Which paid more, KNG or SPUT?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KNG paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and SPUT paid 4.8%, 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 +20.8% and SPUT +10.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

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.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

KNG vs SPUT: 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 SPUT’s 4.8%, 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 $17m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Equity Premium Income - Daily PutWrite ETF.

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At a glance

8.8%

KNG cash paid, 1 year

4.8%

SPUT cash paid, 1 year

+20.8%

KNG total return, 1 year

+10.7%

SPUT 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.

SPUT · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.1 pts behind SPY

SPUT

+10.7%

SPY

+14.8%

4.1 pts behind SPY

SPUT over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price +5.7%, total +10.7%, SPY +14.8%, −4.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SPUT

+10.7%

4.8% as cash

4.1 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.1 pts behind SPY

SPUT over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price +5.7%, total +10.7%, SPY +14.8%, −4.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SPUT

+10.7%

4.1 pts behind SPY

4.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +23.9%. SPUT over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price +5.7%, total +10.7%, SPY +14.8%, −4.1 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 10.1 points; KNG is far larger, $3.4bn against $17m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

KNG vs SPUT: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	KNG	SPUT
Paid and earned
Measure	KNG	SPUT
Total return, 1 year	+20.8%	+10.7%
Price change, 1 year	rose 11.1%	rose 5.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	80% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	58% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	KNG	SPUT
Benchmark	S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, measured through NOBL	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	KNG	SPUT
Expense ratio	0.74%	0.79%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$3.4bn	$17m
Holdings
Measure	KNG	SPUT
Holdings in common	6%

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

IQ Income Score91.3KNG88.9SPUT

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

SPUT 88.9

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

By the books each fund has filed, KNG and SPUT hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

6% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first KNG SPUT

ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. 1.43% 0.51%

Johnson & Johnson 1.48% 0.49%

Walmart Inc. 1.52% 0.38%

AbbVie Inc. 1.44% 0.35%

Caterpillar Inc. 1.21% 0.30%

Chevron Corporation 1.42% 0.29%

The Coca-Cola Company 1.46% 0.27%

The Procter & Gamble Company 1.48% 0.27%

Linde Plc 1.46% 0.18%

International Business Machines Corporation 1.42% 0.17%

McDonald's Corporation 1.53% 0.15%

PepsiCo, Inc. 1.46% 0.15%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in KNG

Pentair plc 1.89%

Erie Indemnity Company 1.58%

The Clorox Company 1.58%

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. 1.57%

A.O. Smith Corporation 1.53%

Federal Realty Investment Trust 1.51%

FactSet Research Systems Inc. 1.49%

Hormel Foods Corporation 1.49%

Only in SPUT

NVIDIA Corp 3.71%

Apple Inc 3.50%

Microsoft Corp 2.70%

Amazon.com Inc 2.06%

Alphabet Inc 1.64%

Broadcom Inc 1.43%

Alphabet Inc 1.43%

Meta Platforms Inc 0.97%

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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 SPUT Innovator Equity Premium Income - Daily PutWrite ETF · Sells puts on the S&P 500, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust Innovator

Strategy dividend stocks with call overlay put-selling overlay

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

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.0% 3.6%

Expense ratio 0.74% 0.79%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.8% 4.8%

Price change, 1 year +11.1% +5.7%

Total return, 1 year +20.8% +10.7%

Benchmark return, 1 year +23.9% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −3.1 pts −4.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 80% 58%

Age 8.6 years 1.6 years

Net assets, KNG as of Nov 3, 2026 and SPUT as of Nov 4, 2026 $3.4bn $17m

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 SPUT: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	KNG	SPUT	KNG	SPUT	KNG	SPUT
3 months	+5.2%	+0.9%	2.0%	1.0%	−0.5 pts	+1.0 pts
6 months	+13.5%	+3.4%	4.3%	1.9%	−1.4 pts	−1.6 pts
1 year	+20.8%	+10.7%	8.8%	4.8%	−3.1 pts	−4.0 pts
3 years	+41.8%	–	26.9%	–	−6.7 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: KNG Mar 2018 · SPUT Mar 2025	+120.8%	+23.3%	61.2%	9.1%	−19.0 pts	−15.6 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.

SPUT

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SPUT paid 4.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 3.6%, paid monthly. Innovator estimates that 58% of the distribution paid Nov 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, KNG or SPUT?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KNG paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and SPUT paid 4.8%, 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 +20.8% and SPUT +10.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
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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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 ↗

SPUT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPUT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SPUT 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Innovator page for SPUT ↗

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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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