Data as of .
DOGG vs QYLD: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QYLD paid 12.5% of its price in cash against DOGG’s 9.6%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: DOGG scores higher
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DOGG and QYLD hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DOGG | QYLD |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen Inc. | 6.33% | 0.92% |
| Only in DOGG | Only in QYLD |
|---|---|
| U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 01/21/2027 69.94% | NVIDIA CORP 8.54% |
| Merck & Co., Inc. 7.18% | APPLE INC 7.82% |
| The Procter & Gamble Company 6.47% | MICROSOFT CORP 5.84% |
| Chevron Corporation 5.81% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.05% |
| Verizon Communications Inc. 5.55% | AMAZON.COM INC 4.36% |
| The Coca-Cola Company 5.47% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.02% |
| McDonald's Corporation 4.92% | ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.27% |
| The Home Depot, Inc. 4.78% | META PLATFORMS INC 3.15% |
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 Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOGG | QYLD | DOGG | QYLD | DOGG | QYLD | |
| 3 months | +2.5% | +3.2% | 2.3% | 3.0% | +2.1 pts | +5.7 pts |
| 6 months | +3.9% | +14.5% | 4.5% | 6.3% | −10.1 pts | −9.7 pts |
| 1 year | +18.1% | +23.0% | 9.6% | 12.5% | +4.6 pts | +1.2 pts |
| 3 years | +40.2% | +55.3% | 28.0% | 36.6% | −16.7 pts | −42.9 pts |
| Since launch | +43.7% | +198.3% | 30.9% | 116.0% | −17.9 pts | −644.6 pts |
| DOGG FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF Option income on DIA, paying monthly | QYLD Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Global X |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.1% | 11.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 9.6% | 12.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.0% | +9.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.1% | +23.0% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +13.5% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | +4.6 pts | +1.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 1240 days | 4663 days |
| Net assets | $87m | $8.5bn |
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.
QYLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QYLD paid 12.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +23.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.8%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, DOGG or QYLD?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DOGG paid 9.6% of its starting price in cash and QYLD paid 12.5%, so QYLD 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 QYLD?
- With every distribution reinvested, DOGG returned +18.1% and QYLD returned +23.0% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so QYLD returned more.
- Which is cheaper, DOGG or QYLD?
- DOGG charges 0.75% a year and QYLD charges 0.60%, so QYLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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