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KNG FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF

Dividend stocks with call overlay on NOBL, paying monthly

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, KNG paid 8.5% in cash and still finished 1.6 points behind NOBL.

First Trust · Income ETFs · data as of

Key facts

8.5%Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
+8.3%Total return, 1 year
−1.6 ptsAgainst NOBL
8.8%Latest payout, annualized

Method

ETFIQ Return Stability Score

53.876th of 173

KNG paid 8.5% in cash. Its price fell 0.4%, so 5% of what you were paid came back out of your own capital.

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

Against its benchmark
MLPD −35.8 ptsMDST −28.6 ptsEIPI −26.8 ptsBLOX −26.6 ptsYQQQ −25.3 ptsULTY −24.3 ptsSLTY −22.7 ptsGDXY −21.4 ptsTDVI −20.9 ptsTOPW −19.8 ptsHIGH −18.8 ptsACKY −17.9 ptsYMAX −16.8 ptsHISF −16.4 ptsNDIV −16.4 ptsSDVD −16.4 ptsWEEI −15.8 ptsOARK −15.2 ptsFDND −14.1 ptsSCLZ −14.0 ptsLFGY −13.6 ptsXLRI −13.6 ptsTCAL −13.5 ptsQRMI −13.3 ptsSLJY −13.2 ptsYYY −13.2 ptsYFYA −13.1 ptsHIPS −12.8 ptsJULH −12.1 ptsRNTY −12.0 ptsXLKI −12.0 ptsXBTY −11.8 ptsQUSA −11.7 ptsJULJ −11.5 ptsLJUL −11.5 ptsJANJ −11.4 ptsLJAN −11.4 ptsFGSI −11.3 ptsLOCT −11.2 ptsQLDY −11.2 ptsOCTJ −11.1 ptsCVRD −11.0 ptsIWMY −10.9 ptsJUCY −10.9 ptsAPRJ −10.5 ptsLAPR −10.5 ptsXISE −10.5 ptsXIJN −10.3 ptsAPRH −10.1 ptsJANH −10.1 ptsXIDE −10.1 ptsXLEI −10.0 ptsOCTH −9.9 ptsJEPI −9.5 ptsAIPI −9.4 ptsMAGY −9.4 ptsBAGY −9.2 ptsXIMR −9.1 ptsSRHR −8.8 ptsBUYW −8.1 ptsRDVI −8.0 ptsIAUI −7.7 ptsOVLH −7.5 ptsVEGA −7.2 ptsXV −7.1 ptsYBTC −7.1 ptsFTHI −6.9 ptsBITY −6.7 ptsXLVI −6.7 ptsXRMI −6.3 ptsIGLD −6.2 ptsFEPI −6.1 ptsYLDE −6.0 ptsGPTY −5.7 ptsKHPI −5.5 ptsQQQI −5.3 ptsSPIN −5.2 ptsTYLG −5.2 ptsSPUT −5.1 ptsETCO −4.8 ptsWTPI −4.6 ptsCAIE −4.1 ptsIQQQ −4.1 ptsPAPI −3.8 ptsBIGY −3.6 ptsJEPQ −3.2 ptsXLBI −3.2 ptsISPY −3.1 ptsIWMW −3.0 ptsWEEL −2.3 ptsGIAX −2.1 ptsDIVO −2.0 ptsQDTY −1.6 ptsDFII −1.5 ptsRDTY −1.5 ptsTSPY −1.5 ptsYMAG −1.5 ptsBTCC −1.4 ptsNBOS −1.4 ptsNIHI −1.4 ptsEGGY −1.2 ptsSPYI −1.2 ptsRYLD −1.1 ptsRYLG −1.0 ptsXDTE −1.0 ptsXPAY −0.9 ptsSDTY −0.8 ptsWDTE −0.8 ptsJOYT −0.7 ptsQDTE −0.7 ptsKGLD −0.6 ptsQQQY −0.6 ptsRDTE −0.6 ptsTHTA −0.6 ptsXLII −0.6 ptsFTKI −0.5 ptsGPIQ −0.4 ptsFTQI −0.3 ptsSIXH −0.3 ptsDJIA +0.2 ptsLTTI +0.2 ptsDYLG +0.3 ptsGPIX +0.4 ptsXLFI +0.4 ptsQYLG +0.5 ptsHYBI +0.6 ptsHYTI +0.6 ptsIVVW +0.6 ptsLQTI +0.6 ptsXYLG +0.7 ptsTDAQ +1.0 ptsIWMI +1.1 ptsQYLD +1.2 ptsCSHI +1.3 ptsTLTX +1.3 ptsXYLD +1.4 ptsHYGW +1.5 ptsHYBL +1.6 ptsBNDI +1.7 ptsOVS +1.7 ptsPBP +1.9 ptsTLTI +1.9 ptsXLUI +1.9 ptsBALI +2.0 ptsBTCI +2.0 ptsCHPY +2.3 ptsOVB +2.3 ptsOVT +2.3 ptsYBIT +2.3 ptsITWO +2.4 ptsOVL +2.6 ptsYETH +2.8 ptsOVM +2.9 ptsTLTP +3.0 ptsSOXY +3.5 ptsDUBS +3.7 ptsLQDW +3.8 ptsXLYI +4.1 ptsTLTW +4.2 ptsOVF +4.5 ptsDOGG +4.6 ptsOMAH +4.9 ptsIDVO +5.2 ptsSEPI +5.2 ptsBCCC +5.9 ptsCEPI +6.0 ptsIDUB +7.2 ptsXLCI +7.9 ptsBUCK +9.6 ptsUSOY +11.6 ptsXLSI +12.5 ptsKLIP +22.5 ptsKNG −1.6 ptsKNG −1.6 pts−35.8 pts+22.5 pts

53.5% of the 173 sit at or below KNG on this measure.

What happened to the principal
ETCO −75.5%XBTY −74.1%YETH −66.4%YBTC −60.1%BTCC −59.1%YBIT −58.9%BAGY −57.9%ULTY −54.1%BITY −51.5%SLTY −51.5%BCCC −48.5%BTCI −47.0%LFGY −44.7%DFII −43.7%BLOX −40.9%YMAX −40.7%TOPW −37.7%OARK −34.0%GDXY −33.1%KLIP −32.5%YMAG −28.1%YQQQ −25.7%MAGY −25.3%IWMY −24.9%CEPI −22.5%RDTY −21.8%RDTE −21.4%QLDY −20.3%QDTE −19.2%TLTX −18.5%EGGY −16.2%XLYI −15.5%ACKY −15.1%WDTE −14.8%QDTY −14.0%AIPI −13.8%TLTP −13.4%XDTE −13.4%QQQY −13.2%LTTI −12.6%XLUI −11.3%QUSA −11.0%SDTY −10.8%GIAX −10.5%FEPI −10.0%TLTW −9.9%LQTI −9.7%XLRI −9.4%TLTI −9.1%LQDW −8.8%XLCI −8.8%XV −8.8%YYY −8.8%TCAL −8.6%HIGH −8.3%FDND −8.2%GPTY −8.1%IGLD −7.9%RNTY −7.3%HIPS −7.0%HYTI −6.8%XLSI −6.5%OMAH −6.3%XLBI −6.3%IWMW −6.2%XLFI −6.2%HYGW −6.0%XPAY −5.8%HYBI −5.5%OVB −5.0%BNDI −4.9%USOY −4.8%HISF −4.7%OVT −4.3%QRMI −3.8%OVM −3.6%FGSI −3.2%HYBL −2.8%CAIE −2.5%JUCY −2.5%XRMI −2.4%BUCK −2.2%CVRD −2.2%MLPD −2.1%IAUI −2.0%IVVW −2.0%YFYA −1.7%JEPI −1.2%XLII −1.2%XIJN −0.9%WTPI −0.8%JULJ −0.6%XISE −0.6%CSHI −0.4%JULH −0.4%BIGY −0.3%LJUL −0.3%QQQI −0.1%TSPY −0.1%JANH 0.0%JANJ 0.0%LAPR 0.0%OCTH 0.0%XIDE 0.0%APRJ +0.1%LJAN +0.1%LOCT +0.1%OCTJ +0.1%APRH +0.3%FTHI +0.3%XIMR +0.5%WEEL +0.7%SRHR +1.0%SDVD +1.2%SPYI +1.2%IWMI +1.3%KHPI +1.5%BUYW +2.1%DJIA +2.4%QYLG +2.4%XYLG +2.6%YLDE +2.6%NIHI +2.8%RYLD +2.9%KGLD +3.4%TDAQ +3.4%DYLG +3.5%FTKI +3.8%XLVI +4.0%SCLZ +4.1%THTA +4.1%RYLG +4.2%PAPI +4.5%XLKI +4.6%PBP +5.5%JEPQ +5.7%SPIN +5.8%XYLD +5.9%NBOS +6.0%SPUT +6.0%DIVO +7.3%GPIX +7.4%ISPY +7.6%DOGG +8.0%FTQI +8.0%MDST +8.2%TDVI +8.2%OVF +8.3%OVS +8.5%OVLH +8.8%VEGA +8.9%QYLD +9.1%BALI +9.2%GPIQ +9.3%OVL +9.4%RDVI +9.6%ITWO +10.5%IQQQ +10.8%SLJY +12.3%EIPI +12.8%XLEI +12.8%SEPI +13.4%SIXH +14.1%IDVO +14.4%JOYT +15.2%WEEI +17.3%IDUB +17.4%DUBS +17.6%NDIV +20.4%CHPY +20.6%TYLG +20.6%SOXY +64.1%KNG −0.4%KNG −0.4%−75.5%+64.1%

54% of the 173 sit at or below KNG on this measure.

Weighted evenly, those two positions are what the score combines, across the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. Neither spread above is the score: a fund can sit further right on one and score lower. A position in this set, not a rating: it moves when the set moves, and it is not a figure to average against another desk's.

What the score is computed from
What it measuresThis fundIts percentileWeight
against its benchmark−1.6 pts53.550%
what happened to the principal−0.4%5450%

All income ETFs ranked by this score · How it is computed

11th of 369 income ETFs by net assets

What a holder got

KNG against NOBLKNG returned +8.3% with distributions reinvested against +9.9% for S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL), a gap of −1.6 pts. Of that, 8.5% arrived as cash rather than price.+8.3%KNG total return+9.9%S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL)8.5% of it arrived as cash

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, KNG returned +8.3% with distributions reinvested and S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) returned +9.9%, so a holder came out behind it by 1.6 points. The lighter segment is the 8.5% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Its ten largest equity positions

KNG top ten by weight, 17.4% of its 139 equity positions, from the holdings published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. The options the fund writes are not positions of this kind and are not listed. Source: the issuer’s own daily file.
HoldingTickerWeight
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ1.85%
Nucor CorporationNUE1.85%
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.WST1.77%
Chubb LimitedCB1.74%
Becton, Dickinson and CompanyBDX1.72%
The Procter & Gamble CompanyPG1.72%
Archer-Daniels-Midland CompanyADM1.71%
Walmart Inc.WMT1.71%
FactSet Research Systems Inc.FDS1.69%
Target CorporationTGT1.67%

Method

Period by period

KNG over each window to Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowCash paidPriceTotal returnNOBLAhead or behind
3 months2.2%−0.3%+1.8%+1.9%−0.1 pts
6 months4.4%+2.7%+7.1%+8.0%−0.9 pts
1 year8.5%−0.4%+8.3%+9.9%−1.6 pts
3 years25.4%−4.2%+24.0%+28.3%−4.3 pts
Since launch59.4%+24.1%+101.5%+116.7%−15.2 pts

Method

When KNG pays

KNG pays monthly. The last distribution was $0.3621 a share, which went ex on Aug 21, 2026, with payment about 2 days later. The next has not been declared. On its own cadence of about 30 days the ex-date falls near Sep 21, 2026; that date is an ETFIQ projection, not the issuer’s.

Expected distributions for KNG. Where the basis is a projection, ETFIQ has carried the fund’s own spacing forward from its last ex-date and held the amount at the last one paid; neither is an issuer statement. Source: ETFIQ.
Ex-datePay dateAmountBasis
Sep 21, 2026Sep 23, 2026$0.3621ETFIQ projection
Oct 21, 2026Oct 23, 2026$0.3621ETFIQ projection
Every distribution ETFIQ holds for KNG (13, most recent first)
Cash distributions per share for KNG. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.
Ex-dateAmount
Aug 21, 2026$0.3621
Jul 21, 2026$0.3604
Jun 25, 2026$0.347
May 21, 2026$0.3402
Apr 21, 2026$0.3475
Mar 26, 2026$0.3445
Feb 20, 2026$0.3699
Jan 21, 2026$0.362
Dec 12, 2025$0.3435
Nov 21, 2025$0.3439
Oct 21, 2025$0.3435
Sep 25, 2025$0.3475
Aug 21, 2025$0.3557

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Method

In plain words

Since it launched on Mar 27, 2018, KNG has returned +101.5% with distributions reinvested, against +116.7% for S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL), and has paid out 59.4% of its starting value in cash along the way. It pays monthly, and at its current price the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%. No Rule 19a-1 notice has been published for this fund, so there is no issuer estimate of how much of its distributions was a return of capital.

KNG (FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF), income ETFs fields as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Strategydividend stocks with call overlay
BenchmarkS&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL)
Paysmonthly
Net assets (issuer page, as of Sep 18, 2026)$3.3bn
Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)8.8%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Feb 27, 2026)0.74%
Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)8.5%
LaunchedMar 27, 2018
Paysmonthly
Typical gap between ex-dates30 days
Typical wait from ex-date to payment2 days
Last paid, per share$0.3621 ex Aug 21, 2026
Sum of the last 12 distributions$4.212

Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation from exchange prices and cash distributions (Tiingo end-of-day), total return with distributions reinvested. Return of capital is the issuer’s estimate. How these figures are computed

Questions people ask

How much has KNG paid over the last year?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, KNG paid 8.5% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 0.4%.
Is KNG ahead of NOBL?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, KNG returned +8.3% against +9.9% for S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL), so a holder was behind it by 1.6 points.
How often does KNG pay, and how much?
KNG pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 8.8% at its price on Sep 18, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
When does KNG next pay a distribution?
KNG pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Aug 21, 2026 at $0.3621 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 30 days the ex-date falls near Sep 21, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 2 days.
What does KNG cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.74% a year.

The words on this page

Total return
What a holder actually ended up with: price change plus every distribution, reinvested. The only figure that answers whether you came out ahead.
Cash paid
Distributions over the window as a share of what the fund cost at the start. A measure of cash delivered, not of return: a fund can pay a great deal and still lose money.
Ahead or behind
The fund’s total return minus the benchmark’s over exactly the same days, in percentage points. Both sides reinvest.
Return of capital
The issuer’s own estimate, in a Rule 19a-1 notice, of how much of a distribution was your own money returned. An estimate and a tax characterization, not a measure of erosion.
Covered call
Selling call options on shares the fund holds. It collects a premium and gives up the gains above the strike, which is why these funds pay well and lag a rising market.

Every term used here, defined in full on the income ETFs vocabulary page.

Where these figures came from

ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure. It is not affiliated with any issuer, and a link is not an endorsement.

Compare KNG

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