Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
KNG vs SIOO: Dividend Yield & Total Return
KNG and SIOO both write options for income.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $3.4bn for FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF and $25m for VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF.
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.About even with OEF
SIOO since launch: paid 13.6%, price −3.6%, total +10.8%, OEF +10.9%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
OEF
+10.9%
SIOO
+10.8%
13.6% of it arrived as cash
about even with OEF
Total return, distributions reinvested
About even with OEF
SIOO since launch: paid 13.6%, price −3.6%, total +10.8%, OEF +10.9%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
OEF
+10.9%
SIOO
+10.8%
about even with OEF
13.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SIOO since launch: paid 13.6%, price −3.6%, total +10.8%, OEF +10.9%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
SIOO costs 0.15 points a year less; KNG is far larger, $3.4bn against $25m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | KNG | SIOO |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +20.8% | not published |
| Price change | rose 11.1% (1 year) | fell 3.6% (since Dec 11, 2025) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 80% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment | 97% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, measured through NOBL | S&P 100, measured through OEF |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 0.59% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $3.4bn | $25m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 11% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, KNG and SIOO hold 11% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
11% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | KNG | SIOO | KNG | SIOO | KNG | SIOO |
| 3 months | +5.2% | +0.8% | 2.0% | 3.7% | −0.5 pts | +1.0 pts |
| 6 months | +13.5% | +5.6% | 4.3% | 7.5% | −1.4 pts | +1.1 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 · SIOO Dec 2025 | +120.8% | +10.8% | 61.2% | 13.6% | −19.0 pts | −0.1 pts |
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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.
SIOO
Over the period from its first trade on Dec 11, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026, SIOO paid 13.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.8%. S&P 100 (OEF) returned +10.9% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.4%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 97% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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How this is computed
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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