Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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KNG vs TMGN: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $3.4bn on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF, beside TappAlpha Cboe Magnificent 10 Growth & Daily Income ETF.

At a glance
8.8%
KNG cash paid, 1 year
5.4%
TMGN cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
+20.8%
KNG total return, 1 year
+5.2%
TMGN total return, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
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.
TMGN · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
TMGN
+5.2%
none

Not measured

TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TMGN

+5.2%

5.4% as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TMGN

+5.2%

5.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

KNG costs 0.14 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

KNG vs TMGN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureKNGTMGN
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+20.8%not published
Price changerose 11.1% (1 year)fell 0.1% (since Jul 15, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate80% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 28, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, measured through NOBLnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.74%0.88%
Net assets$3.4bnnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

KNG FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF · Dividend stocks with call overlay on NOBL, paying monthly TMGN TappAlpha Cboe Magnificent 10 Growth & Daily Income ETF · Option income, paying monthly
Strategy dividend stocks with call overlay option income
Benchmark S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) none
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 8.0% 21.7%
Expense ratio 0.74% 0.88%
Cash paid, 1 year 8.8% 5.4% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +11.1% −0.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +20.8% +5.2% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +23.9% not published
Ahead or behind −3.1 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 80% 100%
Age 8.6 years 112 days
Net assets $3.4bn not read by ETFIQ

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 TMGN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowKNGTMGNKNGTMGNKNGTMGN
3 months+5.2%+3.6%2.0%5.3%−0.5 ptsnot measured
6 months+13.5%–4.3%–−1.4 pts–
1 year+20.8%–8.8%–−3.1 pts–
3 years+41.8%–26.9%–−6.7 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: KNG Mar 2018 · TMGN Jul 2026+120.8%+5.2%61.2%5.4%−19.0 ptsnot 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.

TMGN

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, TMGN paid 5.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.2%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 21.7%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 28, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

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Which is cheaper, KNG or TMGN?
KNG charges 0.74% a year and TMGN charges 0.88%, so KNG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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