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ACKY vs DOGG: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ACKY paid 14.0% of its price in cash against DOGG’s 9.7%, though DOGG returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $45m for VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF and $96m for FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF.

At a glance
14.0%
ACKY cash paid, 1 year
9.7%
DOGG cash paid, 1 year
+6.4%
ACKY total return, 1 year
+26.9%
DOGG total return, 1 year
ACKY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8.4 pts behind SPY
ACKY
+6.4%
SPY
+14.8%

8.4 pts behind SPY

ACKY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −8.5%, total +6.4%, SPY +14.8%, −8.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

ACKY

+6.4%

14.0% as cash

8.4 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

8.4 pts behind SPY

ACKY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −8.5%, total +6.4%, SPY +14.8%, −8.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

ACKY

+6.4%

8.4 pts behind SPY

14.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ACKY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −8.5%, total +6.4%, SPY +14.8%, −8.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
DOGG · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 12 pts ahead of DIA
DOGG
+26.9%
DIA
+14.9%

12 pts ahead of DIA

DOGG over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price +16.1%, total +26.9%, DIA +14.9%, +12.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

DIA

+14.9%

DOGG

+26.9%

9.7% of it arrived as cash

12 pts ahead of DIA

Total return, distributions reinvested

12 pts ahead of DIA

DOGG over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price +16.1%, total +26.9%, DIA +14.9%, +12.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

DIA

+14.9%

DOGG

+26.9%

12 pts ahead of DIA

9.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. DOGG over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price +16.1%, total +26.9%, DIA +14.9%, +12.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DOGG costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 20.5 points; DOGG is 2.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ACKY vs DOGG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureACKYDOGG
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+6.4%+26.9%
Price change, 1 yearfell 8.5%rose 16.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate98% of the Sep 29, 2026 payment0% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYDow Jones Industrial Average, measured through DIA
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 8.4 ptsahead by 12.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.95%0.75%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$45m$96m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · DOGG scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score34.4ACKY94.9DOGG

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

Risk and return

Sep 19, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 58 weekly returns
ACKY DOGG
Return
Total return edge DOGG −0.8% +26.8%
Annualized edge DOGG −0.7% +23.7%
Price return edge DOGG −16.7% +14.3%
Risk
Volatility edge DOGG 16.1% 12.5%
Max drawdown edge DOGG −14.6% −8.3%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge DOGG −0.20 1.46
Sortino edge DOGG −0.31 2.43
Calmar edge DOGG −0.05 2.86
Reading

From Sep 2025 to Oct 2026, DOGG returned more: +26.8% to −0.8%. DOGG swung less: 12.5% to 16.1%. DOGG fell less at its worst: −8.3% to −14.6%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: ACKY vs DOGG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureACKYDOGGEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return−0.8%+26.8%DOGGPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized−0.7%+23.7%DOGGTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−16.7%+14.3%DOGGPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility16.1%12.5%DOGGSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation10.3%7.5%DOGGLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−14.6%−8.3%DOGGDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe−0.201.46DOGGReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino−0.312.43DOGGReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar−0.052.86DOGGAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 58 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and DOGG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACKY DOGG
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Only in ACKY
Microsoft Corp 12.01%
Brookfield Corp 11.51%
Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 10.79%
Uber Technologies Inc 9.89%
Pershing Square USA Ltd 9.73%
Amazon.com Inc 9.54%
Meta Platforms Inc 9.13%
Restaurant Brands International Inc 8.26%
Only in DOGG
Verizon Communications Inc. 5.19%
The Coca-Cola Company 5.13%
McDonald's Corporation 5.12%
The Home Depot, Inc. 5.09%
The Procter & Gamble Company 5.08%
Amgen Inc. 5.05%
NIKE, Inc. (Class B) 5.01%
Merck & Co., Inc. 4.97%
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Side by side

ACKY VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly DOGG FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF · Option income on DIA, paying monthly
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 14.5% 8.4%
Expense ratio 0.95% 0.75%
Cash paid, 1 year 14.0% 9.7%
Price change, 1 year −8.5% +16.1%
Total return, 1 year +6.4% +26.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.9%
Ahead or behind −8.4 pts +12.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 98% 0%
Age 1.2 years 3.5 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $45m $96m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: ACKY vs DOGG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACKYDOGGACKYDOGGACKYDOGG
3 months+4.8%+7.3%3.7%2.2%+5.0 pts+8.8 pts
6 months+1.0%+13.7%6.9%4.5%−4.0 pts+6.2 pts
1 year+6.4%+26.9%14.0%9.7%−8.4 pts+12.1 pts
3 years–+55.7%–28.9%–−8.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ACKY Sep 2025 · DOGG Apr 2023+6.9%+57.4%16.2%32.5%−12.6 pts−9.6 pts

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About each fund
ACKY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ACKY paid 14.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.5%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Sep 29, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

DOGG

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DOGG paid 9.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 16.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +26.9%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +14.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 12.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.4%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, ACKY or DOGG?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ACKY paid 14.0% of its starting price in cash and DOGG paid 9.7%, so ACKY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, ACKY or DOGG?
With every distribution reinvested, ACKY returned +6.4% and DOGG +26.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, ACKY or DOGG?
ACKY charges 0.95% a year and DOGG charges 0.75%, so DOGG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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