Which is cheaper, KNG or XVSP?

KNG charges 0.74% a year and XVSP charges 0.85%, so KNG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

KNG vs XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return

KNG and XVSP both write options for income.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $3.4bn for FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF and $4.5m for FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF.

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At a glance

8.8%

KNG cash paid, 1 year

2.7%

XVSP cash paid, since launch, Aug 26, 2026

+20.8%

KNG total return, 1 year

−2.2%

XVSP total return, since launch, Aug 26, 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.

XVSP · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPCX

XVSP

−2.2%

SPCX

−2.7%

About even with SPCX

XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

−2.7%

XVSP

−2.2%

about even with SPCX

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPCX

XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

−2.7%

XVSP

−2.2%

about even with SPCX

2.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

KNG costs 0.11 points a year less; KNG is far larger, $3.4bn against $4.5m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

KNG vs XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	KNG	XVSP
Paid and earned
Measure	KNG	XVSP
Total return, 1 year	+20.8%	not published
Price change	rose 11.1% (1 year)	fell 4.6% (since Aug 26, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	80% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	KNG	XVSP
Benchmark	S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, measured through NOBL	Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Cost and size
Measure	KNG	XVSP
Expense ratio	0.74%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$3.4bn	$4.5m
Holdings
Measure	KNG	XVSP
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, KNG and XVSP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first KNG XVSP

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 XVSP

2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index P 1,500.03 342.87%

2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index C 500.03 122.35%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) 50.05%

2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index C 1,500.03 0.00%

2027-01-22 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 1,327.41 0.00%

2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index P 500.03 -0.49%

2026-11-06 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 135 -0.52%

2027-01-22 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) P 1,327.41 -416.73%

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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 XVSP FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF · Option income on SPCX

Issuer First Trust First Trust

Strategy dividend stocks with call overlay option income

Benchmark S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)

Pays monthly not established

Payout rate, annualized 8.0% 16.6%

Expense ratio 0.74% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.8% 2.7% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +11.1% −4.6% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +20.8% −2.2% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +23.9% −2.7% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)

Ahead or behind −3.1 pts +0.5 pts (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)

Return of capital, latest estimate 80% 100%

Age 8.6 years 70 days

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $3.4bn $4.5m

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 XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	KNG	XVSP	KNG	XVSP	KNG	XVSP
3 months	+5.2%	–	2.0%	–	−0.5 pts	–
6 months	+13.5%	–	4.3%	–	−1.4 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 · XVSP Aug 2026	+120.8%	−2.2%	61.2%	2.7%	−19.0 pts	+0.4 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.

XVSP

Over the period from its first trade on Aug 26, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XVSP paid 2.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.2%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned −2.7% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.6%, paid periodically. First Trust estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, KNG or XVSP?: KNG charges 0.74% a year and XVSP charges 0.85%, so KNG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →KNG on its own →XVSP on its own →KNG dividend history →KNG holdings →XVSP dividend history →XVSP holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

KNG and XVSP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

KNG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

KNG and XVSP 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for KNG ↗

XVSP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for XVSP ↗

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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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