DOGG vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
DOGG and VAIE both write options for income. Net assets: $91m on Oct 20, 2026 for FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF, and $67m on Oct 19, 2026 for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF.
VAIE costs 0.01 points a year less; DOGG is 1.4 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| DOGG | VAIE | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.74% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026 | $90m | $67m |
| Total return, 1 year | +20.4% | not published |
| Benchmark | Dow Jones Industrial Average, measured through DIA | not published |
| Holdings in common | not published | |
| Price change | rose 10.2% (1 year) | fell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026) |
6.5 pts ahead of DIA
DOGG over 1 year: paid 9.4%, price +10.2%, total +20.4%, DIA +13.9%, +6.5 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
DIA
+13.9%
DOGG
+20.4%
9.4% of it arrived as cash
6.5 pts ahead of DIA
Total return, distributions reinvested
6.5 pts ahead of DIA
DOGG over 1 year: paid 9.4%, price +10.2%, total +20.4%, DIA +13.9%, +6.5 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
DIA
+13.9%
DOGG
+20.4%
6.5 pts ahead of DIA
9.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DOGG over 1 year: paid 9.4%, price +10.2%, total +20.4%, DIA +13.9%, +6.5 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Not measured
VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
VAIE
+3.3%
6.8% as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
VAIE
+3.3%
6.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | DOGG | VAIE | DOGG | VAIE | DOGG | VAIE |
| 3 months | +5.1% | +2.5% | 1.5% | 4.1% | +4.2 pts | not measured |
| 6 months | +9.0% | – | 3.8% | – | +1.6 pts | – |
| 1 year | +20.4% | – | 9.4% | – | +6.5 pts | – |
| 3 years | +52.7% | – | 29.3% | – | −13.4 pts | – |
| Since launch Not the same days: DOGG Apr 2023 · VAIE May 2026 | +50.7% | +3.3% | 31.7% | 6.8% | −13.5 pts | not measured |
Source: ETFIQ. – means no data for this window, usually because the fund is younger than it. Open this comparison in the app →
On the same fields
As of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid is what the fund distributed over the window, as a share of its price at the start. Payout rate is its latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
About DOGG
Over the year to Oct 20, 2026, DOGG paid 9.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +20.4%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +13.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 6.5 pts. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly.
About VAIE
Over the period from its first trade on May 12, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, VAIE paid 6.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.3%. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.8%, paid weekly.
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