Data as of .
DOGG vs SIXH: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year DOGG paid 9.6% of its price in cash against SIXH’s 2.0%, 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 SIXH hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DOGG | SIXH |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Communications Inc. | 5.55% | 3.77% |
| Merck & Co., Inc. | 7.18% | 1.37% |
| The Coca-Cola Company | 5.47% | 1.26% |
| The Procter & Gamble Company | 6.47% | 1.23% |
| Only in DOGG | Only in SIXH |
|---|---|
| U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 01/21/2027 69.94% | Altria Group, Inc. 4.83% |
| Amgen Inc. 6.33% | Philip Morris International Inc. 4.07% |
| Chevron Corporation 5.81% | SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 3.74% |
| McDonald's Corporation 4.92% | AT&T INC. 3.59% |
| The Home Depot, Inc. 4.78% | QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 3.53% |
| UnitedHealth Group Incorporated 4.75% | Pepsico, Inc. 3.44% |
| NIKE, Inc. (Class B) 4.47% | LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.11% |
| 2027-01-26 Merck & Co., Inc. C 161.07 0.22% | NVIDIA CORPORATION 2.67% |
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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOGG | SIXH | DOGG | SIXH | DOGG | SIXH | |
| 3 months | +2.5% | +4.5% | 2.3% | 0.5% | +2.1 pts | +2.2 pts |
| 6 months | +3.9% | +7.4% | 4.5% | 0.9% | −10.1 pts | −10.6 pts |
| 1 year | +18.1% | +16.3% | 9.6% | 2.0% | +4.6 pts | −0.3 pts |
| 3 years | +40.2% | +43.8% | 28.0% | 6.6% | −16.7 pts | −34.6 pts |
| Since launch | +43.7% | +96.3% | 30.9% | 16.0% | −17.9 pts | −88.5 pts |
| DOGG FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF Option income on DIA, paying monthly | SIXH ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Exchange Traded Concepts |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.1% | 0.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.69% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 9.6% | 2.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.0% | +14.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.1% | +16.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +13.5% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +4.6 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1240 days | 2321 days |
| Net assets | $87m | $543m |
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.
SIXH in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SIXH paid 2.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.4%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, DOGG or SIXH?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DOGG paid 9.6% of its starting price in cash and SIXH paid 2.0%, 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 SIXH?
- With every distribution reinvested, DOGG returned +18.1% and SIXH returned +16.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so DOGG returned more.
- Which is cheaper, DOGG or SIXH?
- DOGG charges 0.75% a year and SIXH charges 0.69%, so SIXH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, DOGG against SIXH, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/dogg-vs-sixh Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.