Data as of .
KNG vs SPIN: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year KNG paid 8.5% of its price in cash against SPIN’s 5.2%, though SPIN returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SPIN scores higher
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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 SPIN hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | KNG | SPIN |
|---|---|---|
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. | 1.54% | 2.08% |
| Emerson Electric Co. | 1.56% | 1.18% |
| S&P Global Inc. | 1.38% | 1.14% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1.85% | 1.02% |
| Linde Plc | 1.32% | 0.95% |
| Walmart Inc. | 1.71% | 0.69% |
| Abbott Laboratories | 1.49% | 0.54% |
| The Procter & Gamble Company | 1.72% | 0.54% |
| NextEra Energy, Inc. | 1.31% | 0.46% |
| Chubb Limited | 1.74% | 0.39% |
| McDonald's Corporation | 1.37% | 0.36% |
| W.W. Grainger, Inc. | 1.36% | 0.35% |
| Only in KNG | Only in SPIN |
|---|---|
| Nucor Corporation 1.85% | NVIDIA CORP 9.79% |
| West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.77% | MICROSOFT CORP 7.15% |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company 1.72% | APPLE INC 6.07% |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Company 1.71% | ALPHABET INC CL A 5.65% |
| FactSet Research Systems Inc. 1.69% | AMAZON.COM INC 4.84% |
| Target Corporation 1.67% | META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 3.24% |
| Aflac Incorporated 1.65% | BROADCOM INC 3.16% |
| Consolidated Edison, Inc. 1.65% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.82% |
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 Sep 17, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNG | SPIN | KNG | SPIN | KNG | SPIN | |
| 3 months | +1.8% | +3.7% | 2.2% | 0.8% | −0.1 pts | +1.4 pts |
| 6 months | +7.1% | +12.3% | 4.4% | 3.2% | −0.9 pts | −5.8 pts |
| 1 year | +8.3% | +11.3% | 8.5% | 5.2% | −1.6 pts | −5.2 pts |
| 3 years | +24.0% | not published | 25.4% | not published | −4.3 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +101.5% | +28.5% | 59.4% | 15.2% | −15.2 pts | −13.7 pts |
| KNG FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on NOBL, paying monthly | SPIN State Street(R) US Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | State Street |
| 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% | 2.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 0.25% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% | 5.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.4% | +5.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +8.3% | +11.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +9.9% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.6 pts | −5.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 3097 days | 743 days |
| Net assets | $3.3bn | $47m |
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.
SPIN in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPIN paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 2.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, KNG or SPIN?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, KNG paid 8.5% of its starting price in cash and SPIN paid 5.2%, 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 SPIN?
- With every distribution reinvested, KNG returned +8.3% and SPIN returned +11.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SPIN returned more.
- Which is cheaper, KNG or SPIN?
- KNG charges 0.74% a year and SPIN charges 0.25%, so SPIN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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