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Income ETFs

DOGG vs XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $96m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF, and $408m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF.

At a glance
9.7%
DOGG cash paid, 1 year
17.0%
XQQI cash paid, since launch, Feb 3, 2026
+26.9%
DOGG total return, 1 year
+7.7%
XQQI total return, since launch, Feb 3, 2026
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.
XQQI · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 4.9 pts behind QQQ
XQQI
+7.7%
QQQ
+12.6%

4.9 pts behind QQQ

XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.2%, total +7.7%, QQQ +12.6%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.6%

XQQI

+7.7%

17.0% as cash

4.9 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.9 pts behind QQQ

XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.2%, total +7.7%, QQQ +12.6%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.6%

XQQI

+7.7%

4.9 pts behind QQQ

17.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.2%, total +7.7%, QQQ +12.6%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DOGG costs 0.23 points a year less; XQQI is 4.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DOGG vs XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDOGGXQQI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+26.9%not published
Price changerose 16.1% (1 year)fell 9.2% (since Feb 3, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate0% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 9, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkDow Jones Industrial Average, measured through DIANasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Against its benchmark, same daysahead by 12.0 ptsbehind by 4.9 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%0.98%
Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026$92m$408m
Holdings
Holdings in common1%

Method

What they share

1%

By the books each fund has filed, DOGG and XQQI hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DOGG XQQI
Amgen Inc. 5.05% 1.20%
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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%
NIKE, Inc. (Class B) 5.01%
Merck & Co., Inc. 4.97%
Chevron Corporation 4.91%
Only in XQQI
NVIDIA Corp 8.71%
Apple Inc 8.50%
Microsoft Corp 6.78%
Amazon.com Inc 4.74%
Micron Technology Inc 4.63%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.78%
Tesla Inc 3.64%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.22%
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Side by side

DOGG FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF · Option income on DIA, paying monthly XQQI NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 8.4% 20.2%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.7% 17.0% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +16.1% −9.2% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +26.9% +7.7% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.9% +12.6% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Ahead or behind +12.0 pts −4.9 pts (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 0% 100%
Age 3.5 years 274 days
Net assets, DOGG as of Nov 3, 2026 and XQQI as of Oct 28, 2026 $96m $408m

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 XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDOGGXQQIDOGGXQQIDOGGXQQI
3 months+7.3%−4.1%2.2%5.0%+8.8 pts−0.6 pts
6 months+13.7%−3.0%4.5%10.0%+6.2 pts−2.6 pts
1 year+26.9%–9.7%–+12.1 pts–
3 years+55.7%–28.9%–−8.5 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: DOGG Apr 2023 · XQQI Feb 2026+57.4%+7.7%32.5%17.0%−9.6 pts−4.9 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.

XQQI

Over the period from its first trade on Feb 3, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XQQI paid 17.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 9.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.2%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 9, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, DOGG or XQQI?
DOGG charges 0.75% a year and XQQI charges 0.98%, so DOGG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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