Which paid more, KNG or YMAG?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KNG paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and YMAG paid 33.4%, so YMAG 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 YMAG?

With every distribution reinvested, KNG returned +20.8% and YMAG +5.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, KNG or YMAG?

KNG charges 0.74% a year and YMAG charges 1.34%, so KNG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

KNG vs YMAG: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YMAG paid 33.4% 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 $268m for YieldMax Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs.

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At a glance

8.8%

KNG cash paid, 1 year

33.4%

YMAG cash paid, 1 year

+20.8%

KNG total return, 1 year

+5.8%

YMAG 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.

YMAG · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.2 pts ahead of its own holdings

YMAG

+5.8%

Own

+4.6%

1.2 pts ahead of its own holdings

YMAG over 1 year: paid 33.4%, price −29.4%, total +5.8%, its own holdings +4.6%, +1.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own holdings

+4.6%

YMAG

+5.8%

33.4% as cash

1.2 pts ahead of its own holdings

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.2 pts ahead of its own holdings

YMAG over 1 year: paid 33.4%, price −29.4%, total +5.8%, its own holdings +4.6%, +1.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own holdings

+4.6%

YMAG

+5.8%

33.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YMAG over 1 year: paid 33.4%, price −29.4%, total +5.8%, its own holdings +4.6%, +1.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

KNG costs 0.60 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.0 points; KNG is 12.7 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

KNG vs YMAG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	KNG	YMAG
Paid and earned
Measure	KNG	YMAG
Total return, 1 year	+20.8%	+5.8%
Price change, 1 year	rose 11.1%	fell 29.4%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	80% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	11% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	KNG	YMAG
Benchmark	S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, measured through NOBL	its own holdings
Cost and size
Measure	KNG	YMAG
Expense ratio	0.74%	1.34%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$3.4bn	$268m
Holdings
Measure	KNG	YMAG
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 Score91.3KNG23.1YMAG

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

YMAG 23.1

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

Risk and return

Feb 9, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 142 weekly returns

KNG YMAG

Return

Total return edge YMAG +27.8% +59.6%

Annualized edge YMAG +9.4% +18.7%

Price return edge KNG +1.0% −48.9%

Risk

Volatility edge KNG 11.0% 19.5%

Max drawdown edge KNG −11.0% −23.7%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge YMAG 0.48 0.75

Sortino edge YMAG 0.65 1.13

Calmar edge KNG (slight) 0.86 0.79

Reading

From Feb 2024 to Oct 2026, YMAG returned more: +59.6% to +27.8%. KNG swung less: 11.0% to 19.5%. KNG fell less at its worst: −11.0% to −23.7%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: KNG vs YMAG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	KNG	YMAG	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+27.8%	+59.6%	YMAG	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+9.4%	+18.7%	YMAG	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+1.0%	−48.9%	KNG	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	11.0%	19.5%	KNG	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	8.0%	13.0%	KNG	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−11.0%	−23.7%	KNG	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.48	0.75	YMAG	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.65	1.13	YMAG	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.86	0.79	KNG (slight)	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 142 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, KNG and YMAG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first KNG YMAG

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 YMAG

YieldMax MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF 15.10%

YieldMax AAPL Option Income Strategy ETF 15.04%

YieldMax Amzn Option Income ETF 14.92%

YieldMax Tsla Option Income ETF 14.83%

YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF 13.66%

YieldMax Meta Option Income Strategy ETF 13.26%

YieldMax GOOGL Option Income Strategy ETF 12.23%

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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 YMAG YieldMax Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs · Synthetic covered call on its own holdings, paying weekly

Issuer First Trust YieldMax

Strategy dividend stocks with call overlay synthetic covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) YMAG's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Nov 2, 2026)

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 8.0% 31.4%

Expense ratio 0.74% 1.34%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.8% 33.4%

Price change, 1 year +11.1% −29.4%

Total return, 1 year +20.8% +5.8%

Benchmark return, 1 year +23.9% +4.6%

Ahead or behind −3.1 pts +1.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 80% 11%

Age 8.6 years 2.8 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $3.4bn $268m

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 YMAG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	KNG	YMAG	KNG	YMAG	KNG	YMAG
3 months	+5.2%	+3.3%	2.0%	9.1%	−0.5 pts	+0.3 pts
6 months	+13.5%	+1.9%	4.3%	18.1%	−1.4 pts	−0.2 pts
1 year	+20.8%	+5.8%	8.8%	33.4%	−3.1 pts	+1.2 pts
3 years	+41.8%	–	26.9%	–	−6.7 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: KNG Mar 2018 · YMAG Jan 2024	+120.8%	+70.3%	61.2%	91.7%	−19.0 pts	not measured

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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.

YMAG

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YMAG paid 33.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 29.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.8%. YMAG's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Nov 2, 2026) returned +4.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 31.4%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 11% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, KNG or YMAG?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KNG paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and YMAG paid 33.4%, so YMAG 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 YMAG?: With every distribution reinvested, KNG returned +20.8% and YMAG +5.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, KNG or YMAG?: KNG charges 0.74% a year and YMAG charges 1.34%, so KNG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) →KNG on its own →YMAG on its own →KNG dividend history →KNG holdings →YMAG dividend history →YMAG 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 ↗

YMAG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YMAG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YMAG 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for YMAG ↗

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How this is computed

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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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