Which paid more, DOGG or SDVD?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DOGG paid 9.7% of its starting price in cash and SDVD paid 9.7%, so the two paid the same at the precision this page prints. 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 +26.9% and SDVD +18.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

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.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

DOGG vs SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $96m for FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF and $903m for FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF.

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At a glance

9.7%

DOGG cash paid, 1 year

9.7%

SDVD cash paid, 1 year

+26.9%

DOGG total return, 1 year

+18.9%

SDVD 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.

SDVD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

SDVD

+18.9%

SDVY

+17.5%

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

SDVD over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price +8.6%, total +18.9%, SDVY +17.5%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SDVY

+17.5%

SDVD

+18.9%

9.7% of it arrived as cash

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

SDVD over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price +8.6%, total +18.9%, SDVY +17.5%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SDVY

+17.5%

SDVD

+18.9%

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

9.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +26.9%. SDVD over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price +8.6%, total +18.9%, SDVY +17.5%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

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

Pair scorecard

DOGG costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.0 points; SDVD is 9.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DOGG vs SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	DOGG	SDVD
Paid and earned
Measure	DOGG	SDVD
Total return, 1 year	+26.9%	+18.9%
Price change, 1 year	rose 16.1%	rose 8.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	0% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	22% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	DOGG	SDVD
Benchmark	Dow Jones Industrial Average, measured through DIA	First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, measured through SDVY
Against its benchmark, same days	ahead by 12.0 pts	ahead by 1.4 pts
Cost and size
Measure	DOGG	SDVD
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$96m	$903m
Holdings
Measure	DOGG	SDVD
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score94.9DOGG84.7SDVD

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

SDVD 84.7

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

Risk and return

Aug 18, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026 · 167 weekly returns

DOGG SDVD

Return

Total return edge SDVD (slight) +51.3% +53.5%

Annualized edge SDVD (slight) +13.8% +14.3%

Price return edge SDVD +12.5% +15.0%

Risk

Volatility edge DOGG 12.8% 16.9%

Max drawdown edge DOGG −9.0% −22.2%

Downside capture 71.3% 95.9%

Beta 0.65 0.94

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge DOGG 0.72 0.61

Sortino edge DOGG 1.04 0.89

Treynor 0.140 0.109

Calmar edge DOGG 1.52 0.64

Against the benchmark

Alpha +2.5% a year +0.8% a year

Alpha t-stat 0.46 0.75

Information ratio −0.09 0.10

Tracking error 11.1% 2.1%

Each against its own benchmark: DOGG against DIA, May 5, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026; SDVD against SDVY, Aug 18, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Aug 2023 to Oct 2026, SDVD returned slightly more: +53.5% to +51.3%. DOGG swung less: 12.8% to 16.9%. DOGG fell less at its worst: −9.0% to −22.2%.

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Risk and return: DOGG vs SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	DOGG	SDVD	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+51.3%	+53.5%	SDVD (slight)	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+13.8%	+14.3%	SDVD (slight)	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+12.5%	+15.0%	SDVD	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	12.8%	16.9%	DOGG	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	8.8%	11.6%	DOGG	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−9.0%	−22.2%	DOGG	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture	65.5%	93.3%		Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture	71.3%	95.9%		Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta	0.65	0.94	Not an edge	How far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared	0.39	0.99	Not an edge	Share of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.72	0.61	DOGG	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	1.04	0.89	DOGG	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor	0.140	0.109		Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar	1.52	0.64	DOGG	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
Benchmark	DIA	SDVY		The ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha	+2.5% a year	+0.8% a year	Not significant	Yearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat	0.46	0.75	Not an edge	How sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range	−8.4% to +13.4%	−1.3% to +2.9%	Includes zero	The 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio	−0.09	0.10		Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error	11.1%	2.1%	Not an edge	How far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 167 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, DOGG and SDVD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DOGG SDVD

Only in one fund ↓

Only in DOGG

Verizon Communications Inc. 5.19%

The Coca-Cola Company 5.13%

McDonald's Corporation 5.12%

The Home Depot, Inc. 5.09%

The Procter & Gamble Company 5.08%

Amgen Inc. 5.05%

NIKE, Inc. (Class B) 5.01%

Merck & Co., Inc. 4.97%

Only in SDVD

The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. 1.09%

Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated 1.06%

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. 1.06%

Veralto Corporation 1.05%

Assurant, Inc. 1.02%

Interparfums, Inc. 1.02%

National HealthCare Corporation 1.02%

VeriSign, Inc. 1.02%

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Side by side

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 · Writes calls on the Russell 2000, investing in the Nasdaq US Small-Mid Cap Rising Dividend Achievers Index, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust First Trust

Strategy option income dividend stocks with call overlay

Benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.4% 8.2%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 9.7% 9.7%

Price change, 1 year +16.1% +8.6%

Total return, 1 year +26.9% +18.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.9% +17.5%

Ahead or behind +12.0 pts +1.4 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 0% 22%

Age 3.5 years 3.2 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $96m $903m

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 SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	DOGG	SDVD	DOGG	SDVD	DOGG	SDVD
3 months	+7.3%	−2.3%	2.2%	2.0%	+8.8 pts	+0.5 pts
6 months	+13.7%	+3.3%	4.5%	4.1%	+6.2 pts	+0.9 pts
1 year	+26.9%	+18.9%	9.7%	9.7%	+12.1 pts	+1.4 pts
3 years	+55.7%	+60.8%	28.9%	31.3%	−8.5 pts	+1.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: DOGG Apr 2023 · SDVD Aug 2023	+57.4%	+53.9%	32.5%	31.3%	−9.6 pts	+1.9 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.

SDVD

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDVD paid 9.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.9%. First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) returned +17.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.2%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 22% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DOGG or SDVD?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DOGG paid 9.7% of its starting price in cash and SDVD paid 9.7%, so the two paid the same at the precision this page prints. 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 +26.9% and SDVD +18.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
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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Sources and dates

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DOGG and SDVD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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