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BALI vs DOGG: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DOGG paid 9.7% of its price in cash against BALI’s 8.4%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $1.5bn for iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF and $96m for FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF.

At a glance
8.4%
BALI cash paid, 1 year
9.7%
DOGG cash paid, 1 year
+17.6%
BALI total return, 1 year
+26.9%
DOGG total return, 1 year
BALI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.8 pts ahead of SPY
BALI
+17.6%
SPY
+14.8%

2.8 pts ahead of SPY

BALI over 1 year: paid 8.4%, price +8.4%, total +17.6%, SPY +14.8%, +2.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

BALI

+17.6%

8.4% of it arrived as cash

2.8 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.8 pts ahead of SPY

BALI over 1 year: paid 8.4%, price +8.4%, total +17.6%, SPY +14.8%, +2.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

BALI

+17.6%

2.8 pts ahead of SPY

8.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. BALI over 1 year: paid 8.4%, price +8.4%, total +17.6%, SPY +14.8%, +2.8 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, 0 to +26.9%. DOGG over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price +16.1%, total +26.9%, DIA +14.9%, +12.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +26.9%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

BALI costs 0.40 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.3 points; BALI is 15.6 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BALI vs DOGG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureBALIDOGG
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+17.6%+26.9%
Price change, 1 yearrose 8.4%rose 16.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate84% of the Nov 5, 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 daysahead by 2.8 ptsahead by 12.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%0.75%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$1.5bn$96m
Holdings
Holdings in common7%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · DOGG scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score88.3BALI94.9DOGG

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

Oct 6, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026 · 160 weekly returns
BALI DOGG
Return
Total return edge BALI +75.1% +55.7%
Annualized edge BALI +20.0% +15.5%
Price return edge BALI +36.9% +17.7%
Risk
Volatility edge BALI (slight) 12.3% 12.9%
Max drawdown edge DOGG −15.3% −9.0%
Downside capture 86.7% 71.3%
Beta 0.85 0.65
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge BALI 1.18 0.84
Sortino edge BALI 1.83 1.23
Treynor 0.171 0.140
Calmar edge DOGG 1.31 1.71
Against the benchmark
Alpha +0.8% a year +2.5% a year
Alpha t-stat 0.66 0.46
Information ratio −0.54 −0.09
Tracking error 3.0% 11.1%

Each against its own benchmark: BALI against SPY, Oct 6, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026; DOGG against DIA, May 5, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Oct 2023 to Oct 2026, BALI returned more: +75.1% to +55.7%. BALI swung slightly less: 12.3% to 12.9%. DOGG fell less at its worst: −9.0% to −15.3%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: BALI vs DOGG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureBALIDOGGEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+75.1%+55.7%BALIPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+20.0%+15.5%BALITotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+36.9%+17.7%BALIPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility12.3%12.9%BALI (slight)Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation7.9%8.8%BALI (slight)Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−15.3%−9.0%DOGGDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture81.0%65.5%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture86.7%71.3%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.850.65Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.970.39Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe1.180.84BALIReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.831.23BALIReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1710.140Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar1.311.71DOGGAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkSPYDIAThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha+0.8% a year+2.5% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat0.660.46Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−1.6% to +3.2%−8.4% to +13.4%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.54−0.09Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error3.0%11.1%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 160 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

7%

By the books each fund has filed, BALI and DOGG hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

7% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BALI DOGG
CHEVRON 1.81% 4.91%
PROCTER & GAMBLE 1.65% 5.08%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP 1.07% 4.91%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 0.95% 5.19%
MERCK & CO INC 0.94% 4.97%
AMGEN INC 0.56% 5.05%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in BALI
NVIDIA 6.95%
APPLE 6.17%
MICROSOFT 5.46%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.33%
BROADCOM INC 2.12%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.09%
ALPHABET CLASS C 1.95%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.93%
Only in DOGG
The Coca-Cola Company 5.13%
McDonald's Corporation 5.12%
The Home Depot, Inc. 5.09%
NIKE, Inc. (Class B) 5.01%
2027-01-26 UnitedHealth Group Incorporated C 429.16 0.19%
2027-01-26 Amgen Inc. C 511.45 0.11%
2027-01-26 Merck & Co., Inc. C 161.07 0.11%
2027-01-26 Chevron Corporation C 260.24 0.05%
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Side by side

BALI iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active 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 6.5% 8.4%
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.75%
Cash paid, 1 year 8.4% 9.7%
Price change, 1 year +8.4% +16.1%
Total return, 1 year +17.6% +26.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.9%
Ahead or behind +2.8 pts +12.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 84% 0%
Age 3.1 years 3.5 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $1.5bn $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: BALI vs DOGG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowBALIDOGGBALIDOGGBALIDOGG
3 months0.0%+7.3%1.7%2.2%+0.1 pts+8.8 pts
6 months+6.5%+13.7%3.7%4.5%+1.4 pts+6.2 pts
1 year+17.6%+26.9%8.4%9.7%+2.8 pts+12.1 pts
3 years+74.1%+55.7%29.6%28.9%−8.8 pts−8.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: BALI Sep 2023 · DOGG Apr 2023+77.2%+57.4%30.6%32.5%−8.4 pts−9.6 pts

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About each fund
BALI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BALI paid 8.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.5%, paid monthly. iShares estimates that 84% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 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, BALI or DOGG?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BALI paid 8.4% of its starting price in cash and DOGG paid 9.7%, so DOGG paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, BALI or DOGG?
With every distribution reinvested, BALI returned +17.6% and DOGG +26.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BALI or DOGG?
BALI charges 0.35% a year and DOGG charges 0.75%, so BALI 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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