Data as of .
KNG vs XSPI: which paid, and which earned it?
KNG and XSPI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KNG and XSPI hold 11% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | KNG | XSPI |
|---|---|---|
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. | 1.54% | 1.08% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1.85% | 1.02% |
| AbbVie Inc. | 1.52% | 0.73% |
| Walmart Inc. | 1.71% | 0.73% |
| Chevron Corporation | 1.58% | 0.61% |
| Caterpillar Inc. | 1.32% | 0.56% |
| The Coca-Cola Company | 1.56% | 0.55% |
| The Procter & Gamble Company | 1.72% | 0.53% |
| International Business Machines Corporation | 1.62% | 0.34% |
| Linde Plc | 1.32% | 0.32% |
| Abbott Laboratories | 1.49% | 0.27% |
| McDonald's Corporation | 1.37% | 0.27% |
| Only in KNG | Only in XSPI |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 Cincinnati Financial Corporation C 170 0.00% | NVIDIA Corp 8.50% |
| 2026-10-16 Essex Property Trust, Inc. C 270 0.00% | Apple Inc 7.83% |
| 2026-10-16 Eversource Energy C 70 0.00% | Microsoft Corp 5.80% |
| 2026-10-16 Federal Realty Investment Trust C 110 0.00% | Amazon.com Inc 3.94% |
| 2026-10-16 Kenvue Inc. C 18 0.00% | Alphabet Inc 3.24% |
| 2026-10-16 Kimberly-Clark Corporation C 100 0.00% | Broadcom Inc 2.65% |
| 2026-10-16 Realty Income Corporation C 57.50 0.00% | Alphabet Inc 2.57% |
| 2026-10-16 Sysco Corporation C 80 0.00% | Meta Platforms Inc 2.25% |
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 | XSPI | KNG | XSPI | KNG | XSPI | |
| 3 months | +1.8% | +3.7% | 2.2% | 4.2% | −0.1 pts | +1.4 pts |
| 6 months | +7.1% | +20.0% | 4.4% | 9.2% | −0.9 pts | +1.9 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% | +11.6% | 59.4% | 11.1% | −15.2 pts | +0.2 pts |
| KNG FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on NOBL, paying monthly | XSPI NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | NEOS |
| Strategy | dividend stocks with call overlay | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.8% | 17.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 0.98% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% | 11.1% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.4% | −0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +8.3% | +11.6% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +9.9% | +11.3% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.6 pts | +0.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 99% |
| Age | 3097 days | 227 days |
| Net assets | $3.3bn | $113m |
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.
XSPI in plain words
Over the period since launch on Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XSPI paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.1%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 99% 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 XSPI?
- KNG charges 0.74% a year and XSPI 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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