Which is cheaper, KNG or XQQI?

KNG charges 0.74% a year and XQQI charges 0.98%, so KNG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

KNG vs XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

KNG and XQQI both write options for income.

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Net assets: $3.4bn on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF, and $408m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF.

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At a glance

8.8%

KNG cash paid, 1 year

17.0%

XQQI cash paid, since launch, Feb 3, 2026

+20.8%

KNG total return, 1 year

+7.7%

XQQI total return, since launch, Feb 3, 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.

XQQI · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 4.9 pts behind QQQ

XQQI

+7.7%

QQQ

+12.6%

4.9 pts behind QQQ

XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.2%, total +7.7%, QQQ +12.6%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.6%

XQQI

+7.7%

17.0% of it arrived as cash

4.9 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.9 pts behind QQQ

XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.2%, total +7.7%, QQQ +12.6%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.6%

XQQI

+7.7%

4.9 pts behind QQQ

17.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.2%, total +7.7%, QQQ +12.6%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

KNG costs 0.24 points a year less; KNG is 8.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

KNG vs XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	KNG	XQQI
Paid and earned
Measure	KNG	XQQI
Total return, 1 year	+20.8%	not published
Price change	rose 11.1% (1 year)	fell 9.2% (since Feb 3, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	80% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	100% of the Oct 9, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	KNG	XQQI
Benchmark	S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, measured through NOBL	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	KNG	XQQI
Expense ratio	0.74%	0.98%
Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026	$3.4bn	$408m
Holdings
Measure	KNG	XQQI
Holdings in common	5%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, KNG and XQQI hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

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5% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first KNG XQQI

Walmart Inc. 1.52% 2.93%

Linde Plc 1.46% 1.18%

PepsiCo, Inc. 1.46% 0.91%

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 1.44% 0.61%

Cintas Corporation 1.45% 0.46%

Fastenal Company 1.43% 0.25%

Roper Technologies, Inc. 1.70% 0.16%

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Only in KNG

Pentair plc 1.89%

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%

Lowe's Companies, Inc. 1.55%

Only in XQQI

NVIDIA Corp 8.71%

Apple Inc 8.50%

Microsoft Corp 6.78%

Amazon.com Inc 4.74%

Micron Technology Inc 4.63%

Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.78%

Tesla Inc 3.64%

Meta Platforms Inc 3.22%

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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 XQQI NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust NEOS

Strategy dividend stocks with call overlay option income

Benchmark S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.0% 20.2%

Expense ratio 0.74% 0.98%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.8% 17.0% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +11.1% −9.2% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +20.8% +7.7% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +23.9% +12.6% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)

Ahead or behind −3.1 pts −4.9 pts (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)

Return of capital, latest estimate 80% 100%

Age 8.6 years 274 days

Net assets, KNG as of Nov 3, 2026 and XQQI as of Oct 28, 2026 $3.4bn $408m

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 XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	KNG	XQQI	KNG	XQQI	KNG	XQQI
3 months	+5.2%	−4.1%	2.0%	5.0%	−0.5 pts	−0.6 pts
6 months	+13.5%	−3.0%	4.3%	10.0%	−1.4 pts	−2.6 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 · XQQI Feb 2026	+120.8%	+7.7%	61.2%	17.0%	−19.0 pts	−4.9 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.

XQQI

Over the period from its first trade on Feb 3, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XQQI paid 17.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 9.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.2%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 9, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, KNG or XQQI?: KNG charges 0.74% a year and XQQI charges 0.98%, so KNG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) →Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →KNG on its own →XQQI on its own →KNG dividend history →KNG holdings →XQQI dividend history →XQQI 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 ↗

XQQI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XQQI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XQQI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

NEOS page for XQQI ↗

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How this is computed

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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