KNGZ vs SNPD: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

First Trust S&P 500 Diversified Dividend Aristocrats ETF

KNGZCNasdaq

Xtrackers S&P Dividend Aristocrats Screened ETF

SNPDCCboe

Overlap

21.7%by weight

Expense ratio

SNPD −0.35pt a year

KNGZ0.50%SNPD0.15%

Avg volume · 30D

KNGZ 5.9×the volume

KNGZ5.88KSNPD999

3Y return · a year

KNGZ +5.9pt

KNGZ+19.5%SNPD+13.6%

KNGZ vs SNPD Performance

Nov 5, 2025 – Nov 5, 2026

+25.4%KNGZ+23.6%SNPD

Expense ratio: KNGZ 0.50%; SNPD 0.15%, better
Fund size: KNGZ $71M; SNPD $4M
1Y total return: KNGZ +25.4%, better; SNPD +23.6%
Yield (12M): KNGZ 2.47%; SNPD 3.07%, better
Holdings: KNGZ 99; SNPD 107
Avg volume (30D): KNGZ 5.88K sh, better; SNPD 999 sh
NAV per share: KNGZ $44.48; SNPD $31.34
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for KNGZ, SNPD, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	KNGZ	SNPD
Cost30% weight	F23	A86Higher
Mission25% weight	A73	A96Higher
Risk15% weight	C43	C50Higher
Tradability15% weight	D34Higher	F20
Holdings10% weight	D29	C54Higher
Durability5% weight	C44Higher	F10

Rank among Dividend Aristocrats funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. KNGZ and SNPD are both graded against the same 7 Dividend Aristocrats funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Dividend Aristocrats⁠

Category · 7 funds

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KNGZ ranks 5th and SNPD 6th of 7 funds in the Dividend Aristocrats Category.

Rank 3BWDIVState Street SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETFScore 57
Rank 5CKNGZFirst Trust S&P 500 Diversified Dividend Aristocrats ETFScore 41
Rank 6CSNPDXtrackers S&P Dividend Aristocrats Screened ETFScore 40
Rank 7DFIDFirst Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETFScore 36

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

KNGZCFirst Trust S&P 500 Diversified Dividend Aristocrats ETF

SNPDCXtrackers S&P Dividend Aristocrats Screened ETF

In short

KNGZ Dividend Aristocrats with a diversification rule bolted on: KNGZ tracks a sector-neutral S&P 500 dividend-grower index, so sector weights are set by design instead of drifting toward wherever the dividend growers happen to cluster.

SNPD Dividend aristocrats, filtered. SNPD holds S&P Composite 1500 companies that have raised their dividend 20 years running, minus the names that fail the index's ESG screens, for 0.15% a year.

Stated mandate

KNGZ The Fund seeks to track the price and yield of the S&P 500 Sector-Neutral Dividend Aristocrats Index. It normally invests at least 90% of assets in index securities and uses an indexing approach.

SNPD The fund seeks investment results that generally track the performance of its underlying index before fees and expenses.

Why people hold it

KNGZ The "diversified" in the name is structural: a sector-neutral index of roughly 100 dividend payers, so no single sector quietly becomes the whole portfolio.ftportfolios.com
Plain index plumbing: normally at least 90% of assets in index securities, no manager discretion, and it has stayed close to the benchmark it names.ftportfolios.com
Live since 2017 as a First Trust index tracker, with distributions on a quarterly schedule.

SNPD 0.15% a year, well under the roughly 0.40% median for funds built on aristocrat indexes. A cheap wrapper on a very well-worn idea.
High entry bar: 20 straight years of dividend increases inside the S&P Composite 1500, then the index's screens. Roughly 110 stocks, distributions paid quarterly.dws.com
Rules run the portfolio, not a manager. S&P sets the list, Xtrackers buys it, and the fund has tracked that index closely.

Worth knowing

KNGZ Cost is the trade-off: 0.50% a year against a 0.40% peer median, and SPDG runs sector-neutral S&P dividend exposure for 0.05%.
Thinly traded with a modest asset base, so spreads and order type matter more here than in the category's household names.
It sits in the lower half of its dividend-aristocrat peer group overall, with fee and trading costs, not index tracking, driving that.

SNPD One of the smaller, thinner-traded funds in its peer group. Spreads can be wider than at household-name rivals like SDY or NOBL, and small funds can be closed.
The screens remove some qualifying aristocrats, so the holdings and results diverge from unscreened versions of the same dividend-growth list.dws.com
Launched in 2022 under an ESG name. S&P renamed the index in 2025 and the fund followed, with no change to the index methodology or the fund's policies.dws.com

Full KNGZ profile⁠

Full SNPD profile⁠

KNGZ vs SNPD Holdings

How KNGZ and SNPD differ

Overlap by weight

21.7%

Shared holdings make up 42.2% of SNPD and 36.1% of KNGZ.

Level by level

Holdings30 in both21.7%
Sector11 Sectors50.6%
Countryby domicile97.1%
Asset classStocks100%

Sector

Sector weights in KNGZ and SNPD, widest gap first
Sector	Gap	KNGZ	SNPD
Technology	KNGZ +36.9 points	43.6%	6.7%
Consumer Staples	SNPD +14.9 points	4.0%	18.9%
Industrials	SNPD +11.9 points	6.4%	18.3%
Utilities	SNPD +11.6 points	1.8%	13.4%
Communication	KNGZ +6.5 points	9.4%	2.9%
Materials	SNPD +6.0 points	0.8%	6.8%
Real Estate	SNPD +4.5 points	1.6%	6.1%
Health Care	KNGZ +3.3 points	9.2%	5.9%
Financials	KNGZ +2.3 points	10.7%	8.4%
Consumer Discretionary	KNGZ +0.5 points	9.7%	9.2%
Energy	SNPD +0.4 points	2.9%	3.3%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in KNGZ and SNPD, widest gap first
Country	Gap	KNGZ	SNPD
China	KNGZ +2.9 points	2.9%	0.0%
United Kingdom	SNPD +1.7 points	0.7%	2.4%
United States	SNPD +0.6 points	96.4%	97.0%
Switzerland	SNPD +0.5 points	0.0%	0.5%

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

KNGZ35.9%
SNPD24.6%

Securities held

KNGZ98
SNPD106

Asset class

KNGZ: Stocks
SNPD: Stocks

Holdings

Only in KNGZ68
In both30
Only in SNPD76

Only in KNGZ

68 securities, 63.5% of KNGZ by weight

Accenture plc4.19%
International Business Machines Corporation3.85%
HP Inc.3.64%
Comcast Corporation (Class A)3.55%
TE Connectivity Plc2.94%
Oracle Corporation2.69%
Omnicom Group Inc.2.46%
Pfizer Inc.1.58%
United Parcel Service, Inc. (Class B)1.39%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company1.35%
Broadcom Inc.1.22%
ONEOK, Inc.1.10%
General Mills, Inc.1.10%
Corning Incorporated1.10%
Prudential Financial, Inc.1.09%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company1.08%
McDonald's Corporation1.04%
The Home Depot, Inc.1.01%
Medtronic Plc0.96%
Truist Financial Corporation0.96%
Genuine Parts Company0.94%
Hasbro, Inc.0.93%
Regions Financial Corporation0.92%
Altria Group, Inc.0.92%
Paychex, Inc.0.88%
KeyCorp0.84%
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated0.83%
Starbucks Corporation0.80%
Lennar Corporation0.79%
U.S. Bancorp0.77%
Chevron Corporation0.77%
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.0.75%
Fifth Third Bancorp0.69%
CVS Health Corporation0.67%
Principal Financial Group, Inc.0.65%
EOG Resources, Inc.0.64%
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated0.63%
Merck & Co., Inc.0.60%
The Cigna Group0.59%
M&T Bank Corporation0.56%
Johnson & Johnson0.55%
Fox Corporation (Class A)0.51%
MetLife, Inc.0.51%
Lockheed Martin Corporation0.50%
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.0.50%
A.O. Smith Corporation0.50%
Everest Group, Ltd.0.47%
Snap-on Incorporated0.46%
State Street Corporation0.43%
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated0.40%

Only in SNPD

76 securities, 57.6% of SNPD by weight

Robert Half International Inc3.66%
Target Corp2.29%
Jm Smucker Co/The2.04%
Sonoco Products Co1.73%
Spire Inc1.51%
Essential Utilities Inc1.47%
Consolidated Edison Inc1.44%
Essex Property Trust Inc1.39%
Coca-Cola Co1.37%
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co1.35%
Pepsico1.34%
Polaris Industries Inc1.26%
ONE Gas Inc1.25%
Avista Corp1.21%
Procter & Gamble Co1.20%
Medtronic plc1.14%
Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc1.12%
Colgate-Palmolive1.11%
NextEra Energy Inc1.07%
Hanover Insurance Group Inc1.01%
ABM Industries Inc1.01%
American States Water Co0.99%
Sysco Corp0.98%
National Fuel Gas Co0.93%
California Water Service Group0.88%
Ryder System Inc0.86%
Aflac Inc0.85%
Accenture Ltd-Cl A0.81%
Toro Co0.81%
Westlake Chemical Corp0.79%
McCormick & Co0.73%
CSX Corp0.67%
RPM International Inc0.65%
Aptargroup Inc0.64%
Assurant Inc0.63%
Emerson Electric Co0.60%
Church & Dwight0.60%
2226792D0.59%
Nucor Corp0.58%
Waste Management Inc0.57%
Factset Research Systems0.57%
Nordson Corp0.54%
Chubb Ltd Npv0.53%
Carlisle Cos Inc0.50%
Republic Services Inc0.50%
Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc0.47%
HB Fuller Co0.47%
Ameriprise Financial Inc0.47%
Cardinal Health Inc0.45%
Jack Henry & Associates Inc0.43%

Weight gaps

All 30 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in KNGZ and SNPD, widest gap first
Holding	Gap	KNGZ	SNPD
QUALCOMM IncorporatedQCOM	KNGZ +2.95 points	3.71%	0.76%
Microchip Technology IncorporatedMCHP	KNGZ +2.94 points	3.72%	0.78%
Texas Instruments IncorporatedTXN	KNGZ +2.64 points	4.17%	1.53%
Roper Technologies, Inc.ROP	KNGZ +2.00 points	2.33%	0.33%
Amcor plcAMCR	SNPD +1.77 points	0.64%	2.41%
Edison InternationalEIX	SNPD +1.70 points	0.47%	2.17%
Best Buy Co., Inc.BBY	SNPD +1.62 points	1.28%	2.90%
Realty Income CorporationO	SNPD +1.50 points	0.34%	1.84%
Analog Devices, Inc.ADI	KNGZ +1.44 points	2.02%	0.58%
Federal Realty Investment TrustFRT	SNPD +1.41 points	0.26%	1.67%
Franklin Templeton, Inc.BEN	SNPD +1.33 points	0.88%	2.21%
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.SWK	SNPD +1.24 points	0.81%	2.05%
Eversource EnergyES	SNPD +1.23 points	0.36%	1.59%
Kimberly-Clark CorporationKMB	SNPD +1.18 points	0.71%	1.89%
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp.XOM	SNPD +1.17 points	0.56%	1.73%
Microsoft CorporationMSFT	KNGZ +1.08 points	1.37%	0.29%
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.APD	SNPD +0.94 points	0.27%	1.21%
Hormel Foods CorporationHRL	SNPD +0.85 points	0.86%	1.71%
AbbVie Inc.ABBV	SNPD +0.83 points	0.70%	1.53%
NIKE, Inc. (Class B)NKE	KNGZ +0.74 points	1.37%	0.63%
PPG Industries, Inc.PPG	SNPD +0.74 points	0.32%	1.06%
The Clorox CompanyCLX	SNPD +0.65 points	0.95%	1.60%
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.ADP	SNPD +0.62 points	0.47%	1.09%
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.TROW	SNPD +0.58 points	1.09%	1.67%
Fastenal CompanyFAST	SNPD +0.56 points	0.37%	0.93%
Illinois Tool Works Inc.ITW	SNPD +0.50 points	0.49%	0.99%
Verizon Communications Inc.VZ	KNGZ +0.38 points	3.40%	3.02%
Lowe's Companies, Inc.LOW	KNGZ +0.33 points	0.87%	0.54%
Becton, Dickinson and CompanyBDX	SNPD +0.13 points	0.64%	0.77%
Abbott LaboratoriesABT	Same weight	0.74%	0.74%

All 98 KNGZ holdings⁠All 106 SNPD holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

KNGZ vs SNPD Cost

Overpaying KNGZ vs SNPD

$6,842

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

KNGZ 0.50%
$9,979
SNPD 0.15%
$3,137

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

KNGZ 0.50%
SNPD 0.15%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	KNGZ	SNPD	Overpaying
10	$900	$274	$626
20	$3,460	$1,071	$2,389
30	$9,979	$3,137	$6,842

Expense ratio

0.50%KNGZ
0.15%SNPD, cheaper

SNPD0.15%KNGZ0.50%

0.15%0.60%

Middle half of Dividend Aristocrats funds
Median 0.40%

SNPD cheapest of 7 funds

KNGZ 6th cheapest of 7 funds

KNGZ vs SNPD Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 5, 2026

Yield (12M): KNGZ 2.47%; SNPD 3.07%, better
Payout (12M): KNGZ $1.06; SNPD $0.96
Last payment: KNGZ $0.26; SNPD $0.20
Ex-dividend: KNGZ Sep 24, 2026; SNPD Sep 18, 2026
Paid on: KNGZ Sep 30, 2026; SNPD Sep 25, 2026
Frequency: KNGZ Quarterly; SNPD Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

KNGZQuarterly · 37 paymentsAll KNGZ payments⁠

SNPDQuarterly · 16 paymentsAll SNPD payments⁠

KNGZ vs SNPD Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: KNGZ 13.8%SNPD 13.0%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: KNGZ 1.17, betterSNPD 0.74
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: KNGZ −19.7%SNPD −15.8%since Nov 2022
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: KNGZ 0.90SNPD 0.61; Market = 1

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