Data as of .
DOGG vs QVOL: which paid, and which earned it?
DOGG and QVOL both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DOGG and QVOL hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DOGG | QVOL |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen Inc. | 6.33% | 1.11% |
| Only in DOGG | Only in QVOL |
|---|---|
| U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 01/21/2027 69.94% | NVIDIA Corp 8.53% |
| Merck & Co., Inc. 7.18% | Amazon.com Inc 7.61% |
| The Procter & Gamble Company 6.47% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.17% |
| Chevron Corporation 5.81% | Microsoft Corp 5.05% |
| Verizon Communications Inc. 5.55% | Alphabet Inc 4.70% |
| The Coca-Cola Company 5.47% | Alphabet Inc 4.69% |
| McDonald's Corporation 4.92% | Micron Technology Inc 4.53% |
| The Home Depot, Inc. 4.78% | Marvell Technology Inc 4.30% |
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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOGG | QVOL | DOGG | QVOL | DOGG | QVOL | |
| 3 months | +2.5% | −3.7% | 2.3% | 3.0% | +2.1 pts | −1.2 pts |
| 6 months | +3.9% | not published | 4.5% | not published | −10.1 pts | not published |
| 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% | +4.3% | 30.9% | 4.2% | −17.9 pts | +2.1 pts |
| DOGG FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF Option income on DIA, paying monthly | QVOL Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Infrastructure Capital |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.1% | 12.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.82% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 9.6% | 4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.0% | 0.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.1% | +4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +13.5% | +2.1% |
| Ahead or behind | +4.6 pts | +2.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1240 days | 129 days |
| Net assets | $87m | $8m |
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.
QVOL in plain words
Over the period since launch on May 12, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, QVOL paid 4.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.3%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +2.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.6%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, DOGG or QVOL?
- DOGG charges 0.75% a year and QVOL charges 0.82%, so DOGG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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