Data as of .
KNG vs TPRY: which paid, and which earned it?
KNG and TPRY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KNG and TPRY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in KNG | Only in TPRY |
|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson 1.85% | Micron Technology Inc 13.23% |
| Nucor Corporation 1.85% | Amazon.com Inc 12.40% |
| West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.77% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 8.48% |
| Chubb Limited 1.74% | Alphabet Inc 6.91% |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company 1.72% | Meta Platforms Inc 5.35% |
| The Procter & Gamble Company 1.72% | Uber Technologies Inc 5.23% |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Company 1.71% | Apple Inc 4.91% |
| Walmart Inc. 1.71% | Vistra Corp 4.57% |
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 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNG | TPRY | KNG | TPRY | KNG | TPRY | |
| 3 months | +1.8% | −5.9% | 2.2% | 3.5% | −0.1 pts | −8.2 pts |
| 6 months | +7.1% | +11.9% | 4.4% | 8.1% | −0.9 pts | −6.1 pts |
| 1 year | +8.3% | not published | 8.5% | not published | −1.6 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +24.0% | not published | 25.4% | not published | −4.3 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +101.5% | +2.1% | 59.4% | 7.4% | −15.2 pts | −9.3 pts |
| KNG FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on NOBL, paying monthly | TPRY VistaShares Target 15 TEPRTantrum Contrarian Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | VistaShares |
| 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% | 15.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 0.95% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% | 7.4% (since launch on Feb 26, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.4% | −5.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +8.3% | +2.1% (since launch on Feb 26, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +9.9% | +11.4% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.6 pts | −9.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 3097 days | 204 days |
| Net assets | $3.3bn | $4m |
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.
TPRY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Feb 26, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, TPRY paid 7.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +11.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, KNG or TPRY?
- KNG charges 0.74% a year and TPRY charges 0.95%, so KNG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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