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DOGG vs WDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, WDTE paid 27.9% 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 $69m for Defiance S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETF.

At a glance
9.7%
DOGG cash paid, 1 year
27.9%
WDTE cash paid, 1 year
+26.9%
DOGG total return, 1 year
+14.1%
WDTE 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.
WDTE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.7 pts behind SPY
WDTE
+14.1%
SPY
+14.8%

0.7 pts behind SPY

WDTE over 1 year: paid 27.9%, price −15.9%, total +14.1%, SPY +14.8%, −0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

WDTE

+14.1%

27.9% of it arrived as cash

0.7 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.7 pts behind SPY

WDTE over 1 year: paid 27.9%, price −15.9%, total +14.1%, SPY +14.8%, −0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

WDTE

+14.1%

0.7 pts behind SPY

27.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. WDTE over 1 year: paid 27.9%, price −15.9%, total +14.1%, SPY +14.8%, −0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DOGG costs 0.28 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.8 points; DOGG is 1.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DOGG vs WDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDOGGWDTE
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+26.9%+14.1%
Price change, 1 yearrose 16.1%fell 15.9%
Return of capital, issuer estimate0% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkDow Jones Industrial Average, measured through DIAS&P 500, measured through SPY
Against its benchmark, same daysahead by 12.0 ptsbehind by 0.7 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%1.03%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$96m$69m
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 Score94.9DOGG35.6WDTE

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

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 →

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, DOGG and WDTE 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 WDTE
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 WDTE
Spx Us 12/18/26 C600 95.18%
Spx 11/05/2026 7710.15 C 0.14%
Spx 11/05/2026 7688.62 C -0.28%
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Side by side

DOGG FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF · Option income on DIA, paying monthly WDTE Defiance S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETF · Option income on SPY, paying weekly
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 8.4% 30.3%
Expense ratio 0.75% 1.03%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.7% 27.9%
Price change, 1 year +16.1% −15.9%
Total return, 1 year +26.9% +14.1%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.9% +14.8%
Ahead or behind +12.0 pts −0.7 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 0% 100%
Age 3.5 years 3.1 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $96m $69m

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 WDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDOGGWDTEDOGGWDTEDOGGWDTE
3 months+7.3%−0.4%2.2%7.3%+8.8 pts−0.2 pts
6 months+13.7%+4.6%4.5%14.4%+6.2 pts−0.4 pts
1 year+26.9%+14.1%9.7%27.9%+12.1 pts−0.7 pts
3 years+55.7%+50.8%28.9%78.5%−8.5 pts−32.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: DOGG Apr 2023 · WDTE Sep 2023+57.4%+49.2%32.5%79.5%−9.6 pts−30.4 pts

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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.

WDTE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, WDTE paid 27.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 15.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.3%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DOGG or WDTE?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DOGG paid 9.7% of its starting price in cash and WDTE paid 27.9%, so WDTE 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 WDTE?
With every distribution reinvested, DOGG returned +26.9% and WDTE +14.1% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DOGG or WDTE?
DOGG charges 0.75% a year and WDTE charges 1.03%, so DOGG 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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