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DOGG vs DRKY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DRKY paid 15.2% 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: $96m for FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF and $20m for VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF.

At a glance
9.7%
DOGG cash paid, 1 year
15.2%
DRKY cash paid, 1 year
+26.9%
DOGG total return, 1 year
+15.7%
DRKY total return, 1 year
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. Total return, distributions reinvested. 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.
DRKY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.9 pts ahead of SPY
DRKY
+15.7%
SPY
+14.8%

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

DRKY

+15.7%

15.2% of it arrived as cash

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

DRKY

+15.7%

15.2% cash

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

15.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 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 11.2 points; DOGG is 4.8 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DOGG vs DRKY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDOGGDRKY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+26.9%+15.7%
Price change, 1 yearrose 16.1%fell 0.5%
Return of capital, issuer estimate0% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkDow Jones Industrial Average, measured through DIAS&P 500, measured through SPY
Against its benchmark, same daysahead by 12.0 ptsahead by 0.9 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%0.95%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$96m$20m
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 Score94.9DOGG59DRKY

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

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Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, DOGG and DRKY 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 DOGG DRKY
Only in one fund ↓
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%
Only in DRKY
Natera Inc 27.89%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 8.64%
STMicroelectronics NV 7.05%
BBB Foods Inc 5.63%
Amazon.com Inc 4.79%
CDW Corp 4.68%
Insmed Inc 4.38%
Fox Corp 4.35%
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Side by side

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
Strategy option income covered call
Benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 8.4% 15.2%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.95%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.7% 15.2%
Price change, 1 year +16.1% −0.5%
Total return, 1 year +26.9% +15.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.9% +14.8%
Ahead or behind +12.0 pts +0.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 0% 100%
Age 3.5 years 1.1 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $96m $20m

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: DOGG vs DRKY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDOGGDRKYDOGGDRKYDOGGDRKY
3 months+7.3%+6.3%2.2%4.0%+8.8 pts+6.4 pts
6 months+13.7%+6.2%4.5%7.5%+6.2 pts+1.1 pts
1 year+26.9%+15.7%9.7%15.2%+12.1 pts+0.9 pts
3 years+55.7%–28.9%–−8.5 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: DOGG Apr 2023 · DRKY Oct 2025+57.4%+20.0%32.5%16.8%−9.6 pts+4.8 pts

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About each fund
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). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

DRKY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DRKY paid 15.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.2%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DOGG or DRKY?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DOGG paid 9.7% of its starting price in cash and DRKY paid 15.2%, so DRKY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, DOGG or DRKY?
With every distribution reinvested, DOGG returned +26.9% and DRKY +15.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
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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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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