Data as of .
KNG vs SPUT: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year KNG paid 8.5% of its price in cash against SPUT’s 5.2%, though SPUT returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SPUT 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 SPUT hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | KNG | SPUT |
|---|---|---|
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. | 1.54% | 0.54% |
| Walmart Inc. | 1.71% | 0.47% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1.85% | 0.46% |
| Caterpillar Inc. | 1.32% | 0.35% |
| AbbVie Inc. | 1.52% | 0.31% |
| Chevron Corporation | 1.58% | 0.30% |
| The Procter & Gamble Company | 1.72% | 0.28% |
| The Coca-Cola Company | 1.56% | 0.25% |
| Linde Plc | 1.32% | 0.19% |
| PepsiCo, Inc. | 1.39% | 0.18% |
| International Business Machines Corporat | 1.62% | 0.18% |
| McDonald's Corporation | 1.37% | 0.17% |
| Only in KNG | Only in SPUT |
|---|---|
| FactSet Research Systems Inc. 1.69% | TREASURY BILL 49.24% |
| Erie Indemnity Company 1.65% | NVIDIA Corp 3.85% |
| Nordson Corporation 1.56% | Apple Inc 3.22% |
| The J.M. Smucker Company 1.52% | Microsoft Corp 2.47% |
| Franklin Templeton, Inc. 1.48% | Amazon.com Inc 2.09% |
| Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. 1.46% | Alphabet Inc 1.84% |
| Brown-Forman Corporation 1.43% | Broadcom Inc 1.60% |
| A.O. Smith Corporation 1.40% | Alphabet Inc 1.59% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNG | SPUT | KNG | SPUT | KNG | SPUT | |
| 3 months | +1.8% | +2.4% | 2.2% | 1.1% | −0.1 pts | +0.1 pts |
| 6 months | +7.1% | +11.5% | 4.4% | 2.5% | −0.9 pts | −6.5 pts |
| 1 year | +8.3% | +11.5% | 8.5% | 5.2% | −1.6 pts | −5.1 pts |
| 3 years | +24.0% | not published | 25.4% | not published | −4.3 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +101.5% | +22.4% | 59.4% | 8.5% | −15.2 pts | −15.6 pts |
| KNG FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on NOBL, paying monthly | SPUT Innovator Equity Premium Income - Daily PutWrite ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Innovator |
| Strategy | dividend stocks with call overlay | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.8% | 4.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% | 5.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.4% | +6.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +8.3% | +11.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +9.9% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.6 pts | −5.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 3097 days | 553 days |
| Net assets | $3.3bn | $17m |
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.
SPUT in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPUT paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, KNG or SPUT?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, KNG paid 8.5% of its starting price in cash and SPUT 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 SPUT?
- With every distribution reinvested, KNG returned +8.3% and SPUT returned +11.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SPUT returned more.
- Which is cheaper, KNG or SPUT?
- KNG charges 0.74% a year and SPUT charges 0.79%, so KNG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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