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DOGG vs EGGY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EGGY paid 30.4% of its price in cash against DOGG’s 9.7%, though DOGG 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 $158m on Aug 31, 2026 for NestYield Dynamic Income ETF.

At a glance
9.7%
DOGG cash paid, 1 year
30.4%
EGGY cash paid, 1 year
+26.9%
DOGG total return, 1 year
−12.6%
EGGY 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% 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.
EGGY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 27.4 pts behind SPY
EGGY
−12.6%
SPY
+14.8%

27.4 pts behind SPY

EGGY over 1 year: paid 30.4%, price −37.9%, total −12.6%, SPY +14.8%, −27.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

EGGY

−12.6%

27.4 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

27.4 pts behind SPY

EGGY over 1 year: paid 30.4%, price −37.9%, total −12.6%, SPY +14.8%, −27.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

EGGY

−12.6%

27.4 pts behind SPY

30.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. EGGY over 1 year: paid 30.4%, price −37.9%, total −12.6%, SPY +14.8%, −27.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DOGG costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 39.5 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DOGG vs EGGY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDOGGEGGY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+26.9%−12.6%
Price change, 1 yearrose 16.1%fell 37.9%
Return of capital, issuer estimate0% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 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 ptsbehind by 27.4 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%0.92%
Net assets, DOGG as of Nov 3, 2026 and EGGY as of Aug 31, 2026$96m$158m
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 Score94.9DOGG11.7EGGY

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

Risk and return

Jan 3, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 95 weekly returns
DOGG EGGY
Return
Total return edge DOGG +40.0% +12.9%
Annualized edge DOGG +20.2% +6.9%
Price return edge DOGG +18.8% −35.3%
Risk
Volatility edge DOGG 12.7% 30.8%
Max drawdown edge DOGG −8.9% −32.5%
Downside capture 71.3% 144.2%
Beta 0.65 1.33
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge DOGG 1.20 0.24
Sortino edge DOGG 1.83 0.32
Treynor 0.140 0.056
Calmar edge DOGG 2.27 0.21
Against the benchmark
Alpha +2.5% a year −7.9% a year
Alpha t-stat 0.46 −0.45
Information ratio −0.09 −0.17
Tracking error 11.1% 23.9%

Each against its own benchmark: DOGG against DIA, May 5, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026; EGGY against SPY, Jan 3, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Jan 2025 to Oct 2026, DOGG returned more: +40.0% to +12.9%. DOGG swung less: 12.7% to 30.8%. DOGG fell less at its worst: −8.9% to −32.5%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: DOGG vs EGGY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDOGGEGGYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+40.0%+12.9%DOGGPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+20.2%+6.9%DOGGTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+18.8%−35.3%DOGGPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility12.7%30.8%DOGGSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation8.3%23.3%DOGGLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−8.9%−32.5%DOGGDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture65.5%183.0%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture71.3%144.2%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.651.33Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.390.42Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe1.200.24DOGGReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.830.32DOGGReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1400.056Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar2.270.21DOGGAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkDIASPYThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha+2.5% a year−7.9% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat0.46−0.45Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−8.4% to +13.4%−42.6% to +26.8%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.09−0.17Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error11.1%23.9%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 95 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DOGG EGGY
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 EGGY
Seagate Technology Holdings PL 13.26%
Bloom Energy Corp 8.93%
Lumentum Holdings Inc 8.38%
SK hynix Inc 5.56%
Vertiv Holdings Co 5.24%
Sandisk Corp 5.14%
Coherent Corp 5.11%
Alphabet Inc 4.80%
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Side by side

DOGG FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF · Option income on DIA, paying monthly EGGY NestYield Dynamic Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 8.4% 49.4%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.92%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.7% 30.4%
Price change, 1 year +16.1% −37.9%
Total return, 1 year +26.9% −12.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.9% +14.8%
Ahead or behind +12.0 pts −27.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 0% 100%
Age 3.5 years 1.9 years
Net assets, DOGG as of Nov 3, 2026 and EGGY as of Aug 31, 2026 $96m $158m

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 EGGY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDOGGEGGYDOGGEGGYDOGGEGGY
3 months+7.3%−22.8%2.2%8.7%+8.8 pts−22.6 pts
6 months+13.7%−27.0%4.5%15.7%+6.2 pts−32.0 pts
1 year+26.9%−12.6%9.7%30.4%+12.1 pts−27.4 pts
3 years+55.7%–28.9%–−8.5 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: DOGG Apr 2023 · EGGY Dec 2024+57.4%+6.8%32.5%50.5%−9.6 pts−24.6 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.

EGGY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EGGY paid 30.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 37.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −12.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 27.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 49.4%, paid monthly. Nest Egg estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DOGG or EGGY?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DOGG paid 9.7% of its starting price in cash and EGGY paid 30.4%, so EGGY 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 EGGY?
With every distribution reinvested, DOGG returned +26.9% and EGGY −12.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DOGG or EGGY?
DOGG charges 0.75% a year and EGGY charges 0.92%, 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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