowe's Companies, Inc. 1.55% 0.66%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in KNG

Pentair plc 1.89%

Roper Technologies, Inc. 1.70%

Erie Indemnity Company 1.58%

The Clorox Company 1.58%

PPG Industries, Inc. 1.57%

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. 1.57%

Abbott Laboratories 1.56%

General Dynamics Corporation 1.55%

Only in SCLZ

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 7.95%

APPLE INC 6.20%

NVIDIA CORP 6.03%

ALPHABET INC 5.22%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 5.18%

BROADCOM INC 4.74%

ELI LILLY & COMPANY 3.88%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.77%

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Side by side

KNG FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF · Dividend stocks with call overlay on NOBL, paying monthly SCLZ Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF · Dividend stocks with call overlay on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust Swan

Strategy dividend stocks with call overlay dividend stocks with call overlay

Benchmark S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.0% 8.7%

Expense ratio 0.74% 0.79%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.8% 8.5%

Price change, 1 year +11.1% +1.6%

Total return, 1 year +20.8% +10.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year +23.9% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −3.1 pts −4.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 80% not published

Age 8.6 years 2.7 years

Net assets, KNG as of Nov 3, 2026 and SCLZ as of Jun 30, 2026 $3.4bn $20m

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 SCLZ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	KNG	SCLZ	KNG	SCLZ	KNG	SCLZ
3 months	+5.2%	0.0%	2.0%	2.1%	−0.5 pts	+0.2 pts
6 months	+13.5%	+4.4%	4.3%	4.3%	−1.4 pts	−0.6 pts
1 year	+20.8%	+10.6%	8.8%	8.5%	−3.1 pts	−4.2 pts
3 years	+41.8%	–	26.9%	–	−6.7 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: KNG Mar 2018 · SCLZ Feb 2024	+120.8%	+35.4%	61.2%	21.2%	−19.0 pts	−20.8 pts

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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.

SCLZ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.7%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, KNG or SCLZ?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KNG paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and SCLZ paid 8.5%, so KNG 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 SCLZ?: With every distribution reinvested, KNG returned +20.8% and SCLZ +10.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, KNG or SCLZ?: KNG charges 0.74% a year and SCLZ charges 0.79%, so KNG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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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 ↗

SCLZ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SCLZ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Swan website ↗

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How this is computed

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

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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