Data as of .
DOGG vs OEI: which paid, and which earned it?
DOGG and OEI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DOGG and OEI hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DOGG | OEI |
|---|---|---|
| Chevron Corporation | 5.81% | 1.31% |
| The Home Depot, Inc. | 4.78% | 1.17% |
| UnitedHealth Group Incorporated | 4.75% | 1.13% |
| Merck & Co., Inc. | 7.18% | 1.12% |
| The Procter & Gamble Company | 6.47% | 1.07% |
| The Coca-Cola Company | 5.47% | 0.89% |
| Amgen Inc. | 6.33% | 0.75% |
| Verizon Communications Inc. | 5.55% | 0.68% |
| McDonald's Corporation | 4.92% | 0.64% |
| Only in DOGG | Only in OEI |
|---|---|
| U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 01/21/2027 69.94% | NVIDIA Corp 8.32% |
| NIKE, Inc. (Class B) 4.47% | Microsoft Corp 5.99% |
| 2027-01-26 Merck & Co., Inc. C 161.07 0.22% | Amazon.com Inc 4.56% |
| 2027-01-26 UnitedHealth Group Incorporated C 429.16 0.14% | Apple Inc 4.28% |
| 2027-01-26 Chevron Corporation C 260.24 0.05% | Alphabet Inc 3.48% |
| 2027-01-26 Amgen Inc. C 511.45 0.03% | Broadcom Inc 3.04% |
| 2027-01-26 NIKE, Inc. (Class B) C 92.57 0.01% | Alphabet Inc 2.79% |
| 2027-01-26 The Coca-Cola Company C 110.03 0.01% | Micron Technology Inc 2.57% |
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 Jul 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOGG | OEI | DOGG | OEI | DOGG | OEI | |
| 3 months | +2.5% | +4.8% | 2.3% | 2.3% | +2.1 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 6 months | +3.9% | +12.5% | 4.5% | 4.9% | −10.1 pts | −5.6 pts |
| 1 year | +18.1% | not published | 9.6% | not published | +4.6 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +40.2% | not published | 28.0% | not published | −16.7 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +43.7% | +14.4% | 30.9% | 8.6% | −17.9 pts | −0.9 pts |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Core Alternative |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.1% | 9.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 1.02% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 9.6% | 8.6% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.0% | +5.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.1% | +14.4% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +13.5% | +15.3% |
| Ahead or behind | +4.6 pts | −0.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1240 days | 331 days |
| Net assets | $87m | $46m |
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.
OEI in plain words
Over the period since launch on Oct 22, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, OEI paid 8.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +15.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.2%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- 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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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, DOGG against OEI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/dogg-vs-oei Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.