Data as of .
KNG vs YSPC: which paid, and which earned it?
KNG and YSPC both write options for income.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNG | YSPC | KNG | YSPC | KNG | YSPC | |
| 3 months | +1.8% | not published | 2.2% | not published | −0.1 pts | not published |
| 6 months | +7.1% | not published | 4.4% | not published | −0.9 pts | not published |
| 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% | +6.4% | 59.4% | 10.9% | −15.2 pts | +5.3 pts |
| KNG FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on NOBL, paying monthly | YSPC YieldMax(R) [SpaceX] Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | YieldMax |
| Strategy | dividend stocks with call overlay | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.8% | 63.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 1.01% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% | 10.9% (since launch on Jul 15, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.4% | −5.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +8.3% | +6.4% (since launch on Jul 15, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +9.9% | +1.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.6 pts | +5.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 0% |
| Age | 3097 days | 65 days |
| Net assets | $3.3bn | $32m |
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.
YSPC in plain words
Over the period since launch on Jul 15, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, YSPC paid 10.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned +1.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 63.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 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 YSPC?
- KNG charges 0.74% a year and YSPC charges 1.01%, so KNG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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