Which paid more, DOGG or SCLZ?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DOGG paid 9.7% of its starting price in cash and SCLZ paid 8.5%, so DOGG 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 SCLZ?

With every distribution reinvested, DOGG returned +26.9% and SCLZ +10.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, DOGG or SCLZ?

DOGG charges 0.75% a year and SCLZ charges 0.79%, so DOGG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

DOGG vs SCLZ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DOGG paid 9.7% of its price in cash against SCLZ’s 8.5%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $96m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF, and $20m on Jun 30, 2026 for Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF.

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At a glance

9.7%

DOGG cash paid, 1 year

8.5%

SCLZ cash paid, 1 year

+26.9%

DOGG total return, 1 year

+10.6%

SCLZ 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.

SCLZ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts behind SPY

SCLZ

+10.6%

SPY

+14.8%

4.2 pts behind SPY

SCLZ over 1 year: paid 8.5%, price +1.6%, total +10.6%, SPY +14.8%, −4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SCLZ

+10.6%

8.5% of it arrived as cash

4.2 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts behind SPY

SCLZ over 1 year: paid 8.5%, price +1.6%, total +10.6%, SPY +14.8%, −4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SCLZ

+10.6%

4.2 pts behind SPY

8.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +26.9%. SCLZ over 1 year: paid 8.5%, price +1.6%, total +10.6%, SPY +14.8%, −4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +26.9%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DOGG costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 16.3 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DOGG vs SCLZ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	DOGG	SCLZ
Paid and earned
Measure	DOGG	SCLZ
Total return, 1 year	+26.9%	+10.6%
Price change, 1 year	rose 16.1%	rose 1.6%
Against its benchmark
Measure	DOGG	SCLZ
Benchmark	Dow Jones Industrial Average, measured through DIA	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Against its benchmark, same days	ahead by 12.0 pts	behind by 4.2 pts
Cost and size
Measure	DOGG	SCLZ
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.79%
Net assets, DOGG as of Nov 3, 2026 and SCLZ as of Jun 30, 2026	$96m	$20m
Holdings
Measure	DOGG	SCLZ
Holdings in common	5%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · DOGG scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score94.9DOGG71.6SCLZ

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

DOGG 94.9

SCLZ 71.6

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, DOGG and SCLZ hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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0 half 100%

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5% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DOGG SCLZ

The Home Depot, Inc. 5.09% 1.53%

The Coca-Cola Company 5.13% 0.88%

Chevron Corporation 4.91% 0.78%

McDonald's Corporation 5.12% 0.78%

Merck & Co., Inc. 4.97% 0.41%

Amgen Inc. 5.05% 0.36%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in DOGG

Verizon Communications Inc. 5.19%

The Procter & Gamble Company 5.08%

NIKE, Inc. (Class B) 5.01%

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated 4.91%

2027-01-26 UnitedHealth Group Incorporated C 429.16 0.19%

2027-01-26 Amgen Inc. C 511.45 0.11%

2027-01-26 Merck & Co., Inc. C 161.07 0.11%

2027-01-26 Chevron Corporation C 260.24 0.05%

Only in SCLZ

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 7.95%

APPLE INC 6.20%

NVIDIA CORP 6.03%

ALPHABET INC 5.22%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 5.18%

BROADCOM INC 4.74%

ELI LILLY & COMPANY 3.88%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.77%

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Side by side

DOGG FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF · Option income on DIA, paying monthly SCLZ Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF · Dividend stocks with call overlay on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust Swan

Strategy option income dividend stocks with call overlay

Benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.4% 8.7%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.79%

Cash paid, 1 year 9.7% 8.5%

Price change, 1 year +16.1% +1.6%

Total return, 1 year +26.9% +10.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.9% +14.8%

Ahead or behind +12.0 pts −4.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 0% not published

Age 3.5 years 2.7 years

Net assets, DOGG as of Nov 3, 2026 and SCLZ as of Jun 30, 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 SCLZ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	DOGG	SCLZ	DOGG	SCLZ	DOGG	SCLZ
3 months	+7.3%	0.0%	2.2%	2.1%	+8.8 pts	+0.2 pts
6 months	+13.7%	+4.4%	4.5%	4.3%	+6.2 pts	−0.6 pts
1 year	+26.9%	+10.6%	9.7%	8.5%	+12.1 pts	−4.2 pts
3 years	+55.7%	–	28.9%	–	−8.5 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: DOGG Apr 2023 · SCLZ Feb 2024	+57.4%	+35.4%	32.5%	21.2%	−9.6 pts	−20.8 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.

SCLZ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.7%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DOGG or SCLZ?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DOGG paid 9.7% of its starting price in cash and SCLZ paid 8.5%, so DOGG 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 SCLZ?: With every distribution reinvested, DOGG returned +26.9% and SCLZ +10.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DOGG or SCLZ?: DOGG charges 0.75% a year and SCLZ charges 0.79%, so DOGG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) →S&P 500 (SPY) →DOGG on its own →SCLZ on its own →DOGG dividend history →DOGG holdings →SCLZ dividend history →SCLZ holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

DOGG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DOGG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

DOGG 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for DOGG ↗

SCLZ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SCLZ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Swan website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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