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DOGG vs ISPY: 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 ISPY’s 6.2%, 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 $1.2bn on Nov 4, 2026 for ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF.

At a glance
9.7%
DOGG cash paid, 1 year
6.2%
ISPY cash paid, 1 year
+26.9%
DOGG total return, 1 year
+11.3%
ISPY 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.
ISPY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.5 pts behind SPY
ISPY
+11.3%
SPY
+14.8%

3.5 pts behind SPY

ISPY over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +4.8%, total +11.3%, SPY +14.8%, −3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

ISPY

+11.3%

6.2% as cash

3.5 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.5 pts behind SPY

ISPY over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +4.8%, total +11.3%, SPY +14.8%, −3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

ISPY

+11.3%

3.5 pts behind SPY

6.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +26.9%. ISPY over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +4.8%, total +11.3%, SPY +14.8%, −3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

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

Pair scorecard

ISPY costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.6 points; ISPY is 11.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DOGG vs ISPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDOGGISPY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+26.9%+11.3%
Price change, 1 yearrose 16.1%rose 4.8%
Return of capital, issuer estimate0% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment87% of the Nov 6, 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 3.5 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%0.55%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$96m$1.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common4%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · DOGG scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score94.9DOGG83.5ISPY

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

Dec 29, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026 · 148 weekly returns
DOGG ISPY
Return
Total return edge ISPY +36.9% +49.2%
Annualized edge ISPY +11.7% +15.1%
Price return edge ISPY +6.0% +17.0%
Risk
Volatility edge Tie 12.7% 12.8%
Max drawdown edge DOGG −9.0% −15.6%
Downside capture 71.3% 96.6%
Beta 0.65 0.89
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge ISPY 0.59 0.82
Sortino edge ISPY 0.83 1.19
Treynor 0.140 0.118
Calmar edge DOGG 1.29 0.97
Against the benchmark
Alpha +2.5% a year −2.0% a year
Alpha t-stat 0.46 −1.26
Information ratio −0.09 −1.16
Tracking error 11.1% 3.1%

Each against its own benchmark: DOGG against DIA, May 5, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026; ISPY against SPY, Dec 29, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Dec 2023 to Oct 2026, ISPY returned more: +49.2% to +36.9%. DOGG and ISPY swung about the same: 12.7% and 12.8%. DOGG fell less at its worst: −9.0% to −15.6%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: DOGG vs ISPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDOGGISPYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+36.9%+49.2%ISPYPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+11.7%+15.1%ISPYTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+6.0%+17.0%ISPYPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility12.7%12.8%TieSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation9.0%8.8%TieLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−9.0%−15.6%DOGGDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture65.5%85.6%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture71.3%96.6%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.650.89Not 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
Sharpe0.590.82ISPYReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.831.19ISPYReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1400.118Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar1.290.97DOGGAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkDIASPYThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha+2.5% a year−2.0% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat0.46−1.26Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−8.4% to +13.4%−5.1% to +1.1%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.09−1.16Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error11.1%3.1%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 148 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

4%

By the books each fund has filed, DOGG and ISPY hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

4% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DOGG ISPY
Chevron Corporation 4.91% 0.49%
Merck & Co., Inc. 4.97% 0.46%
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated 4.91% 0.45%
The Coca-Cola Company 5.13% 0.44%
The Procter & Gamble Company 5.08% 0.43%
The Home Depot, Inc. 5.09% 0.42%
Amgen Inc. 5.05% 0.30%
Verizon Communications Inc. 5.19% 0.27%
McDonald's Corporation 5.12% 0.24%
NIKE, Inc. (Class B) 5.01% 0.06%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in DOGG
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%
2027-01-26 Chevron Corporation C 260.24 0.05%
2027-01-26 The Coca-Cola Company C 110.03 0.02%
2026-11-06 Chevron Corporation C 235 0.00%
2026-11-06 Merck & Co., Inc. C 150 0.00%
2027-01-26 McDonald's Corporation C 470.43 0.00%
Only in ISPY
NVIDIA Corp. 6.80%
Apple, Inc. 5.92%
Microsoft Corp. 4.80%
Amazon.com, Inc. 3.24%
Alphabet, Inc. 2.53%
Broadcom, Inc. 2.23%
Alphabet, Inc. 2.02%
Meta Platforms, Inc. 1.60%
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Side by side

DOGG FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF · Option income on DIA, paying monthly ISPY ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 8.4% 6.0%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.55%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.7% 6.2%
Price change, 1 year +16.1% +4.8%
Total return, 1 year +26.9% +11.3%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.9% +14.8%
Ahead or behind +12.0 pts −3.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 0% 87%
Age 3.5 years 2.9 years
Net assets, DOGG as of Nov 3, 2026 and ISPY as of Nov 4, 2026 $96m $1.2bn

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 ISPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDOGGISPYDOGGISPYDOGGISPY
3 months+7.3%−0.5%2.2%1.5%+8.8 pts−0.3 pts
6 months+13.7%+3.8%4.5%3.1%+6.2 pts−1.2 pts
1 year+26.9%+11.3%9.7%6.2%+12.1 pts−3.5 pts
3 years+55.7%–28.9%–−8.5 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: DOGG Apr 2023 · ISPY Dec 2023+57.4%+54.0%32.5%27.1%−9.6 pts−15.1 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.

ISPY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ISPY paid 6.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.0%, paid monthly. ProShares estimates that 87% of the distribution paid Nov 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DOGG or ISPY?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DOGG paid 9.7% of its starting price in cash and ISPY paid 6.2%, 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 ISPY?
With every distribution reinvested, DOGG returned +26.9% and ISPY +11.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DOGG or ISPY?
DOGG charges 0.75% a year and ISPY charges 0.55%, so ISPY 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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