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DOGG vs QVOL: which paid, and which earned it?

DOGG and QVOL both write options for income.

FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF and Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF.

9.6%DOGG cash paid, 1 year
4.2%QVOL cash paid, 1 year
+18.1%DOGG total return, 1 year
+4.3%QVOL total return, 1 year
DOGG4.6 pts ahead of DIA · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
DIA+13.5%DOGG+18.1%9.6% of it arrived as cash4.6 pts ahead of DIATotal return, distributions reinvestedDIA+13.5%DOGG+18.1%9.6% cash4.6 pts ahead of DIA
QVOL2.1 pts ahead of QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+2.1%QVOL+4.3%4.2% as cash2.1 pts ahead of QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+2.1%QVOL+4.3%2.1 pts ahead of QQQ

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.

Positions DOGG and QVOL both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDOGGQVOL
Amgen Inc.6.33%1.11%
Only in each
Only in DOGGOnly 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

DOGG and QVOL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DOGGQVOLDOGGQVOLDOGGQVOL
3 months+2.5%−3.7%2.3%3.0%+2.1 pts−1.2 pts
6 months+3.9%not published4.5%not published−10.1 ptsnot published
1 year+18.1%not published9.6%not published+4.6 ptsnot published
3 years+40.2%not published28.0%not published−16.7 ptsnot published
Since launch+43.7%+4.3%30.9%4.2%−17.9 pts+2.1 pts
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DOGG and QVOL on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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
IssuerFirst TrustInfrastructure Capital
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkDow Jones Industrial Average (DIA)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized9.1%12.6%
Expense ratio0.75%0.82%
Cash paid, 1 year9.6%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 estimatenot publishednot published
Age1240 days129 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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DOGG against QVOL, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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