Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
DOGG vs SCEP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
DOGG and SCEP both write options for income.
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Net assets: $96m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF, and $235m on Jun 30, 2026 for STERLING CAPITAL HEDGED EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF.
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.Not measured
SCEP since launch: paid 6.1%, price −1.0%, total +5.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SCEP
+5.3%
6.1% as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
SCEP since launch: paid 6.1%, price −1.0%, total +5.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SCEP
+5.3%
6.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SCEP since launch: paid 6.1%, price −1.0%, total +5.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
SCEP costs 0.10 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | DOGG | SCEP |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +26.9% | not published |
| Price change | rose 16.1% (1 year) | fell 1.1% (6 months) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 0% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment | 100% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Dow Jones Industrial Average, measured through DIA | its own stocks |
| Against its benchmark, same days | ahead by 12.0 pts | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.65% |
| Net assets, DOGG as of Nov 3, 2026 and SCEP as of Jun 30, 2026 | $96m | $235m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 4% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, DOGG and SCEP hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.
half
4% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | DOGG | SCEP | DOGG | SCEP | DOGG | SCEP |
| 3 months | +7.3% | −1.2% | 2.2% | 1.7% | +8.8 pts | +0.8 pts |
| 6 months | +13.7% | +2.4% | 4.5% | 3.5% | +6.2 pts | +0.4 pts |
| 1 year | +26.9% | – | 9.7% | – | +12.1 pts | – |
| 3 years | +55.7% | – | 28.9% | – | −8.5 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: DOGG Apr 2023 · SCEP Dec 2025 | +57.4% | +5.3% | 32.5% | 6.1% | −9.6 pts | not measured |
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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.
SCEP's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) returned +2.1% over the same days, so a holder was about even.
Over the 6 months to Nov 4, 2026, SCEP paid 3.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.4%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.0%, paid monthly. Sterling Capital estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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How this is computed
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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