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DOGG vs OVL: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OVL paid 9.9% of its price in cash against DOGG’s 9.7%, though DOGG 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 $427m on Aug 31, 2026 for Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF.

At a glance
9.7%
DOGG cash paid, 1 year
9.9%
OVL cash paid, 1 year
+26.9%
DOGG total return, 1 year
+17.2%
OVL 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.
OVL · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.4 pts ahead of VOO
OVL
+17.2%
VOO
+14.8%

2.4 pts ahead of VOO

OVL over 1 year: paid 9.9%, price +6.6%, total +17.2%, VOO +14.8%, +2.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

OVL

+17.2%

9.9% of it arrived as cash

2.4 pts ahead of VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.4 pts ahead of VOO

OVL over 1 year: paid 9.9%, price +6.6%, total +17.2%, VOO +14.8%, +2.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

OVL

+17.2%

2.4 pts ahead of VOO

9.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +26.9%. OVL over 1 year: paid 9.9%, price +6.6%, total +17.2%, VOO +14.8%, +2.4 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 9.7 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DOGG vs OVL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDOGGOVL
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+26.9%+17.2%
Price change, 1 yearrose 16.1%rose 6.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate0% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 29, 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 ptsahead by 2.4 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%0.79%
Net assets, DOGG as of Nov 3, 2026 and OVL as of Aug 31, 2026$96m$427m
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 Score94.9DOGG81.7OVL

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

Risk and return

May 5, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026 · 182 weekly returns
DOGG OVL
Return
Total return edge OVL +56.8% +99.6%
Annualized edge OVL +13.7% +21.8%
Price return edge OVL +13.9% +66.9%
Risk
Volatility edge DOGG 13.2% 16.1%
Max drawdown edge DOGG −9.0% −19.1%
Downside capture 71.3% 108.9%
Beta 0.65 1.13
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge OVL 0.69 1.02
Sortino edge OVL 1.01 1.58
Treynor 0.140 0.130
Calmar edge DOGG 1.52 1.14
Against the benchmark
Alpha +2.5% a year −0.6% a year
Alpha t-stat 0.46 −0.66
Information ratio −0.09 0.34
Tracking error 11.1% 3.4%

Each against its own benchmark: DOGG against DIA, May 5, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026; OVL against VOO, Oct 11, 2019 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From May 2023 to Oct 2026, OVL returned more: +99.6% to +56.8%. DOGG swung less: 13.2% to 16.1%. DOGG fell less at its worst: −9.0% to −19.1%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: DOGG vs OVL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDOGGOVLEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+56.8%+99.6%OVLPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+13.7%+21.8%OVLTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+13.9%+66.9%OVLPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility13.2%16.1%DOGGSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation9.1%10.4%DOGGLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−9.0%−19.1%DOGGDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture65.5%121.3%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture71.3%108.9%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.651.13Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.390.99Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.691.02OVLReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.011.58OVLReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1400.130Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar1.521.14DOGGAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkDIAVOOThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha+2.5% a year−0.6% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat0.46−0.66Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−8.4% to +13.4%−2.4% to +1.2%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.090.34Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error11.1%3.4%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 182 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DOGG OVL
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 OVL
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 99.97%
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Side by side

DOGG FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF · Option income on DIA, paying monthly OVL Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF · Put-selling overlay on VOO, paying monthly
Strategy option income put-selling overlay
Benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 8.4% 10.6%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.7% 9.9%
Price change, 1 year +16.1% +6.6%
Total return, 1 year +26.9% +17.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.9% +14.8%
Ahead or behind +12.0 pts +2.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 0% 100%
Age 3.5 years 7.1 years
Net assets, DOGG as of Nov 3, 2026 and OVL as of Aug 31, 2026 $96m $427m

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 OVL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDOGGOVLDOGGOVLDOGGOVL
3 months+7.3%−0.5%2.2%2.6%+8.8 pts−0.4 pts
6 months+13.7%+4.4%4.5%5.2%+6.2 pts−0.6 pts
1 year+26.9%+17.2%9.7%9.9%+12.1 pts+2.4 pts
3 years+55.7%+92.6%28.9%23.9%−8.5 pts+9.3 pts
Since launchNot the same days: DOGG Apr 2023 · OVL Oct 2019+57.4%+204.4%32.5%51.2%−9.6 pts+14.4 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.

OVL

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OVL paid 9.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.2%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.6%, paid monthly. Overlay Shares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 29, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DOGG or OVL?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DOGG paid 9.7% of its starting price in cash and OVL paid 9.9%, so OVL 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 OVL?
With every distribution reinvested, DOGG returned +26.9% and OVL +17.2% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DOGG or OVL?
DOGG charges 0.75% a year and OVL charges 0.79%, so DOGG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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