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DOGG vs LOCT: 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 LOCT’s 5.2%, 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 $11m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - October.

At a glance
9.7%
DOGG cash paid, 1 year
5.2%
LOCT cash paid, 1 year
+26.9%
DOGG total return, 1 year
+5.8%
LOCT 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.
LOCT · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9 pts behind VOO
LOCT
+5.8%
VOO
+14.8%

9 pts behind VOO

LOCT over 1 year: paid 5.2%, price +0.4%, total +5.8%, VOO +14.8%, −9.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

LOCT

+5.8%

5.2% as cash

9 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

9 pts behind VOO

LOCT over 1 year: paid 5.2%, price +0.4%, total +5.8%, VOO +14.8%, −9.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

LOCT

+5.8%

9 pts behind VOO

5.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +26.9%. LOCT over 1 year: paid 5.2%, price +0.4%, total +5.8%, VOO +14.8%, −9.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

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

Pair scorecard

DOGG costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 21.1 points; DOGG is 8.7 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DOGG vs LOCT: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDOGGLOCT
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+26.9%+5.8%
Price change, 1 yearrose 16.1%rose 0.4%
Return of capital, issuer estimate0% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment35% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkDow Jones Industrial Average, measured through DIAVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Against its benchmark, same daysahead by 12.0 ptsbehind by 9.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%0.79%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$96m$11m
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 Score94.9DOGG65.6LOCT

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

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, DOGG and LOCT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DOGG LOCT
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%
Amgen Inc. 5.05%
NIKE, Inc. (Class B) 5.01%
Merck & Co., Inc. 4.97%
Only in LOCT
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Side by side

DOGG FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF · Option income on DIA, paying monthly LOCT Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - October · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly
Strategy option income buffer with income
Benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 8.4% 5.8%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.7% 5.2%
Price change, 1 year +16.1% +0.4%
Total return, 1 year +26.9% +5.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.9% +14.8%
Ahead or behind +12.0 pts −9.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 0% 35%
Age 3.5 years 3.1 years
Net assets, DOGG as of Nov 3, 2026 and LOCT as of Nov 4, 2026 $96m $11m

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 LOCT: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDOGGLOCTDOGGLOCTDOGGLOCT
3 months+7.3%+1.2%2.2%1.3%+8.8 pts+1.3 pts
6 months+13.7%+2.4%4.5%2.6%+6.2 pts−2.6 pts
1 year+26.9%+5.8%9.7%5.2%+12.1 pts−9.0 pts
3 years+55.7%+17.9%28.9%16.8%−8.5 pts−65.4 pts
Since launchNot the same days: DOGG Apr 2023 · LOCT Oct 2023+57.4%+19.3%32.5%17.5%−9.6 pts−67.1 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.

LOCT

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LOCT paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.8%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.8%, paid monthly. Innovator estimates that 35% of the distribution paid Nov 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DOGG or LOCT?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DOGG paid 9.7% of its starting price in cash and LOCT paid 5.2%, 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 LOCT?
With every distribution reinvested, DOGG returned +26.9% and LOCT +5.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DOGG or LOCT?
DOGG charges 0.75% a year and LOCT charges 0.79%, so DOGG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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