Which paid more, KNG or WDTE?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KNG paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and WDTE paid 27.9%, so WDTE 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 WDTE?

With every distribution reinvested, KNG returned +20.8% and WDTE +14.1% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, KNG or WDTE?

KNG charges 0.74% a year and WDTE charges 1.03%, so KNG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

KNG vs WDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, WDTE paid 27.9% 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 $69m for Defiance S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETF.

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At a glance

8.8%

KNG cash paid, 1 year

27.9%

WDTE cash paid, 1 year

+20.8%

KNG total return, 1 year

+14.1%

WDTE 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.

WDTE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.7 pts behind SPY

WDTE

+14.1%

SPY

+14.8%

0.7 pts behind SPY

WDTE over 1 year: paid 27.9%, price −15.9%, total +14.1%, SPY +14.8%, −0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

WDTE

+14.1%

27.9% of it arrived as cash

0.7 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.7 pts behind SPY

WDTE over 1 year: paid 27.9%, price −15.9%, total +14.1%, SPY +14.8%, −0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

WDTE

+14.1%

27.9% cash

0.7 pts behind SPY

27.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. WDTE over 1 year: paid 27.9%, price −15.9%, total +14.1%, SPY +14.8%, −0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

KNG costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.7 points; KNG is far larger, $3.4bn against $69m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

KNG vs WDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	KNG	WDTE
Paid and earned
Measure	KNG	WDTE
Total return, 1 year	+20.8%	+14.1%
Price change, 1 year	rose 11.1%	fell 15.9%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	80% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	KNG	WDTE
Benchmark	S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, measured through NOBL	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	KNG	WDTE
Expense ratio	0.74%	1.03%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$3.4bn	$69m
Holdings
Measure	KNG	WDTE
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score91.3KNG35.6WDTE

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

WDTE 35.6

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 WDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first KNG WDTE

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%

Abbott Laboratories 1.56%

General Dynamics Corporation 1.55%

Only in WDTE

Spx Us 12/18/26 C600 95.18%

Spx 11/05/2026 7710.15 C 0.14%

Spx 11/05/2026 7688.62 C -0.28%

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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 WDTE Defiance S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETF · Option income on SPY, paying weekly

Issuer First Trust Defiance

Strategy dividend stocks with call overlay option income

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

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 8.0% 30.3%

Expense ratio 0.74% 1.03%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.8% 27.9%

Price change, 1 year +11.1% −15.9%

Total return, 1 year +20.8% +14.1%

Benchmark return, 1 year +23.9% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −3.1 pts −0.7 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 80% 100%

Age 8.6 years 3.1 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $3.4bn $69m

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 WDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	KNG	WDTE	KNG	WDTE	KNG	WDTE
3 months	+5.2%	−0.4%	2.0%	7.3%	−0.5 pts	−0.2 pts
6 months	+13.5%	+4.6%	4.3%	14.4%	−1.4 pts	−0.4 pts
1 year	+20.8%	+14.1%	8.8%	27.9%	−3.1 pts	−0.7 pts
3 years	+41.8%	+50.8%	26.9%	78.5%	−6.7 pts	−32.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: KNG Mar 2018 · WDTE Sep 2023	+120.8%	+49.2%	61.2%	79.5%	−19.0 pts	−30.4 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.

WDTE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, WDTE paid 27.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 15.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.3%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, KNG or WDTE?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KNG paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and WDTE paid 27.9%, so WDTE 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 WDTE?: With every distribution reinvested, KNG returned +20.8% and WDTE +14.1% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, KNG or WDTE?: KNG charges 0.74% a year and WDTE charges 1.03%, so KNG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) →S&P 500 (SPY) →KNG on its own →WDTE on its own →KNG dividend history →KNG holdings →WDTE dividend history →WDTE holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

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 ↗

WDTE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

WDTE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

WDTE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Defiance page for WDTE ↗

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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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