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Exxon Mobil

Target

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company

Genuine Parts

Hormel Foods

Dover

Emerson Electric

McCormick

CBOE Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF

KNG tracks an equal-weighted index of US large-cap companies that have increased dividends for at least 25 years, with a partial overlay of covered call options.

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WHEATON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Trust Advisors L.P. ("FTA") announces the declaration of the monthly distributions for certain exchange-traded funds advised by FTA. The following dates apply to today's distribution declarations: Expected Ex-Dividend Date: April 23, 2024 Record Date: April 24, 2024 Payable Date: April 30, 2024 Ticker   Exchange   Fund Name   Frequency   Ordinary Income Per Share Amount   ACTIVELY MANAGED EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS   First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III FCAL   N.

First Trust Advisors L.P. Announces Distributions for Exchange-Traded Funds

FT Cboe Vest S&P 500® Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF uses a buy-write strategy with dividend aristocrats to generate income and yield. The KNG ETF has a diversified portfolio of 67 stock holdings and 66 positions in options, with a concentration in Consumer Staples and Industrials sectors. KNG has outperformed other S&P 500 buy-write ETFs since 2018, offering high dividend yield and potential for capital appreciation. However, its distributions may be variable and expense ratio is high.

KNG: A King Among Buy-Write Strategies

Covered call ETFs have attracted over $25 billion in net flows this year, surpassing the total for 2022. The FT Cboe Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF is a veteran ETF in the covered call space. KNG has a hold rating due to its construct, weak relative returns, and significant sector and style wager compared to the broad stock market.

KNG: Big Yield, Unimpressive YTD Returns

First Trust Cboe Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF implements a buy-write strategy with dividend aristocrats. It is well-diversified across sectors and holdings. KNG outperforms other S&P 500 buy-write ETFs since 2018, but lags behind JEPI and FTHI in the last 3 years.

KNG: Enhancing Dividend Aristocrat Yields With Covered Calls

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KNG employs a buy/write strategy quite successfully, considering the small opportunity cost in relation to market total returns and the decent dividend yield over the years.

KNG: Not The Buy/Write ETF King

KNG invests in dividend aristocrats and sells covered calls on them. About 47% of asset value is in two sectors: consumer staples and industrials.

KNG: Boosting Dividends At The Expense Of Return

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Once upon a time, dividends played a starring role in equity markets—until 14 years of easy money whetted investors' appetite for risk and created a massive tailwind for unprofitable, long-duration growth stocks. Valuations appear to be attractive: Stocks yielding north of 2.5% are trading near their largest discount to the equity market in recent memory.

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The KNG ETF holds a portfolio of dividend aristocrats and sells covered calls. Consumer staples and industrials are the top sectors, weighing over 40% together.

KNG: Showing Resilience In 2022

KNG is a hybrid income ETF holding dividend aristocrats and selling call options on them. Its heaviest sectors are consumer staples and industrials.

KNG: Covered Calls And Dividend Aristocrats

KNG uses a small covered call strategy on the S&P 500 dividend aristocrats to produce a higher yield.

KNG: Dividend Aristocrats With A 3-4% Yield

In searching for income, I researched the five largest S&P 500 covered call ETFs. The dividend yields of the five funds ranged from 1.09% to 9.85%.

Search For Income: S&P 500 Covered Call ETFs

Dividend investors looking for a high income with potentially slightly lower downside risk may want to consider KNG. This enhanced S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF writes a small number of call options to boost the yield to a target of 3% higher than the S&P 500.

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WHEATON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Trust Advisors L.P. (“First Trust” or “FTA”) a leading exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) provider and asset manager, announced today that the reorganization of Cboe Vest S&P 500® Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF® (the “Target Fund”), an index based exchange-traded fund (“ETF”), managed by Cboe Vest Financial LLC, into FT Cboe Vest S&P 500® Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF® (the “Acquiring Fund” or “KNG”), an index based ETF managed by FTA, wa

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