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DOGG vs IQQQ: 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 IQQQ’s 6.8%, and 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 $380m on Nov 4, 2026 for ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF.

At a glance
9.7%
DOGG cash paid, 1 year
6.8%
IQQQ cash paid, 1 year
+26.9%
DOGG total return, 1 year
+7.4%
IQQQ 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.
IQQQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.9 pts behind QQQ
IQQQ
+7.4%
QQQ
+12.3%

4.9 pts behind QQQ

IQQQ over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +0.5%, total +7.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

IQQQ

+7.4%

6.8% as cash

4.9 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.9 pts behind QQQ

IQQQ over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +0.5%, total +7.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

IQQQ

+7.4%

4.9 pts behind QQQ

6.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +26.9%. IQQQ over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +0.5%, total +7.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

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

Pair scorecard

IQQQ costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 19.5 points; IQQQ is 3.9 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DOGG vs IQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDOGGIQQQ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+26.9%+7.4%
Price change, 1 yearrose 16.1%rose 0.5%
Return of capital, issuer estimate0% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment93% of the Nov 6, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkDow Jones Industrial Average, measured through DIANasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Against its benchmark, same daysahead by 12.0 ptsbehind by 4.9 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%0.55%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$96m$376m
Holdings
Holdings in common1%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · DOGG scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score94.9DOGG64.4IQQQ

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

Mar 28, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 135 weekly returns
DOGG IQQQ
Return
Total return edge IQQQ +35.3% +42.9%
Annualized edge IQQQ +12.3% +14.8%
Price return edge IQQQ +7.1% +12.0%
Risk
Volatility edge DOGG 13.2% 18.0%
Max drawdown edge DOGG −9.0% −19.4%
Downside capture 71.3% 96.9%
Beta 0.65 0.88
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge Tie 0.62 0.62
Sortino edge Tie 0.88 0.89
Treynor 0.140 0.127
Calmar edge DOGG 1.37 0.76
Against the benchmark
Alpha +2.5% a year −2.3% a year
Alpha t-stat 0.46 −1.03
Information ratio −0.09 −0.96
Tracking error 11.1% 4.3%

Each against its own benchmark: DOGG against DIA, May 5, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026; IQQQ against QQQ, Mar 28, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Mar 2024 to Oct 2026, IQQQ returned more: +42.9% to +35.3%. DOGG swung less: 13.2% to 18.0%. DOGG fell less at its worst: −9.0% to −19.4%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: DOGG vs IQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDOGGIQQQEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+35.3%+42.9%IQQQPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+12.3%+14.8%IQQQTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+7.1%+12.0%IQQQPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility13.2%18.0%DOGGSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation9.3%12.5%DOGGLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−9.0%−19.4%DOGGDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture65.5%84.6%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture71.3%96.9%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.650.88Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.390.96Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.620.62TieReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.880.89TieReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1400.127Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar1.370.76DOGGAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkDIAQQQThe 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-stat0.46−1.03Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−8.4% to +13.4%−6.7% to +2.1%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.09−0.96Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error11.1%4.3%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 135 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

1%

By the books each fund has filed, DOGG and IQQQ hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DOGG IQQQ
Amgen Inc. 5.05% 0.87%
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%
NIKE, Inc. (Class B) 5.01%
Merck & Co., Inc. 4.97%
Chevron Corporation 4.91%
Only in IQQQ
NVIDIA Corp. 7.26%
Apple, Inc. 6.32%
Microsoft Corp. 5.12%
Micron Technology, Inc. 4.06%
Amazon.com, Inc. 3.80%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 2.88%
Alphabet, Inc. 2.69%
Tesla, Inc. 2.50%
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Side by side

DOGG FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF · Option income on DIA, paying monthly IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 8.4% 6.1%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.55%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.7% 6.8%
Price change, 1 year +16.1% +0.5%
Total return, 1 year +26.9% +7.4%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.9% +12.3%
Ahead or behind +12.0 pts −4.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 0% 93%
Age 3.5 years 2.6 years
Net assets, DOGG as of Nov 3, 2026 and IQQQ as of Nov 4, 2026 $96m $380m

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 IQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDOGGIQQQDOGGIQQQDOGGIQQQ
3 months+7.3%−4.4%2.2%1.5%+8.8 pts−0.9 pts
6 months+13.7%−2.6%4.5%3.4%+6.2 pts−2.3 pts
1 year+26.9%+7.4%9.7%6.8%+12.1 pts−4.9 pts
3 years+55.7%–28.9%–−8.5 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: DOGG Apr 2023 · IQQQ Mar 2024+57.4%+44.2%32.5%25.6%−9.6 pts−13.8 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.

IQQQ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.4%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.1%, paid monthly. ProShares estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Nov 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DOGG or IQQQ?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DOGG paid 9.7% of its starting price in cash and IQQQ paid 6.8%, 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 IQQQ?
With every distribution reinvested, DOGG returned +26.9% and IQQQ +7.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DOGG or IQQQ?
DOGG charges 0.75% a year and IQQQ charges 0.55%, so IQQQ 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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