KNG vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
KNG and VAIE both write options for income. Net assets: $3.4bn on Oct 20, 2026 for FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF, and $67m on Oct 19, 2026 for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF.
Both cost 0.74% a year; KNG is far larger, $3.3bn against $67m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| KNG | VAIE | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 0.74% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026 | $3.3bn | $67m |
| Total return, 1 year | +11.9% | not published |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, measured through NOBL | not published |
| Holdings in common | not published | |
| Price change | rose 2.8% (1 year) | fell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026) |
2.2 pts behind NOBL
KNG over 1 year: paid 8.5%, price +2.8%, total +11.9%, NOBL +14.1%, −2.2 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
NOBL
+14.1%
KNG
+11.9%
8.5% of it arrived as cash
2.2 pts behind NOBL
Total return, distributions reinvested
2.2 pts behind NOBL
KNG over 1 year: paid 8.5%, price +2.8%, total +11.9%, NOBL +14.1%, −2.2 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
NOBL
+14.1%
KNG
+11.9%
8.5% cash
2.2 pts behind NOBL
8.5% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. KNG over 1 year: paid 8.5%, price +2.8%, total +11.9%, NOBL +14.1%, −2.2 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Not measured
VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
VAIE
+3.3%
6.8% as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
VAIE
+3.3%
6.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | KNG | VAIE | KNG | VAIE | KNG | VAIE |
| 3 months | +2.5% | +2.5% | 1.4% | 4.1% | −0.1 pts | not measured |
| 6 months | +6.4% | – | 3.6% | – | −0.8 pts | – |
| 1 year | +11.9% | – | 8.5% | – | −2.2 pts | – |
| 3 years | +37.4% | – | 27.4% | – | −5.9 pts | – |
| Since launch Not the same days: KNG Mar 2018 · VAIE May 2026 | +108.4% | +3.3% | 60.3% | 6.8% | −16.5 pts | not measured |
Source: ETFIQ. – means no data for this window, usually because the fund is younger than it. Open this comparison in the app →
On the same fields
As of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid is what the fund distributed over the window, as a share of its price at the start. Payout rate is its latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
About KNG
Over the year to Oct 20, 2026, KNG paid 8.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.9%. S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) returned +14.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.2 pts. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.2%, paid monthly.
About VAIE
Over the period from its first trade on May 12, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, VAIE paid 6.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.3%. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.8%, paid weekly.
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