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DOGG vs FDND: which paid, and which earned it?

Over the year DOGG paid 9.6% of its price in cash against FDND’s 7.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.

FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF and FT Vest Dow Jones Internet & Target Income ETF.

9.6%DOGG cash paid, 1 year
7.1%FDND cash paid, 1 year
+18.1%DOGG total return, 1 year
−0.6%FDND total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: DOGG scores higher

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

DOGG 88.8FDND 21.43.8, the lowest in this set96.8, the highest

A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

DOGG4.6 pts ahead of DIA · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
DIA+13.5%DOGG+18.1%9.6% of it arrived as cash4.6 pts ahead of DIATotal return, distributions reinvestedDIA+13.5%DOGG+18.1%9.6% cash4.6 pts ahead of DIA
FDND14.1 pts behind DIA · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
DIA+13.5%FDND−0.6%14.1 pts behind DIATotal return, distributions reinvestedDIA+13.5%FDND−0.6%14.1 pts behind DIA

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DOGG and FDND hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DOGG and FDND both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDOGGFDND
US Dollar-2.68%0.85%
Only in each
Only in DOGGOnly in FDND
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 01/21/2027 69.94%Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 10.12%
Merck & Co., Inc. 7.18%Amazon.com, Inc. 9.98%
The Procter & Gamble Company 6.47%Cisco Systems, Inc. 8.66%
Amgen Inc. 6.33%Netflix, Inc. 5.90%
Chevron Corporation 5.81%Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 5.82%
Verizon Communications Inc. 5.55%Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 4.65%
The Coca-Cola Company 5.47%Arista Networks, Inc. 4.62%
McDonald's Corporation 4.92%Salesforce, Inc. 4.36%

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.

Performance, window by window

DOGG and FDND over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DOGGFDNDDOGGFDNDDOGGFDND
3 months+2.5%+8.9%2.3%2.0%+2.1 pts+8.5 pts
6 months+3.9%+18.8%4.5%4.3%−10.1 pts+4.8 pts
1 year+18.1%−0.6%9.6%7.1%+4.6 pts−14.1 pts
3 years+40.2%not published28.0%not published−16.7 ptsnot published
Since launch+43.7%+34.3%30.9%20.4%−17.9 pts−0.5 pts
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DOGG and FDND on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DOGG
FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF
Option income on DIA, paying monthly
FDND
FT Vest Dow Jones Internet & Target Income ETF
Option income on DIA, paying monthly
IssuerFirst TrustFirst Trust
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkDow Jones Industrial Average (DIA)Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized9.1%7.8%
Expense ratio0.75%0.75%
Cash paid, 1 year9.6%7.1%
Price change, 1 year+8.0%−8.2%
Total return, 1 year+18.1%−0.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year+13.5%+13.5%
Ahead or behind+4.6 pts−14.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age1240 days911 days
Net assets$87m$10m

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.

FDND in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FDND paid 7.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.6%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +13.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 14.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.8%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DOGG or FDND?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DOGG paid 9.6% of its starting price in cash and FDND paid 7.1%, 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 FDND?
With every distribution reinvested, DOGG returned +18.1% and FDND returned −0.6% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so DOGG returned more.
Which is cheaper, DOGG or FDND?
DOGG charges 0.75% a year and FDND charges 0.75%, so DOGG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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DOGG against FDND, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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