Which paid more, KNG or YYY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KNG paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, so YYY 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 YYY?

With every distribution reinvested, KNG returned +20.8% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, KNG or YYY?

KNG charges 0.74% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so KNG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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KNG vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% 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 $674m for Amplify CEF High Income ETF.

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At a glance

8.8%

KNG cash paid, 1 year

12.4%

YYY cash paid, 1 year

+20.8%

KNG total return, 1 year

+1.9%

YYY 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.

YYY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

YYY

+1.9%

none

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

12.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

KNG costs 2.49 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.9 points; KNG is 5.0 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

KNG vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	KNG	YYY
Paid and earned
Measure	KNG	YYY
Total return, 1 year	+20.8%	+1.9%
Price change, 1 year	rose 11.1%	fell 10.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	80% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	18% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	KNG	YYY
Benchmark	S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, measured through NOBL	its own holdings
Cost and size
Measure	KNG	YYY
Expense ratio	0.74%	3.23%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$3.4bn	$674m
Holdings
Measure	KNG	YYY
Holdings in common	0%

Method

Risk and return

Apr 6, 2018 to Oct 30, 2026 · 447 weekly returns

KNG YYY

Return

Total return edge KNG +113.7% +42.9%

Annualized edge KNG +9.2% +4.2%

Price return edge KNG +29.8% −44.0%

Risk

Volatility edge Tie 16.6% 16.5%

Max drawdown edge KNG −30.1% −38.9%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge KNG 0.45 0.17

Sortino edge KNG 0.63 0.22

Calmar edge KNG 0.31 0.11

Reading

From Apr 2018 to Oct 2026, KNG returned more: +113.7% to +42.9%. KNG and YYY swung about the same: 16.6% and 16.5%. KNG fell less at its worst: −30.1% to −38.9%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: KNG vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	KNG	YYY	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+113.7%	+42.9%	KNG	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+9.2%	+4.2%	KNG	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+29.8%	−44.0%	KNG	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	16.6%	16.5%	Tie	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	11.8%	12.7%	KNG (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−30.1%	−38.9%	KNG	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.45	0.17	KNG	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.63	0.22	KNG	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.31	0.11	KNG	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 447 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

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

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 YYY

abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.64%

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 3.31%

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.31%

BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.30%

PIMCO High Income Fund 3.06%

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.04%

Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.70%

abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund 2.66%

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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 YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF · Income from closed-end funds on its own holdings, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust Amplify

Strategy dividend stocks with call overlay income from closed-end funds

Benchmark S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) YYY's own holdings (from its holdings of Nov 3, 2026)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.0% 13.8%

Expense ratio 0.74% 3.23%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.8% 12.4%

Price change, 1 year +11.1% −10.3%

Total return, 1 year +20.8% +1.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +23.9% not published

Ahead or behind −3.1 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 80% 18%

Age 8.6 years 14.4 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $3.4bn $674m

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 YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	KNG	YYY	KNG	YYY	KNG	YYY
3 months	+5.2%	−4.9%	2.0%	3.2%	−0.5 pts	not measured
6 months	+13.5%	−4.1%	4.3%	6.2%	−1.4 pts	not measured
1 year	+20.8%	+1.9%	8.8%	12.4%	−3.1 pts	not measured
3 years	+41.8%	+35.2%	26.9%	38.6%	−6.7 pts	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: KNG Mar 2018 · YYY Jun 2012	+120.8%	+114.4%	61.2%	113.6%	−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.

YYY

No 1-year comparison: a quarter's holdings filing is missing from the year.

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.8%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 18% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, KNG or YYY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KNG paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, so YYY 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 YYY?: With every distribution reinvested, KNG returned +20.8% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, KNG or YYY?: KNG charges 0.74% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so KNG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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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 →YYY on its own →KNG dividend history →KNG holdings →YYY dividend history →YYY 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 ↗

YYY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YYY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YYY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for YYY ↗

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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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