Data as of .
DOGG vs DRKY: which paid, and which earned it?
DOGG and DRKY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DOGG and DRKY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in DOGG | Only in DRKY |
|---|---|
| U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 01/21/2027 69.94% | Natera Inc 25.22% |
| Merck & Co., Inc. 7.18% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 9.17% |
| The Procter & Gamble Company 6.47% | STMicroelectronics NV 7.49% |
| Amgen Inc. 6.33% | YPF SA 4.78% |
| Chevron Corporation 5.81% | Insmed Inc 4.62% |
| Verizon Communications Inc. 5.55% | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 4.52% |
| The Coca-Cola Company 5.47% | Alphabet Inc 4.45% |
| McDonald's Corporation 4.92% | Amazon.com Inc 4.42% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOGG | DRKY | DOGG | DRKY | DOGG | DRKY | |
| 3 months | +2.5% | +11.8% | 2.3% | 3.8% | +2.1 pts | +9.6 pts |
| 6 months | +3.9% | +25.1% | 4.5% | 8.1% | −10.1 pts | +7.1 pts |
| 1 year | +18.1% | not published | 9.6% | not published | +4.6 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +40.2% | not published | 28.0% | not published | −16.7 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +43.7% | +24.1% | 30.9% | 14.1% | −17.9 pts | +9.7 pts |
| DOGG FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF Option income on DIA, paying monthly | DRKY VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | VistaShares |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.1% | 14.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.95% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 9.6% | 14.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.0% | +8.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.1% | +24.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +13.5% | +14.4% |
| Ahead or behind | +4.6 pts | +9.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1240 days | 345 days |
| Net assets | $87m | $19m |
DOGG in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DOGG paid 9.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.1%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +13.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid monthly.
DRKY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Oct 8, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, DRKY paid 14.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +24.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +14.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 9.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, DOGG or DRKY?
- DOGG charges 0.75% a year and DRKY charges 0.95%, so DOGG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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