Data as of .
KNG vs SIXH: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year KNG paid 8.5% of its price in cash against SIXH’s 2.0%, though SIXH returned more with it reinvested.
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KNG and SIXH hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | KNG | SIXH |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson | 1.85% | 2.47% |
| Colgate-Palmolive Company | 1.39% | 2.66% |
| PepsiCo, Inc. | 1.39% | 3.44% |
| AbbVie Inc. | 1.52% | 1.30% |
| General Dynamics Corporation | 1.38% | 1.27% |
| The Coca-Cola Company | 1.56% | 1.26% |
| Caterpillar Inc. | 1.32% | 1.24% |
| The Procter & Gamble Company | 1.72% | 1.23% |
| Lowe's Companies, Inc. | 1.37% | 1.13% |
| Walmart Inc. | 1.71% | 1.11% |
| Only in KNG | Only in SIXH |
|---|---|
| Nucor Corporation 1.85% | Altria Group, Inc. 4.83% |
| West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.77% | Philip Morris International Inc. 4.07% |
| Chubb Limited 1.74% | VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 3.77% |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company 1.72% | SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 3.74% |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Company 1.71% | AT&T INC. 3.59% |
| FactSet Research Systems Inc. 1.69% | QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 3.53% |
| Target Corporation 1.67% | LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.11% |
| Aflac Incorporated 1.65% | NVIDIA CORPORATION 2.67% |
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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNG | SIXH | KNG | SIXH | KNG | SIXH | |
| 3 months | +1.8% | +4.5% | 2.2% | 0.5% | −0.1 pts | +2.2 pts |
| 6 months | +7.1% | +7.4% | 4.4% | 0.9% | −0.9 pts | −10.6 pts |
| 1 year | +8.3% | +16.3% | 8.5% | 2.0% | −1.6 pts | −0.3 pts |
| 3 years | +24.0% | +43.8% | 25.4% | 6.6% | −4.3 pts | −34.6 pts |
| Since launch | +101.5% | +96.3% | 59.4% | 16.0% | −15.2 pts | −88.5 pts |
| KNG FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on NOBL, paying monthly | SIXH ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Exchange Traded Concepts |
| Strategy | dividend stocks with call overlay | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.8% | 0.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 0.69% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% | 2.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.4% | +14.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +8.3% | +16.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +9.9% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.6 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 3097 days | 2321 days |
| Net assets | $3.3bn | $543m |
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.
SIXH in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SIXH paid 2.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.4%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, KNG or SIXH?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, KNG paid 8.5% of its starting price in cash and SIXH paid 2.0%, 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 SIXH?
- With every distribution reinvested, KNG returned +8.3% and SIXH returned +16.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SIXH returned more.
- Which is cheaper, KNG or SIXH?
- KNG charges 0.74% a year and SIXH charges 0.69%, so SIXH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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