Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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DOGG vs XSPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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DOGG and XSPI both write options for income.

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Net assets: $96m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF, and $140m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Boosted S&P 500 High Income ETF.

At a glance
9.7%
DOGG cash paid, 1 year
13.9%
XSPI cash paid, since launch, Feb 3, 2026
+26.9%
DOGG total return, 1 year
+12.4%
XSPI 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.
XSPI · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPY
XSPI
+12.4%
SPY
+12.1%

About even with SPY

XSPI since launch: paid 13.9%, price −2.3%, total +12.4%, SPY +12.1%, +0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+12.1%

XSPI

+12.4%

13.9% of it arrived as cash

about even with SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPY

XSPI since launch: paid 13.9%, price −2.3%, total +12.4%, SPY +12.1%, +0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+12.1%

XSPI

+12.4%

about even with SPY

13.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XSPI since launch: paid 13.9%, price −2.3%, total +12.4%, SPY +12.1%, +0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DOGG costs 0.23 points a year less; XSPI is 1.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DOGG vs XSPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDOGGXSPI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+26.9%not published
Price changerose 16.1% (1 year)fell 2.3% (since Feb 3, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate0% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment98% of the Oct 9, 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 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%0.98%
Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026$92m$140m
Holdings
Holdings in common5%

Method

Risk and return

Feb 13, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 37 weekly returns
DOGG XSPI
Return
Total return edge XSPI +5.3% +12.2%
Price return edge XSPI −1.5% +0.3%
Risk
Max drawdown edge DOGG −8.3% −10.3%
Reading

From Feb 2026 to Oct 2026, XSPI returned more: +12.2% to +5.3%. DOGG fell less at its worst: −8.3% to −10.3%.

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Risk and return: DOGG vs XSPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDOGGXSPIEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+5.3%+12.2%XSPIPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return−1.5%+0.3%XSPIPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−8.3%−10.3%DOGGDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 37 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

5%

By the books each fund has filed, DOGG and XSPI hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

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5% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DOGG XSPI
Chevron Corporation 4.91% 0.67%
The Coca-Cola Company 5.13% 0.60%
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated 4.91% 0.60%
The Procter & Gamble Company 5.08% 0.59%
Merck & Co., Inc. 4.97% 0.55%
The Home Depot, Inc. 5.09% 0.52%
Amgen Inc. 5.05% 0.39%
McDonald's Corporation 5.12% 0.29%
Verizon Communications Inc. 5.19% 0.29%
NIKE, Inc. (Class B) 5.01% 0.07%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in DOGG
2027-01-26 UnitedHealth Group Incorporated C 429.16 0.19%
2027-01-26 Amgen Inc. C 511.45 0.11%
2027-01-26 Merck & Co., Inc. C 161.07 0.11%
2027-01-26 Chevron Corporation C 260.24 0.05%
2027-01-26 The Coca-Cola Company C 110.03 0.02%
2026-11-06 Chevron Corporation C 235 0.00%
2026-11-06 Merck & Co., Inc. C 150 0.00%
2027-01-26 McDonald's Corporation C 470.43 0.00%
Only in XSPI
NVIDIA Corp 8.10%
Apple Inc 7.92%
Microsoft Corp 6.26%
Amazon.com Inc 3.98%
Alphabet Inc 2.66%
Broadcom Inc 2.52%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.14%
Alphabet Inc 2.12%
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Side by side

DOGG FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF · Option income on DIA, paying monthly XSPI NEOS Boosted S&P 500 High Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 8.4% 16.6%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.7% 13.9% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +16.1% −2.3% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +26.9% +12.4% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.9% +12.1% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Ahead or behind +12.0 pts +0.3 pts (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 0% 98%
Age 3.5 years 274 days
Net assets, DOGG as of Nov 3, 2026 and XSPI as of Oct 28, 2026 $96m $140m

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 XSPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDOGGXSPIDOGGXSPIDOGGXSPI
3 months+7.3%+1.1%2.2%4.2%+8.8 pts+1.2 pts
6 months+13.7%+7.0%4.5%8.5%+6.2 pts+2.0 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 · XSPI Feb 2026+57.4%+12.4%32.5%13.9%−9.6 pts+0.3 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.

XSPI

Over the period from its first trade on Feb 3, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XSPI paid 13.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.1% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.6%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Oct 9, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

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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