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DOGG vs TCAL: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TCAL paid 11.4% 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 $324m for T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
9.7%
DOGG cash paid, 1 year
11.4%
TCAL cash paid, 1 year
+26.9%
DOGG total return, 1 year
+11.2%
TCAL 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.
TCAL · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.4 pts behind its own stocks
TCAL
+11.2%
Own
+14.6%

3.4 pts behind its own stocks

TCAL over 1 year: paid 11.4%, price −1.2%, total +11.2%, its own stocks +14.6%, −3.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own stocks

+14.6%

TCAL

+11.2%

11.4% of it arrived as cash

3.4 pts behind its own stocks

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.4 pts behind its own stocks

TCAL over 1 year: paid 11.4%, price −1.2%, total +11.2%, its own stocks +14.6%, −3.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own stocks

+14.6%

TCAL

+11.2%

3.4 pts behind its own stocks

11.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TCAL over 1 year: paid 11.4%, price −1.2%, total +11.2%, its own stocks +14.6%, −3.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TCAL costs 0.41 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.7 points; TCAL is 3.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DOGG vs TCAL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDOGGTCAL
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+26.9%+11.2%
Price change, 1 yearrose 16.1%fell 1.2%
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkDow Jones Industrial Average, measured through DIAits own stocks
Against its benchmark, same daysahead by 12.0 ptsbehind by 3.4 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%0.34%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$96m$324m
Holdings
Holdings in common5%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · DOGG scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score94.9DOGG54.8TCAL

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

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

What they share

5%

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

0 half 100%

half

5% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DOGG TCAL
McDonald's Corporation 5.12% 1.71%
The Procter & Gamble Company 5.08% 0.97%
The Coca-Cola Company 5.13% 0.91%
The Home Depot, Inc. 5.09% 0.64%
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated 4.91% 0.51%
Merck & Co., Inc. 4.97% 0.39%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in DOGG
Verizon Communications Inc. 5.19%
Amgen Inc. 5.05%
NIKE, Inc. (Class B) 5.01%
Chevron Corporation 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 TCAL
DANAHER CORP 2.02%
WATERS CORP 1.99%
VERALTO CORP 1.89%
WASTE CONNECTIONS INC 1.82%
YUM BRANDS INC 1.73%
VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 1.71%
LINDE PLC 1.65%
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP 1.61%
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Side by side

DOGG FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF · Option income on DIA, paying monthly TCAL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF · Covered call on its own stocks, paying monthly
Strategy option income covered call
Benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) TCAL's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 8.4% 13.0%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.34%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.7% 11.4%
Price change, 1 year +16.1% −1.2%
Total return, 1 year +26.9% +11.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.9% +14.6%
Ahead or behind +12.0 pts −3.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 0% not published
Age 3.5 years 1.6 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $96m $324m

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 TCAL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDOGGTCALDOGGTCALDOGGTCAL
3 months+7.3%+5.3%2.2%2.6%+8.8 pts−1.8 pts
6 months+13.7%+12.3%4.5%6.3%+6.2 pts−0.9 pts
1 year+26.9%+11.2%9.7%11.4%+12.1 pts−3.5 pts
3 years+55.7%–28.9%–−8.5 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: DOGG Apr 2023 · TCAL Mar 2025+57.4%+12.0%32.5%16.9%−9.6 ptsnot measured

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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.

TCAL

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TCAL paid 11.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.2%. TCAL's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) returned +14.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.0%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DOGG or TCAL?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DOGG paid 9.7% of its starting price in cash and TCAL paid 11.4%, so TCAL 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 TCAL?
With every distribution reinvested, DOGG returned +26.9% and TCAL +11.2% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DOGG or TCAL?
DOGG charges 0.75% a year and TCAL charges 0.34%, so TCAL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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