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DOGG vs FGSI: 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 FGSI’s 8.3%, and 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 $2.0m for FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF.

At a glance
9.7%
DOGG cash paid, 1 year
8.3%
FGSI cash paid, 1 year
+26.9%
DOGG total return, 1 year
+9.0%
FGSI 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.
FGSI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with FTGS
FGSI
+9.0%
FTGS
+8.8%

About even with FTGS

FGSI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +0.2%, total +9.0%, FTGS +8.8%, +0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FTGS

+8.8%

FGSI

+9.0%

8.3% of it arrived as cash

about even with FTGS

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with FTGS

FGSI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +0.2%, total +9.0%, FTGS +8.8%, +0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FTGS

+8.8%

FGSI

+9.0%

about even with FTGS

8.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +26.9%. FGSI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +0.2%, total +9.0%, FTGS +8.8%, +0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

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

Pair scorecard

DOGG costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.9 points; DOGG is far larger, $96m against $2.0m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DOGG vs FGSI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDOGGFGSI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+26.9%+9.0%
Price change, 1 yearrose 16.1%rose 0.2%
Return of capital, issuer estimate0% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment53% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkDow Jones Industrial Average, measured through DIAFirst Trust Growth Strength ETF, measured through FTGS
Against its benchmark, same daysahead by 12.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$96m$2.0m
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 Score94.9DOGG63.2FGSI

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 FGSI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DOGG FGSI
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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 FGSI
Vertiv Holdings Co (Class A) 2.28%
Eli Lilly and Company 2.25%
United Therapeutics Corporation 2.25%
Blackstone Inc. 2.21%
Delta Air Lines, Inc. 2.20%
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 2.18%
General Dynamics Corporation 2.16%
S&P Global Inc. 2.16%
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Side by side

DOGG FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF · Option income on DIA, paying monthly FGSI FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF · Writes calls on the S&P 500, measured against The Growth Strength Index, paying monthly
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 8.4% 8.3%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.7% 8.3%
Price change, 1 year +16.1% +0.2%
Total return, 1 year +26.9% +9.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.9% +8.8%
Ahead or behind +12.0 pts +0.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 0% 53%
Age 3.5 years 1.4 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $96m $2.0m

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 FGSI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDOGGFGSIDOGGFGSIDOGGFGSI
3 months+7.3%−2.2%2.2%2.0%+8.8 pts+0.6 pts
6 months+13.7%+6.3%4.5%4.3%+6.2 pts+0.2 pts
1 year+26.9%+9.0%9.7%8.3%+12.1 pts+0.2 pts
3 years+55.7%–28.9%–−8.5 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: DOGG Apr 2023 · FGSI Jun 2025+57.4%+13.6%32.5%11.3%−9.6 pts−0.7 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.

FGSI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FGSI paid 8.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.0%. First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS) returned +8.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 53% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DOGG or FGSI?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DOGG paid 9.7% of its starting price in cash and FGSI paid 8.3%, 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 FGSI?
With every distribution reinvested, DOGG returned +26.9% and FGSI +9.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DOGG or FGSI?
DOGG charges 0.75% a year and FGSI charges 0.85%, so DOGG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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