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.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

KNG vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return

KNG and YSPC both write options for income.

askIQ about this page

Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $3.4bn for FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF and $42m for YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF.

KNG on its own →YSPC on its own →

At a glance

8.8%

KNG cash paid, 1 year

16.7%

YSPC cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026

+20.8%

KNG total return, 1 year

−2.1%

YSPC total return, since launch, Jul 15, 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.

YSPC · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC

−2.1%

SPCX

+0.5%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

+0.5%

YSPC

−2.1%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

+0.5%

YSPC

−2.1%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

16.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

KNG costs 0.27 points a year less; KNG is far larger, $3.4bn against $42m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

KNG vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	KNG	YSPC
Paid and earned
Measure	KNG	YSPC
Total return, 1 year	+20.8%	not published
Price change	rose 11.1% (1 year)	fell 18.2% (since Jul 15, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	80% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	KNG	YSPC
Benchmark	S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, measured through NOBL	Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Cost and size
Measure	KNG	YSPC
Expense ratio	0.74%	1.01%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$3.4bn	$42m
Holdings
Measure	KNG	YSPC
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, KNG and YSPC 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 YSPC

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 YSPC

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 29.45%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 13.87%

SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 C 0.32%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C145 0.13%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C146 0.11%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C141 -0.11%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C140 -0.72%

SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 P -21.73%

Check overlap with more funds →

Side by side

KNG FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF · Dividend stocks with call overlay on NOBL, paying monthly YSPC YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPCX, paying weekly

Issuer First Trust YieldMax

Strategy dividend stocks with call overlay synthetic covered call

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

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 8.0% 60.1%

Expense ratio 0.74% 1.01%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.8% 16.7% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +11.1% −18.2% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +20.8% −2.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +23.9% +0.5% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Ahead or behind −3.1 pts −2.6 pts (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Return of capital, latest estimate 80% not published

Age 8.6 years 112 days

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $3.4bn $42m

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 YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	KNG	YSPC	KNG	YSPC	KNG	YSPC
3 months	+5.2%	+11.7%	2.0%	18.2%	−0.5 pts	−13.8 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 · YSPC Jul 2026	+120.8%	−2.1%	61.2%	16.7%	−19.0 pts	−2.5 pts

– means no data for this window. Open this comparison in the app →

Alert

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.

YSPC

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, YSPC paid 16.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 18.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.1%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned +0.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.1%, paid weekly.

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.

Other comparisons

KNG vs XVSP KNG vs YQQQ KNG vs YLDE KNG vs RDVI YSPC vs MAGY YSPC vs QQDH YSPC vs RECI YSPC vs TMGN

Where to next

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

YSPC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YSPC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YSPC 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for YSPC ↗

Links are sources, not endorsements. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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.

Cite this pageCitation, APA and Markdown

ETFIQ, KNG against YSPC, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/kng-vs-yspc

Open data →

Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms.