Data as of .
KNG vs XQQI: which paid, and which earned it?
KNG and XQQI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KNG and XQQI hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | KNG | XQQI |
|---|---|---|
| Walmart Inc. | 1.71% | 2.58% |
| Linde Plc | 1.32% | 1.02% |
| PepsiCo, Inc. | 1.39% | 0.83% |
| Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 1.62% | 0.35% |
| Cintas Corporation | 1.43% | 0.24% |
| Fastenal Company | 1.57% | 0.22% |
| Roper Technologies, Inc. | 1.61% | 0.13% |
| Only in KNG | Only in XQQI |
|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson 1.85% | NVIDIA Corp 8.26% |
| Nucor Corporation 1.85% | Apple Inc 7.25% |
| West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.77% | Micron Technology Inc 5.94% |
| Chubb Limited 1.74% | Microsoft Corp 4.72% |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company 1.72% | Amazon.com Inc 4.37% |
| The Procter & Gamble Company 1.72% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.36% |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Company 1.71% | Tesla Inc 3.55% |
| FactSet Research Systems Inc. 1.69% | Alphabet Inc 3.50% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNG | XQQI | KNG | XQQI | KNG | XQQI | |
| 3 months | +1.8% | −2.7% | 2.2% | 4.8% | −0.1 pts | −0.2 pts |
| 6 months | +7.1% | +21.8% | 4.4% | 11.4% | −0.9 pts | −2.4 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% | +14.3% | 59.4% | 13.7% | −15.2 pts | −2.9 pts |
| 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(R) 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 | 8.8% | 20.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 0.98% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% | 13.7% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.4% | −0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +8.3% | +14.3% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +9.9% | +17.3% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.6 pts | −2.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 3097 days | 227 days |
| Net assets | $3.3bn | $351m |
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.
XQQI in plain words
Over the period since launch on Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XQQI paid 13.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.3%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +17.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.5%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Jul 10, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
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 these figures came from
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