Performance analysis of KNG (FT VEST S&P 500 DIVIDEND ARISTOCRATS TARGET INCOME ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, KNG has had an average annual return of +6.61%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.31% annual.
Over the past 5 years, KNG has had an average annual return of +5.73%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.55% annual.
Since Mar 27, 2018, KNG has had an average annual return of +8.94%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.15% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +7.59% | +6.60% | +5.97% | +7.46% | -7.06% | +24.74% | +7.24% | +26.64% | -0.85% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +4.87% | +3.54% | -6.77% | +2.15% | -1.15% | +4.84% | +0.40% | +7.59% | |||||
| 2025 | +2.60% | +1.39% | -1.18% | -3.49% | +2.05% | +0.84% | +0.77% | +2.80% | -0.97% | -1.26% | +3.27% | -0.18% | +6.60% |
| 2024 | -0.40% | +2.39% | +4.15% | -3.95% | +1.40% | -1.30% | +4.56% | +3.18% | +2.15% | -2.97% | +4.30% | -6.95% | +5.97% |
| 2023 | +3.13% | -2.35% | +1.01% | +1.96% | -5.64% | +7.83% | +2.39% | -1.91% | -5.28% | -3.29% | +6.05% | +4.37% | +7.46% |
| 2022 | -4.13% | -2.95% | +3.92% | -2.65% | -0.63% | -6.45% | +6.33% | -2.74% | -9.26% | +10.28% | +6.92% | -4.01% | -7.06% |
| 2021 | -1.91% | +3.10% | +7.16% | +4.04% | +2.54% | -1.25% | +2.04% | +1.78% | -5.58% | +5.82% | -1.80% | +7.20% | +24.74% |
| 2020 | -2.50% | -9.40% | -13.43% | +10.91% | +4.62% | +1.18% | +4.67% | +4.35% | -1.36% | -2.46% | +11.85% | +1.61% | +7.24% |
| 2019 | +5.95% | +4.42% | +1.74% | +1.44% | -5.40% | +6.87% | +0.99% | -0.65% | +3.12% | +1.15% | +2.94% | +1.83% | +26.64% |
| 2018 | +0.89% | -0.46% | +0.47% | +1.59% | +4.01% | +1.37% | +1.13% | -4.98% | +4.15% | -8.33% | -0.85% |
Drawdown analysis of KNG (FT VEST S&P 500 DIVIDEND ARISTOCRATS TARGET INCOME ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the KNG was -35.11%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 141 trading sessions.
The current KNG drawdown is -1.80%.
Since Mar 27, 2018 KNG has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 30% or more: 1 time
- 20% or more: 1 time
- 10% or more: 5 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -35.11% | Jan 17, 2020 | 44 | Mar 23, 2020 | 141 | Oct 12, 2020 | 185 |
| -18.21% | Jan 4, 2022 | 186 | Sep 30, 2022 | 202 | Jul 24, 2023 | 388 |
| -14.99% | Sep 21, 2018 | 64 | Dec 24, 2018 | 65 | Mar 29, 2019 | 129 |
| -14.23% | Nov 29, 2024 | 87 | Apr 8, 2025 | 173 | Dec 15, 2025 | 260 |
| -11.98% | Jul 26, 2023 | 66 | Oct 27, 2023 | 79 | Feb 22, 2024 | 145 |
| -8.61% | Feb 27, 2026 | 15 | Mar 20, 2026 | 71 | Jul 2, 2026 | 86 |
| -7.05% | Oct 12, 2020 | 12 | Oct 28, 2020 | 8 | Nov 9, 2020 | 20 |
| -6.18% | Aug 16, 2021 | 32 | Sep 30, 2021 | 23 | Nov 2, 2021 | 55 |
| -5.40% | Apr 30, 2019 | 22 | May 31, 2019 | 9 | Jun 13, 2019 | 31 |
| -5.12% | Jul 26, 2019 | 6 | Aug 5, 2019 | 22 | Sep 5, 2019 | 28 |
| -5.04% | May 10, 2021 | 28 | Jun 18, 2021 | 31 | Aug 3, 2021 | 59 |
| -5.02% | Nov 16, 2021 | 10 | Dec 1, 2021 | 8 | Dec 13, 2021 | 18 |
| -4.81% | Mar 28, 2024 | 64 | Jul 1, 2024 | 19 | Jul 29, 2024 | 83 |
| -4.35% | Jan 12, 2021 | 12 | Jan 29, 2021 | 16 | Feb 23, 2021 | 28 |
| -4.11% | Apr 17, 2018 | 12 | May 3, 2018 | 8 | May 15, 2018 | 20 |
| -3.88% | Oct 18, 2024 | 9 | Oct 31, 2024 | 19 | Nov 27, 2024 | 28 |
| -3.88% | Sep 12, 2019 | 18 | Oct 8, 2019 | 8 | Oct 18, 2019 | 26 |
| -2.83% | May 15, 2018 | 9 | May 29, 2018 | 8 | Jun 8, 2018 | 17 |
| -2.82% | Dec 16, 2021 | 2 | Dec 20, 2021 | 4 | Dec 27, 2021 | 6 |
| -2.80% | Feb 24, 2021 | 6 | Mar 4, 2021 | 1 | Mar 5, 2021 | 7 |
| -2.56% | Jul 2, 2026 | 8 | Jul 15, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -2.55% | Jun 11, 2018 | 13 | Jun 28, 2018 | 10 | Jul 13, 2018 | 23 |
| -2.19% | Aug 1, 2024 | 2 | Aug 5, 2024 | 9 | Aug 16, 2024 | 11 |
| -2.08% | Nov 10, 2020 | 2 | Nov 12, 2020 | 2 | Nov 16, 2020 | 4 |
| -2.03% | Mar 29, 2018 | 1 | Apr 2, 2018 | 2 | Apr 4, 2018 | 3 |