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DOGG vs DUBS: 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 DUBS’s 2.3%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $96m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF, and $398m on Jul 31, 2026 for Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF.

At a glance
9.7%
DOGG cash paid, 1 year
2.3%
DUBS cash paid, 1 year
+26.9%
DOGG total return, 1 year
+18.6%
DUBS 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.
DUBS · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.8 pts ahead of SPY
DUBS
+18.6%
SPY
+14.8%

3.8 pts ahead of SPY

DUBS over 1 year: paid 2.3%, price +16.0%, total +18.6%, SPY +14.8%, +3.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

DUBS

+18.6%

3.8 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.8 pts ahead of SPY

DUBS over 1 year: paid 2.3%, price +16.0%, total +18.6%, SPY +14.8%, +3.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

DUBS

+18.6%

3.8 pts ahead of SPY

2.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +26.9%. DUBS over 1 year: paid 2.3%, price +16.0%, total +18.6%, SPY +14.8%, +3.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

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

Pair scorecard

DUBS costs 0.35 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.3 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DOGG vs DUBS: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDOGGDUBS
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+26.9%+18.6%
Price change, 1 yearrose 16.1%rose 16.0%
Return of capital, issuer estimate0% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment71% of the Sep 30, 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 3.8 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%0.40%
Net assets, DOGG as of Nov 3, 2026 and DUBS as of Jul 31, 2026$96m$398m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · DUBS scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score94.9DOGG97.9DUBS

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

Jun 23, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026 · 175 weekly returns
DOGG DUBS
Return
Total return edge DUBS +56.5% +83.8%
Annualized edge DUBS +14.2% +19.8%
Price return edge DUBS +14.6% +70.2%
Risk
Volatility edge DOGG (slight) 12.8% 13.5%
Max drawdown edge DOGG −9.0% −16.4%
Downside capture 71.3% 95.8%
Beta 0.65 0.96
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge DUBS 0.75 1.07
Sortino edge DUBS 1.09 1.65
Treynor 0.140 0.151
Calmar edge DOGG 1.58 1.21
Against the benchmark
Alpha +2.5% a year +0.9% a year
Alpha t-stat 0.46 0.98
Information ratio −0.09 0.16
Tracking error 11.1% 1.8%

Each against its own benchmark: DOGG against DIA, May 5, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026; DUBS against SPY, Jun 23, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Jun 2023 to Oct 2026, DUBS returned more: +83.8% to +56.5%. DOGG swung slightly less: 12.8% to 13.5%. DOGG fell less at its worst: −9.0% to −16.4%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: DOGG vs DUBS: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDOGGDUBSEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+56.5%+83.8%DUBSPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+14.2%+19.8%DUBSTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+14.6%+70.2%DUBSPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility12.8%13.5%DOGG (slight)Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation8.8%8.8%TieLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−9.0%−16.4%DOGGDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture65.5%95.7%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture71.3%95.8%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.650.96Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.390.98Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.751.07DUBSReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.091.65DUBSReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1400.151Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar1.581.21DOGGAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkDIASPYThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha+2.5% a year+0.9% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat0.460.98Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−8.4% to +13.4%−0.9% to +2.8%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.090.16Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error11.1%1.8%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 175 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, DOGG and DUBS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DOGG DUBS
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 DUBS
State Street SPDR Portfolio S& 73.21%
BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core E 24.71%
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Side by side

DOGG FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF · Option income on DIA, paying monthly DUBS Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF · Option income on SPY, paying quarterly
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly quarterly
Payout rate, annualized 8.4% 2.2%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.40%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.7% 2.3%
Price change, 1 year +16.1% +16.0%
Total return, 1 year +26.9% +18.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.9% +14.8%
Ahead or behind +12.0 pts +3.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 0% 71%
Age 3.5 years 3.4 years
Net assets, DOGG as of Nov 3, 2026 and DUBS as of Jul 31, 2026 $96m $398m

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 DUBS: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDOGGDUBSDOGGDUBSDOGGDUBS
3 months+7.3%+0.6%2.2%0.6%+8.8 pts+0.7 pts
6 months+13.7%+6.7%4.5%1.1%+6.2 pts+1.7 pts
1 year+26.9%+18.6%9.7%2.3%+12.1 pts+3.8 pts
3 years+55.7%+85.1%28.9%9.9%−8.5 pts+2.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: DOGG Apr 2023 · DUBS Jun 2023+57.4%+86.4%32.5%10.2%−9.6 pts+3.2 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.

DUBS

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DUBS paid 2.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 16.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 2.2%, paid quarterly. Aptus estimates that 71% of the distribution paid Sep 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DOGG or DUBS?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DOGG paid 9.7% of its starting price in cash and DUBS paid 2.3%, 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, DOGG or DUBS?
With every distribution reinvested, DOGG returned +26.9% and DUBS +18.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DOGG or DUBS?
DOGG charges 0.75% a year and DUBS charges 0.40%, so DUBS 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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