Which paid more, DOGG or PAPI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DOGG paid 9.7% of its starting price in cash and PAPI paid 8.2%, 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 PAPI?

With every distribution reinvested, DOGG returned +26.9% and PAPI +23.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, DOGG or PAPI?

DOGG charges 0.75% a year and PAPI charges 0.29%, so PAPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

DOGG vs PAPI: 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 PAPI’s 8.2%, 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 $400m on Jun 30, 2026 for Parametric Equity Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

9.7%

DOGG cash paid, 1 year

8.2%

PAPI cash paid, 1 year

+26.9%

DOGG total return, 1 year

+23.4%

PAPI 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% 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.

PAPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9.4 pts behind IWD

PAPI

+23.4%

IWD

+32.8%

9.4 pts behind IWD

PAPI over 1 year: paid 8.2%, price +14.3%, total +23.4%, IWD +32.8%, −9.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWD

+32.8%

PAPI

+23.4%

8.2% as cash

9.4 pts behind IWD

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.4 pts behind IWD

PAPI over 1 year: paid 8.2%, price +14.3%, total +23.4%, IWD +32.8%, −9.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWD

+32.8%

PAPI

+23.4%

9.4 pts behind IWD

8.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +32.8%. PAPI over 1 year: paid 8.2%, price +14.3%, total +23.4%, IWD +32.8%, −9.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +32.8%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

PAPI costs 0.46 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.5 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DOGG vs PAPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	DOGG	PAPI
Paid and earned
Measure	DOGG	PAPI
Total return, 1 year	+26.9%	+23.4%
Price change, 1 year	rose 16.1%	rose 14.3%
Against its benchmark
Measure	DOGG	PAPI
Benchmark	Dow Jones Industrial Average, measured through DIA	iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF, measured through IWD
Against its benchmark, same days	ahead by 12.0 pts	behind by 9.4 pts
Cost and size
Measure	DOGG	PAPI
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.29%
Net assets, DOGG as of Nov 3, 2026 and PAPI as of Jun 30, 2026	$96m	$400m
Holdings
Measure	DOGG	PAPI
Holdings in common	3%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · PAPI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score94.9DOGG96.1PAPI

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

DOGG 94.9

PAPI 96.1

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

By the books each fund has filed, DOGG and PAPI hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

3% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DOGG PAPI

Merck & Co., Inc. 4.97% 0.59%

The Coca-Cola Company 5.13% 0.56%

The Home Depot, Inc. 5.09% 0.54%

The Procter & Gamble Company 5.08% 0.49%

Verizon Communications Inc. 5.19% 0.47%

Chevron Corporation 4.91% 0.45%

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Only in DOGG

McDonald's Corporation 5.12%

Amgen Inc. 5.05%

NIKE, Inc. (Class B) 5.01%

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated 4.91%

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%

Only in PAPI

Corning, Inc. 1.00%

TD SYNNEX Corp. 0.80%

Cisco Systems, Inc. 0.76%

Power Integrations, Inc. 0.73%

Royalty Pharma plc 0.72%

Millicom International Cellular SA 0.72%

Avnet, Inc. 0.70%

Texas Instruments, Inc. 0.70%

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Side by side

DOGG FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF · Option income on DIA, paying monthly PAPI Parametric Equity Premium Income ETF · Writes options on the S&P 500, measured against the Russell 1000 Value Index, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust Parametric

Strategy option income covered call

Benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.4% 6.8%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.29%

Cash paid, 1 year 9.7% 8.2%

Price change, 1 year +16.1% +14.3%

Total return, 1 year +26.9% +23.4%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.9% +32.8%

Ahead or behind +12.0 pts −9.4 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 0% not published

Age 3.5 years 3.0 years

Net assets, DOGG as of Nov 3, 2026 and PAPI as of Jun 30, 2026 $96m $400m

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 PAPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	DOGG	PAPI	DOGG	PAPI	DOGG	PAPI
3 months	+7.3%	+6.6%	2.2%	1.8%	+8.8 pts	+2.6 pts
6 months	+13.7%	+13.2%	4.5%	3.9%	+6.2 pts	−0.7 pts
1 year	+26.9%	+23.4%	9.7%	8.2%	+12.1 pts	−9.4 pts
3 years	+55.7%	+44.5%	28.9%	23.7%	−8.5 pts	−39.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: DOGG Apr 2023 · PAPI Oct 2023	+57.4%	+45.5%	32.5%	23.9%	−9.6 pts	−42.4 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.

PAPI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, PAPI paid 8.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +23.4%. iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) returned +32.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.8%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DOGG or PAPI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DOGG paid 9.7% of its starting price in cash and PAPI paid 8.2%, 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 PAPI?: With every distribution reinvested, DOGG returned +26.9% and PAPI +23.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DOGG or PAPI?: DOGG charges 0.75% a year and PAPI charges 0.29%, so PAPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) →iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) →DOGG on its own →PAPI on its own →DOGG dividend history →DOGG holdings →PAPI dividend history →PAPI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

DOGG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DOGG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

DOGG 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for DOGG ↗

PAPI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

PAPI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Parametric website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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