Which paid more, KNG or TCAL?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KNG paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and TCAL paid 11.4%, so TCAL 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 TCAL?

With every distribution reinvested, KNG returned +20.8% and TCAL +11.2% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, KNG or TCAL?

KNG charges 0.74% a year and TCAL charges 0.34%, so TCAL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

KNG vs TCAL: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TCAL paid 11.4% of its price in cash against KNG’s 8.8%, though KNG returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $3.4bn for FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF and $324m for T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

8.8%

KNG cash paid, 1 year

11.4%

TCAL cash paid, 1 year

+20.8%

KNG total return, 1 year

+11.2%

TCAL 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.

TCAL · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.4 pts behind its own stocks

TCAL

+11.2%

Own

+14.6%

3.4 pts behind its own stocks

TCAL over 1 year: paid 11.4%, price −1.2%, total +11.2%, its own stocks +14.6%, −3.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own stocks

+14.6%

TCAL

+11.2%

11.4% of it arrived as cash

3.4 pts behind its own stocks

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.4 pts behind its own stocks

TCAL over 1 year: paid 11.4%, price −1.2%, total +11.2%, its own stocks +14.6%, −3.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own stocks

+14.6%

TCAL

+11.2%

3.4 pts behind its own stocks

11.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TCAL over 1 year: paid 11.4%, price −1.2%, total +11.2%, its own stocks +14.6%, −3.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TCAL costs 0.40 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.6 points; KNG is 10.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

KNG vs TCAL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	KNG	TCAL
Paid and earned
Measure	KNG	TCAL
Total return, 1 year	+20.8%	+11.2%
Price change, 1 year	rose 11.1%	fell 1.2%
Against its benchmark
Measure	KNG	TCAL
Benchmark	S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, measured through NOBL	its own stocks
Cost and size
Measure	KNG	TCAL
Expense ratio	0.74%	0.34%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$3.4bn	$324m
Holdings
Measure	KNG	TCAL
Holdings in common	18%

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

IQ Income Score91.3KNG54.8TCAL

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

TCAL 54.8

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

18%

By the books each fund has filed, KNG and TCAL hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

18% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first KNG TCAL

McDonald's Corporation 1.53% 1.71%

Linde Plc 1.46% 1.65%

S&P Global Inc. 1.50% 1.22%

PepsiCo, Inc. 1.46% 1.17%

Abbott Laboratories 1.56% 1.09%

Becton, Dickinson and Company 1.46% 1.06%

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. 1.49% 1.01%

Chubb Limited 1.48% 1.00%

The Procter & Gamble Company 1.48% 0.97%

General Dynamics Corporation 1.55% 0.97%

Cardinal Health, Inc. 1.41% 0.92%

The Coca-Cola Company 1.46% 0.91%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in KNG

Pentair plc 1.89%

Roper Technologies, Inc. 1.70%

Erie Indemnity Company 1.58%

The Clorox Company 1.58%

PPG Industries, Inc. 1.57%

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. 1.57%

Lowe's Companies, Inc. 1.55%

NextEra Energy, Inc. 1.54%

Only in TCAL

DANAHER CORP 2.02%

WATERS CORP 1.99%

VERALTO CORP 1.89%

WASTE CONNECTIONS INC 1.82%

YUM BRANDS INC 1.73%

VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 1.71%

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP 1.61%

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP 1.58%

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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 TCAL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF · Covered call on its own stocks, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust T. Rowe Price

Strategy dividend stocks with call overlay covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) TCAL's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.0% 13.0%

Expense ratio 0.74% 0.34%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.8% 11.4%

Price change, 1 year +11.1% −1.2%

Total return, 1 year +20.8% +11.2%

Benchmark return, 1 year +23.9% +14.6%

Ahead or behind −3.1 pts −3.4 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 80% not published

Age 8.6 years 1.6 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $3.4bn $324m

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 TCAL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	KNG	TCAL	KNG	TCAL	KNG	TCAL
3 months	+5.2%	+5.3%	2.0%	2.6%	−0.5 pts	−1.8 pts
6 months	+13.5%	+12.3%	4.3%	6.3%	−1.4 pts	−0.9 pts
1 year	+20.8%	+11.2%	8.8%	11.4%	−3.1 pts	−3.5 pts
3 years	+41.8%	–	26.9%	–	−6.7 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: KNG Mar 2018 · TCAL Mar 2025	+120.8%	+12.0%	61.2%	16.9%	−19.0 pts	not measured

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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.

TCAL

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TCAL paid 11.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.2%. TCAL's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) returned +14.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.0%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, KNG or TCAL?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KNG paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and TCAL paid 11.4%, so TCAL 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 TCAL?: With every distribution reinvested, KNG returned +20.8% and TCAL +11.2% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, KNG or TCAL?: KNG charges 0.74% a year and TCAL charges 0.34%, so TCAL 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 ↗

TCAL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TCAL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

T. Rowe Price website ↗

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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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