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DOGG vs OEI: 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 OEI’s 9.2%, 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 $46m on Jul 31, 2026 for Optimized Equity Income ETF.

At a glance
9.7%
DOGG cash paid, 1 year
9.2%
OEI cash paid, 1 year
+26.9%
DOGG total return, 1 year
+12.9%
OEI 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.
OEI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.9 pts behind SPY
OEI
+12.9%
SPY
+14.8%

1.9 pts behind SPY

OEI over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +3.0%, total +12.9%, SPY +14.8%, −1.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OEI

+12.9%

9.2% of it arrived as cash

1.9 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.9 pts behind SPY

OEI over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +3.0%, total +12.9%, SPY +14.8%, −1.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OEI

+12.9%

1.9 pts behind SPY

9.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +26.9%. OEI over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +3.0%, total +12.9%, SPY +14.8%, −1.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

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

Pair scorecard

DOGG costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.0 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DOGG vs OEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDOGGOEI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+26.9%+12.9%
Price change, 1 yearrose 16.1%rose 3.0%
Return of capital, issuer estimate0% 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 1.9 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%1.02%
Net assets, DOGG as of Nov 3, 2026 and OEI as of Jul 31, 2026$96m$46m
Holdings
Holdings in common9%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · DOGG scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score94.9DOGG75.7OEI

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

What they share

9%

By the books each fund has filed, DOGG and OEI hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

9% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DOGG OEI
Chevron Corporation 4.91% 1.29%
The Home Depot, Inc. 5.09% 1.16%
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated 4.91% 1.12%
Merck & Co., Inc. 4.97% 1.11%
The Procter & Gamble Company 5.08% 1.06%
The Coca-Cola Company 5.13% 0.88%
Amgen Inc. 5.05% 0.74%
Verizon Communications Inc. 5.19% 0.67%
McDonald's Corporation 5.12% 0.63%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in DOGG
NIKE, Inc. (Class B) 5.01%
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%
Only in OEI
NVIDIA Corp 8.22%
Microsoft Corp 5.93%
Amazon.com Inc 4.51%
Apple Inc 4.23%
Alphabet Inc 3.44%
Broadcom Inc 3.01%
Alphabet Inc 2.76%
Micron Technology Inc 2.54%
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Side by side

DOGG FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF · Option income on DIA, paying monthly OEI Optimized Equity 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% 9.6%
Expense ratio 0.75% 1.02%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.7% 9.2%
Price change, 1 year +16.1% +3.0%
Total return, 1 year +26.9% +12.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.9% +14.8%
Ahead or behind +12.0 pts −1.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 0% not published
Age 3.5 years 1.0 years
Net assets, DOGG as of Nov 3, 2026 and OEI as of Jul 31, 2026 $96m $46m

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 OEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDOGGOEIDOGGOEIDOGGOEI
3 months+7.3%+3.3%2.2%2.4%+8.8 pts+3.4 pts
6 months+13.7%+6.3%4.5%4.7%+6.2 pts+1.3 pts
1 year+26.9%+12.9%9.7%9.2%+12.1 pts−1.9 pts
3 years+55.7%–28.9%–−8.5 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: DOGG Apr 2023 · OEI Oct 2025+57.4%+15.0%32.5%9.4%−9.6 pts−1.1 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.

OEI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OEI paid 9.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.6%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DOGG or OEI?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DOGG paid 9.7% of its starting price in cash and OEI paid 9.2%, 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 OEI?
With every distribution reinvested, DOGG returned +26.9% and OEI +12.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DOGG or OEI?
DOGG charges 0.75% a year and OEI charges 1.02%, so DOGG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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