Data as of .
DOGG vs SDVD: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year DOGG paid 9.6% of its price in cash against SDVD’s 9.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: DOGG scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DOGG and SDVD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DOGG | SDVD |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | -2.68% | 0.88% |
| Only in DOGG | Only in SDVD |
|---|---|
| U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 01/21/2027 69.94% | National HealthCare Corporation 1.12% |
| Merck & Co., Inc. 7.18% | First BanCorp. 1.04% |
| The Procter & Gamble Company 6.47% | OFG Bancorp 1.03% |
| Amgen Inc. 6.33% | The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. 1.01% |
| Chevron Corporation 5.81% | Interparfums, Inc. 1.00% |
| Verizon Communications Inc. 5.55% | Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporat 1.00% |
| The Coca-Cola Company 5.47% | VeriSign, Inc. 1.00% |
| McDonald's Corporation 4.92% | Assurant, Inc. 0.99% |
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 | SDVD | DOGG | SDVD | DOGG | SDVD | |
| 3 months | +2.5% | −0.1% | 2.3% | 2.1% | +2.1 pts | −6.7 pts |
| 6 months | +3.9% | +8.3% | 4.5% | 4.4% | −10.1 pts | −4.3 pts |
| 1 year | +18.1% | +10.8% | 9.6% | 9.2% | +4.6 pts | −16.4 pts |
| 3 years | +40.2% | +53.0% | 28.0% | 30.7% | −16.7 pts | −0.7 pts |
| Since launch | +43.7% | +47.6% | 30.9% | 29.7% | −17.9 pts | −4.1 pts |
| DOGG FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF Option income on DIA, paying monthly | SDVD FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | First Trust |
| Strategy | option income | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.85% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 9.6% | 9.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.0% | +1.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.1% | +10.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +13.5% | +27.2% |
| Ahead or behind | +4.6 pts | −16.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1240 days | 1135 days |
| Net assets | $87m | $888m |
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.
SDVD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SDVD paid 9.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.8%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, DOGG or SDVD?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DOGG paid 9.6% of its starting price in cash and SDVD paid 9.2%, 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 SDVD?
- With every distribution reinvested, DOGG returned +18.1% and SDVD returned +10.8% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so DOGG returned more.
- Which is cheaper, DOGG or SDVD?
- DOGG charges 0.75% a year and SDVD charges 0.85%, so DOGG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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