Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
DOGG vs SPYI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SPYI paid 12.1% of its price in cash against DOGG’s 9.7%, though DOGG 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 $12.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS S&P 500 High 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, 2026.0.8 pts behind SPY
SPYI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +1.1%, total +14.0%, SPY +14.8%, −0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
SPYI
+14.0%
12.1% of it arrived as cash
0.8 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
0.8 pts behind SPY
SPYI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +1.1%, total +14.0%, SPY +14.8%, −0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
SPYI
+14.0%
0.8 pts behind SPY
12.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +26.9%. SPYI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +1.1%, total +14.0%, SPY +14.8%, −0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Both charts share one scale, 0 to +26.9%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
SPYI costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.9 points; SPYI is far larger, $12.7bn against $92m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | DOGG | SPYI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +26.9% | +14.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | rose 16.1% | rose 1.1% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 0% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment | 99% of the Oct 23, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| 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 0.8 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.68% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026 | $92m | $12.7bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 4% | |
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
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 →
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, DOGG and SPYI hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated 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 | SPYI | DOGG | SPYI | DOGG | SPYI |
| 3 months | +7.3% | +1.1% | 2.2% | 2.9% | +8.8 pts | +1.3 pts |
| 6 months | +13.7% | +5.8% | 4.5% | 6.0% | +6.2 pts | +0.7 pts |
| 1 year | +26.9% | +14.0% | 9.7% | 12.1% | +12.1 pts | −0.8 pts |
| 3 years | +55.7% | +62.0% | 28.9% | 39.3% | −8.5 pts | −20.9 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: DOGG Apr 2023 · SPYI Aug 2022 | +57.4% | +78.5% | 32.5% | 51.3% | −9.6 pts | −25.2 pts |
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.
SPYI
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SPYI paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.5%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Oct 23, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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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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