FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF
ALTAR
Score™		 5.6% info Recommen-
dation		 NEUTRAL
2024E    2025E
P/E
ratio		 18.4x P/Sales
ratio		 1.7x
P/BV
ratio		 3.1x Div.
yield		 2.5%


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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.

FUND BASICS
Category US Equities
Fund Sponsor First Trust
Website www.ftportfolios.com
Inception date Mar 26, 2018
Assets (mns) $2,512
Currency USD
Expense ratio 75 bp
Distributions Quarterly

FUND STRUCTURE
Regulation Open-Ended Fund
Custodian
Weighting Market Cap
Index replication
Uses derivatives Yes
Options available No

SECTOR BREAKDOWN

 


CONSTITUENT BREAKDOWN
No. of constituents 135
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns) $98,617
Large cap (>$10bn) 97.4%
Mid cap ($2-10bn) 2.6%
Small cap (<$2bn) 0.0%
Developed mkts 100.0%
Emerging mkts 0.0%

TOP TEN HOLDINGS
ALBEMARLE CORP 1.7 %
LOWE'S COS INC 1.7 %
CATERPILLAR INC 1.7 %
ECOLAB INC 1.7 %
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO 1.6 %
DOVER CORP 1.6 %
WW GRAINGER INC 1.6 %
LINDE PLC 1.6 %
TARGET CORP 1.6 %
SMITH (A.O.) CORP 1.6 %
Total 16.4 %

TOP COUNTRY EXPOSURE
UNITED STATES 92.8 %
BRITAIN 4.6 %
SWITZERLAND 1.5 %
IRELAND 1.4 %







HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE info

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Standardized Annual Returns (thru March 31)
Year-to-date 1 year 5 years 10 years Since Incep.
6.2% 14.3% 10.2% -- 10.3%

Market Correlations
versus... Beta R-squared
S&P500 0.82 82%
MSCI EAFE 0.83 77%
MSCI Emg. Mkts. 0.55 36%

Technical Indicators
Recent close $51.49
30d moving avg. $49.69
Annualized volatility 16.0%
Short interest (ETF) 0.3%
Short interest (Underlying) 1.8%
Relative strength (RSI) 72

Liquidity measures
Avg. volume (thou.) 320
Turnover 0.7%
Bid/Ask (% of price) 0.09%
ADV underlying (mns) $26,251

Distributions


FINDING ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

Below is a list of 34 potential alternatives to the FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF ETF based on the alternatives' overlap in portfolio holdings with KNG. Consider funds with lower expense ratios and/or higher ALTAR Score™ ratings as possible alternatives.

Benchmark ticker: KNG Expense: 75 bp ALTAR Score™: 5.6%


ALTERNATIVE ETFs BASED ON OVERLAP WITH KNG
Ticker Fund
Name		 Overlap1
vs KNG
(%)		 Expense
ratio
(bp)		 Savings
vs KNG
(bp)		 ALTAR
Score™
(%)		 ALTAR
vs KNG
(%)
SIXH ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity Index Option ETF 21.4 82 -7 5.6 -0.1
CCOR Core Alternative ETF 20.5 107 -32 5.0 -0.6
ACIO Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF 14.1 79 -4 4.3 -1.3
XYLD Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF 13.5 60 15 4.7 -1.0
XRMI Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF 13.4 60 15 4.7 -0.9
XYLG Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF 13.3 60 15 4.7 -0.9
SFLR Innovator Equity Managed Floor ETF 13.3 89 -14 4.3 -1.4
PBP Invesco S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF 13.2 49 26 4.8 -0.8
XTR Global X S&P 500 Tail Risk ETF 13.2 26 49 5.2 -0.5
XCLR Global X S&P 500 Collar 95-110 ETF 13.0 25 50 5.2 -0.5
DJIA Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF 12.6 60 15 5.4 -0.3
DYLG Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF 12.6 60 15 5.4 -0.2
XYLE Global X S&P 500 ESG Covered Call ETF 12.6 60 15 4.9 -0.7
EFIV SPDR S&P 500 ESG ETF 12.4 10 65 5.3 -0.3
DIVO Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF 10.7 55 20 5.7 +0.0
FTHI First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF 8.6 75 0 5.5 -0.2
HYLG Global X Health Care Covered Call & Growth ETF 6.6 60 15 6.6 +1.0
STLG iShares Factors US Growth Style ETF 4.4 25 50 6.3 +0.7
XVOL Acruence Active Hedge U.S. Equity ETF 3.9 83 -8 6.1 +0.5
QYLE Global X Nasdaq 100 ESG Covered Call ETF 3.8 60 15 4.4 -1.2
FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF 3.8 75 0 4.0 -1.7
QYLD Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF 3.5 60 15 4.2 -1.4
QRMI Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF 3.5 60 15 4.2 -1.4
QYLG Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF 3.5 60 15 4.2 -1.4
NUSI Nationwide Nasdaq-100 Risk-Managed Income ETF 3.5 68 7 4.2 -1.4
QCLR Global X NASDAQ 100 Collar 95-110 ETF 3.4 25 50 4.6 -1.1
QTR Global X NASDAQ 100 Tail Risk ETF 3.4 26 49 4.6 -1.0
FYLG Global X Financials Covered Call & Growth ETF 3.0 60 15 5.5 -0.2
JEPQ J.P. Morgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF 2.6 35 40 4.5 -1.2
MMLG First Trust Multi-Manager Large Growth ETF 2.0 85 -10 2.1 -3.5
THNQ ROBO Global Artificial Intelligence ETF 1.6 68 7 1.8 -3.9
LCG Sterling Capital Focus Equity ETF 1.4 59 16 3.4 -2.2
TYLG Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF 1.2 60 15 4.7 -0.9
RYLD Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF 0.0 60 15 3.3 -2.3

1Overlap is the percentage of holdings by weight that are identical. For example, if Fund A has a 2% position in Apple, Inc. (AAPL) and Fund B has a 5% position, their overlapping position in AAPL is 2%.

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RESULTS & ESTIMATES

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VALUATION METRICS
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Historical valuation trends

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multiple:		 FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF
Relative
to:		 S&P500 MSCI EAFE MSCI Emg. Mkts. Other ETF:

NEUTRAL
Average appreciation potential. A rating of NEUTRAL is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the middle quintile (ranking between 40%-60%) of their category. This indicates that valuations adequately reflect the fundamentals of stocks in these funds.

ALTAR Score™


Calculation of ALTAR Score™
Avg. Return on Equity 19.3 %
Divided by: Fwd. P/BV 3.0 x
Less: Expense ratio 75 bp
Equals: ALTAR Score 5.6 %
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MODERN PORTFOLIO THEORY info

CONSENSUS RECOMMENDATIONS: FUND CONSTITUENTS
COMPOSITE
RATING		 1.75 CATEGORY
AVERAGE		 1.55
 
The composite rating is a weighted average of analysts' consensus recommendations for individual ETF constituents, based on the following scale:

BUY = 1; OVERWEIGHT = 1.5, HOLD = 2; UNDERWEIGHT = 2.5; and SELL = 3.

Readers are cautioned that because analyst ratings tend to be inflated, the composite score may be more useful as a relative measure of sentiment between funds rather than as a stand-alone recommendation.
 

 

See RATING tab for calculation of ALTAR Score™
Risk & reward. Uses std. dev. as proxy for risk, ALTAR Score™ for return forecast.
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Monthly returns based on changes in price plus dividends. May differ from daily returns reported by funds. See below for standardized returns.