Data as of .
DOGG vs FTQI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FTQI paid 12.0% of its price in cash against DOGG’s 9.6%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DOGG and FTQI hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DOGG | FTQI |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen Inc. | 6.33% | 0.87% |
| The Coca-Cola Company | 5.47% | 0.22% |
| Chevron Corporation | 5.81% | 0.12% |
| US Dollar | -2.68% | 5.75% |
| Only in DOGG | Only in FTQI |
|---|---|
| U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 01/21/2027 69.94% | Apple Inc. 8.76% |
| Merck & Co., Inc. 7.18% | NVIDIA Corporation 6.55% |
| The Procter & Gamble Company 6.47% | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 5.41% |
| Verizon Communications Inc. 5.55% | Amazon.com, Inc. 4.13% |
| McDonald's Corporation 4.92% | Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.18% |
| The Home Depot, Inc. 4.78% | Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 2.75% |
| UnitedHealth Group Incorporated 4.75% | Tesla, Inc. 2.68% |
| NIKE, Inc. (Class B) 4.47% | Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.54% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOGG | FTQI | DOGG | FTQI | DOGG | FTQI | |
| 3 months | +2.5% | +4.0% | 2.3% | 2.9% | +2.1 pts | +6.5 pts |
| 6 months | +3.9% | +18.3% | 4.5% | 6.3% | −10.1 pts | −5.9 pts |
| 1 year | +18.1% | +21.5% | 9.6% | 12.0% | +4.6 pts | −0.3 pts |
| 3 years | +40.2% | +62.9% | 28.0% | 37.0% | −16.7 pts | −35.3 pts |
| Since launch | +43.7% | +141.7% | 30.9% | 78.8% | −17.9 pts | −675.0 pts |
| DOGG FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF Option income on DIA, paying monthly | FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | First Trust |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.1% | 11.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.75% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 9.6% | 12.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.0% | +8.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.1% | +21.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +13.5% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | +4.6 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1240 days | 4637 days |
| Net assets | $87m | $975m |
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.
FTQI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTQI paid 12.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, DOGG or FTQI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DOGG paid 9.6% of its starting price in cash and FTQI paid 12.0%, so FTQI 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 FTQI?
- With every distribution reinvested, DOGG returned +18.1% and FTQI returned +21.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so FTQI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, DOGG or FTQI?
- DOGG charges 0.75% a year and FTQI 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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