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DOGG vs XSPI: which paid, and which earned it?

DOGG and XSPI both write options for income.

FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF and NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF.

9.6%DOGG cash paid, 1 year
11.1%XSPI cash paid, 1 year
+18.1%DOGG total return, 1 year
+11.6%XSPI total return, 1 year
DOGG4.6 pts ahead of DIA · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
DIA+13.5%DOGG+18.1%9.6% of it arrived as cash4.6 pts ahead of DIATotal return, distributions reinvestedDIA+13.5%DOGG+18.1%9.6% cash4.6 pts ahead of DIA
XSPIAbout even with SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+11.3%XSPI+11.6%11.1% of it arrived as cashabout even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+11.3%XSPI+11.6%11.1% cashabout even with SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DOGG and XSPI hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DOGG and XSPI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDOGGXSPI
Chevron Corporation5.81%0.61%
Merck & Co., Inc.7.18%0.55%
The Coca-Cola Company5.47%0.55%
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated4.75%0.55%
The Procter & Gamble Company6.47%0.53%
The Home Depot, Inc.4.78%0.46%
Amgen Inc.6.33%0.32%
Verizon Communications Inc.5.55%0.29%
McDonald's Corporation4.92%0.27%
NIKE, Inc. (Class B)4.47%0.06%
Only in each
Only in DOGGOnly in XSPI
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 01/21/2027 69.94%NVIDIA Corp 8.50%
2027-01-26 Merck & Co., Inc. C 161.07 0.22%Apple Inc 7.83%
2027-01-26 UnitedHealth Group Incorporated C 429.16 0.14%Microsoft Corp 5.80%
2027-01-26 Chevron Corporation C 260.24 0.05%Amazon.com Inc 3.94%
2027-01-26 Amgen Inc. C 511.45 0.03%Alphabet Inc 3.24%
2027-01-26 NIKE, Inc. (Class B) C 92.57 0.01%Broadcom Inc 2.65%
2027-01-26 The Coca-Cola Company C 110.03 0.01%Alphabet Inc 2.57%
2027-01-26 Verizon Communications Inc. C 65.03 0.01%Meta Platforms Inc 2.25%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

DOGG and XSPI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DOGGXSPIDOGGXSPIDOGGXSPI
3 months+2.5%+3.7%2.3%4.2%+2.1 pts+1.4 pts
6 months+3.9%+20.0%4.5%9.2%−10.1 pts+1.9 pts
1 year+18.1%not published9.6%not published+4.6 ptsnot published
3 years+40.2%not published28.0%not published−16.7 ptsnot published
Since launch+43.7%+11.6%30.9%11.1%−17.9 pts+0.2 pts
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DOGG and XSPI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DOGG
FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF
Option income on DIA, paying monthly
XSPI
NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerFirst TrustNEOS
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkDow Jones Industrial Average (DIA)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized9.1%17.1%
Expense ratio0.75%0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year9.6%11.1% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+8.0%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year+18.1%+11.6% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+13.5%+11.3%
Ahead or behind+4.6 pts+0.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published99%
Age1240 days227 days
Net assets$87m$113m

DOGG in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DOGG paid 9.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.1%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +13.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid monthly.

XSPI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XSPI paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.1%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Jul 10, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

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

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Where these figures came from

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DOGG against XSPI, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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