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DOGG vs XIJN: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DOGG paid 9.7% of its price in cash against XIJN’s 6.9%, and 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 $50m for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June.

At a glance
9.7%
DOGG cash paid, 1 year
6.9%
XIJN cash paid, 1 year
+26.9%
DOGG total return, 1 year
+6.8%
XIJN 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.
XIJN · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8 pts behind VOO
XIJN
+6.8%
VOO
+14.8%

8 pts behind VOO

XIJN over 1 year: paid 6.9%, price −0.3%, total +6.8%, VOO +14.8%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIJN

+6.8%

6.9% as cash

8 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

8 pts behind VOO

XIJN over 1 year: paid 6.9%, price −0.3%, total +6.8%, VOO +14.8%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIJN

+6.8%

8 pts behind VOO

6.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XIJN over 1 year: paid 6.9%, price −0.3%, total +6.8%, VOO +14.8%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DOGG costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 20.1 points; DOGG is 1.9 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DOGG vs XIJN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDOGGXIJN
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+26.9%+6.8%
Price change, 1 yearrose 16.1%fell 0.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate0% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment95% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkDow Jones Industrial Average, measured through DIAVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Against its benchmark, same daysahead by 12.0 ptsbehind by 8.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$96m$50m
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 Score94.9DOGG55.4XIJN

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 XIJN hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DOGG XIJN
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 XIJN
2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.07 100.31%
2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 746.73 3.98%
2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 672.06 -1.97%
2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 746.73 -7.46%
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Side by side

DOGG FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF · Option income on DIA, paying monthly XIJN FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly
Strategy option income buffer with income
Benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 8.4% 6.7%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.7% 6.9%
Price change, 1 year +16.1% −0.3%
Total return, 1 year +26.9% +6.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.9% +14.8%
Ahead or behind +12.0 pts −8.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 0% 95%
Age 3.5 years 2.4 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $96m $50m

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 XIJN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDOGGXIJNDOGGXIJNDOGGXIJN
3 months+7.3%+1.4%2.2%1.7%+8.8 pts+1.6 pts
6 months+13.7%+3.2%4.5%3.4%+6.2 pts−1.8 pts
1 year+26.9%+6.8%9.7%6.9%+12.1 pts−8.0 pts
3 years+55.7%–28.9%–−8.5 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: DOGG Apr 2023 · XIJN Jun 2024+57.4%+17.7%32.5%15.8%−9.6 pts−27.5 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.

XIJN

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIJN paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.8%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.7%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DOGG or XIJN?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DOGG paid 9.7% of its starting price in cash and XIJN paid 6.9%, so DOGG 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 XIJN?
With every distribution reinvested, DOGG returned +26.9% and XIJN +6.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DOGG or XIJN?
DOGG charges 0.75% a year and XIJN charges 0.85%, so DOGG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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