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DOGG vs FTHI: 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 FTHI’s 8.9%, 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 $2.5bn for First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF.

At a glance
9.7%
DOGG cash paid, 1 year
8.9%
FTHI cash paid, 1 year
+26.9%
DOGG total return, 1 year
+8.1%
FTHI 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.
FTHI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.7 pts behind SPY
FTHI
+8.1%
SPY
+14.8%

6.7 pts behind SPY

FTHI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price −1.2%, total +8.1%, SPY +14.8%, −6.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

FTHI

+8.1%

8.9% as cash

6.7 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.7 pts behind SPY

FTHI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price −1.2%, total +8.1%, SPY +14.8%, −6.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

FTHI

+8.1%

6.7 pts behind SPY

8.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. FTHI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price −1.2%, total +8.1%, SPY +14.8%, −6.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.75% a year; their one-year returns differ by 18.8 points; FTHI is far larger, $2.5bn against $96m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DOGG vs FTHI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDOGGFTHI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+26.9%+8.1%
Price change, 1 yearrose 16.1%fell 1.2%
Return of capital, issuer estimate0% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment92% 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 6.7 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%0.75%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$96m$2.5bn
Holdings
Holdings in common3%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · DOGG scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score94.9DOGG52.4FTHI

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

May 5, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026 · 182 weekly returns
DOGG FTHI
Return
Total return edge Tie +56.8% +57.2%
Annualized edge Tie +13.7% +13.8%
Price return edge FTHI (slight) +13.9% +15.1%
Risk
Volatility edge FTHI 13.2% 9.8%
Max drawdown edge DOGG −9.0% −14.4%
Downside capture 71.3% 75.9%
Beta 0.65 0.71
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge FTHI 0.69 0.90
Sortino edge FTHI 1.01 1.31
Treynor 0.140 0.088
Calmar edge DOGG 1.52 0.96
Against the benchmark
Alpha +2.5% a year −2.3% a year
Alpha t-stat 0.46 −1.27
Information ratio −0.09 −0.73
Tracking error 11.1% 8.0%

Each against its own benchmark: DOGG against DIA, May 5, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026; FTHI against SPY, Jan 17, 2014 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From May 2023 to Oct 2026, DOGG and FTHI returned about the same: +56.8% and +57.2%. FTHI swung less: 9.8% to 13.2%. DOGG fell less at its worst: −9.0% to −14.4%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: DOGG vs FTHI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDOGGFTHIEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+56.8%+57.2%TiePrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+13.7%+13.8%TieTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+13.9%+15.1%FTHI (slight)Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility13.2%9.8%FTHISpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation9.1%6.7%FTHILike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−9.0%−14.4%DOGGDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture65.5%54.9%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture71.3%75.9%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.650.71Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.390.76Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.690.90FTHIReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.011.31FTHIReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1400.088Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar1.520.96DOGGAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkDIASPYThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha+2.5% a year−2.3% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat0.46−1.27Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−8.4% to +13.4%−5.9% to +1.3%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.09−0.73Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error11.1%8.0%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 182 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

3%

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

0 half 100%

half

3% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DOGG FTHI
Amgen Inc. 5.05% 1.68%
Chevron Corporation 4.91% 0.61%
The Coca-Cola Company 5.13% 0.60%
Merck & Co., Inc. 4.97% 0.41%
NIKE, Inc. (Class B) 5.01% 0.16%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in DOGG
Verizon Communications Inc. 5.19%
McDonald's Corporation 5.12%
The Home Depot, Inc. 5.09%
The Procter & Gamble Company 5.08%
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated 4.91%
2027-01-26 UnitedHealth Group Incorporated C 429.16 0.19%
2027-01-26 Amgen Inc. C 511.45 0.11%
2027-01-26 Merck & Co., Inc. C 161.07 0.11%
Only in FTHI
Apple Inc. 7.86%
NVIDIA Corporation 6.59%
Microsoft Corporation 3.18%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.65%
Amazon.com, Inc. 2.57%
ASML Holding N.V. (New York Registry Shares) 2.06%
Costco Wholesale Corporation 2.04%
Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 1.99%
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Side by side

DOGG FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF · Option income on DIA, paying monthly FTHI First Trust BuyWrite Income 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% 9.0%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.75%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.7% 8.9%
Price change, 1 year +16.1% −1.2%
Total return, 1 year +26.9% +8.1%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.9% +14.8%
Ahead or behind +12.0 pts −6.7 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 0% 92%
Age 3.5 years 12.8 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $96m $2.5bn

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 FTHI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDOGGFTHIDOGGFTHIDOGGFTHI
3 months+7.3%−0.5%2.2%2.2%+8.8 pts−0.3 pts
6 months+13.7%+2.5%4.5%4.4%+6.2 pts−2.5 pts
1 year+26.9%+8.1%9.7%8.9%+12.1 pts−6.7 pts
3 years+55.7%+48.1%28.9%29.7%−8.5 pts−34.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: DOGG Apr 2023 · FTHI Jan 2014+57.4%+155.0%32.5%84.3%−9.6 pts−262.6 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.

FTHI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTHI paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.0%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 92% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DOGG or FTHI?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DOGG paid 9.7% of its starting price in cash and FTHI paid 8.9%, 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 FTHI?
With every distribution reinvested, DOGG returned +26.9% and FTHI +8.1% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DOGG or FTHI?
DOGG and FTHI both charge 0.75% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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