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DOGG vs ULTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ULTY paid 46.0% 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 $576m for YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
9.7%
DOGG cash paid, 1 year
46.0%
ULTY cash paid, 1 year
+26.9%
DOGG total return, 1 year
−12.4%
ULTY 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% 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.
ULTY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.4 pts ahead of its own holdings
ULTY
−12.4%
Own
−16.8%

4.4 pts ahead of its own holdings

ULTY over 1 year: paid 46.0%, price −55.5%, total −12.4%, its own holdings −16.8%, +4.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own holdings

−16.8%

ULTY

−12.4%

4.4 pts ahead of its own holdings

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.4 pts ahead of its own holdings

ULTY over 1 year: paid 46.0%, price −55.5%, total −12.4%, its own holdings −16.8%, +4.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own holdings

−16.8%

ULTY

−12.4%

46.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. ULTY over 1 year: paid 46.0%, price −55.5%, total −12.4%, its own holdings −16.8%, +4.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DOGG costs 0.55 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 39.3 points; ULTY is 6.0 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DOGG vs ULTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDOGGULTY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+26.9%−12.4%
Price change, 1 yearrose 16.1%fell 55.5%
Return of capital, issuer estimate0% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkDow Jones Industrial Average, measured through DIAits own holdings
Against its benchmark, same daysahead by 12.0 ptsahead by 4.4 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%1.30%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$96m$576m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · DOGG scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score94.9DOGG12.9ULTY

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

0%

By the books each fund has filed, DOGG and ULTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DOGG ULTY
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 ULTY
Analog Devices Inc 5.67%
Alphabet Inc 5.03%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 4.83%
MercadoLibre Inc 4.75%
Shopify Inc 4.74%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp 4.68%
VanEck Gold Miners ETF 4.60%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.02%
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Side by side

DOGG FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF · Option income on DIA, paying monthly ULTY YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on its own holdings, paying weekly
Strategy option income synthetic covered call
Benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) ULTY's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Nov 2, 2026)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 8.4% 60.9%
Expense ratio 0.75% 1.30%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.7% 46.0%
Price change, 1 year +16.1% −55.5%
Total return, 1 year +26.9% −12.4%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.9% −16.8%
Ahead or behind +12.0 pts +4.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 0% 100%
Age 3.5 years 2.7 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $96m $576m

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 ULTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDOGGULTYDOGGULTYDOGGULTY
3 months+7.3%−8.3%2.2%14.3%+8.8 pts+3.4 pts
6 months+13.7%−9.9%4.5%26.6%+6.2 pts+1.6 pts
1 year+26.9%−12.4%9.7%46.0%+12.1 pts+4.4 pts
3 years+55.7%–28.9%–−8.5 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: DOGG Apr 2023 · ULTY Feb 2024+57.4%−1.9%32.5%87.9%−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.

ULTY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ULTY paid 46.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 55.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −12.4%. ULTY's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Nov 2, 2026) returned −16.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DOGG or ULTY?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DOGG paid 9.7% of its starting price in cash and ULTY paid 46.0%, so ULTY 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 ULTY?
With every distribution reinvested, DOGG returned +26.9% and ULTY −12.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DOGG or ULTY?
DOGG charges 0.75% a year and ULTY charges 1.30%, so DOGG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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