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DOGG vs QUSA: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QUSA paid 14.6% of its price in cash against DOGG’s 9.7%, though DOGG returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $96m for FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF and $20m for VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF.

At a glance
9.7%
DOGG cash paid, 1 year
14.6%
QUSA cash paid, 1 year
+26.9%
DOGG total return, 1 year
+1.9%
QUSA 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.
QUSA · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 12.9 pts behind SPY
QUSA
+1.9%
SPY
+14.8%

12.9 pts behind SPY

QUSA over 1 year: paid 14.6%, price −12.3%, total +1.9%, SPY +14.8%, −12.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

QUSA

+1.9%

12.9 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

12.9 pts behind SPY

QUSA over 1 year: paid 14.6%, price −12.3%, total +1.9%, SPY +14.8%, −12.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

QUSA

+1.9%

12.9 pts behind SPY

14.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QUSA over 1 year: paid 14.6%, price −12.3%, total +1.9%, SPY +14.8%, −12.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DOGG costs 0.22 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 25.0 points; DOGG is 4.8 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DOGG vs QUSA: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDOGGQUSA
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+26.9%+1.9%
Price change, 1 yearrose 16.1%fell 12.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate0% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 27, 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 12.9 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%0.97%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$96m$20m
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 Score94.9DOGG21.9QUSA

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

0%

By the books each fund has filed, DOGG and QUSA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DOGG QUSA
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 QUSA
Apple Inc 7.27%
Microsoft Corp 6.27%
NVIDIA Corp 6.15%
Visa Inc 5.70%
Alphabet Inc 4.97%
Lam Research Corp 4.91%
Mastercard Inc 4.37%
Adobe Inc 4.17%
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Side by side

DOGG FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF · Option income on DIA, paying monthly QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy option income covered call
Benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 8.4% 15.4%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.97%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.7% 14.6%
Price change, 1 year +16.1% −12.3%
Total return, 1 year +26.9% +1.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.9% +14.8%
Ahead or behind +12.0 pts −12.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 0% 100%
Age 3.5 years 1.5 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $96m $20m

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 QUSA: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDOGGQUSADOGGQUSADOGGQUSA
3 months+7.3%−8.5%2.2%3.6%+8.8 pts−8.4 pts
6 months+13.7%−5.5%4.5%7.3%+6.2 pts−10.5 pts
1 year+26.9%+1.9%9.7%14.6%+12.1 pts−12.8 pts
3 years+55.7%–28.9%–−8.5 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: DOGG Apr 2023 · QUSA May 2025+57.4%−1.8%32.5%17.3%−9.6 pts−41.3 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.

QUSA

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QUSA paid 14.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.4%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DOGG or QUSA?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DOGG paid 9.7% of its starting price in cash and QUSA paid 14.6%, so QUSA 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 QUSA?
With every distribution reinvested, DOGG returned +26.9% and QUSA +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DOGG or QUSA?
DOGG charges 0.75% a year and QUSA charges 0.97%, so DOGG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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