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DOGG vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YQQQ paid 26.8% 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 $15m for YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
9.7%
DOGG cash paid, 1 year
26.8%
YQQQ cash paid, 1 year
+26.9%
DOGG total return, 1 year
+6.6%
YQQQ total return, 1 year
DOGG · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 12 pts ahead of DIA
12 pts ahead of DIADOGG 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% as cash12 pts ahead of DIATotal return, distributions reinvested12 pts ahead of DIADOGG 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

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.
YQQQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 21.1 pts ahead of short QQQ
21.1 pts ahead of short QQQYQQQ over 1 year: paid 26.8%, price −21.3%, total +6.6%, short QQQ −14.5%, +21.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.short QQQ−14.5%YQQQ+6.6%26.8% cash21.1 pts ahead of short QQQTotal return, distributions reinvested21.1 pts ahead of short QQQYQQQ over 1 year: paid 26.8%, price −21.3%, total +6.6%, short QQQ −14.5%, +21.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.short QQQ−14.5%YQQQ+6.6%21.1 pts ahead of short QQQ

YQQQ over 1 year: paid 26.8%, price −21.3%, total +6.6%, short QQQ −14.5%, +21.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DOGG costs 0.36 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 20.3 points; DOGG is 6.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DOGG vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDOGGYQQQ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+26.9%+6.6%
Price change, 1 yearrose 16.1%fell 21.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate0% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkDow Jones Industrial Average, measured through DIANasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short
Against its benchmark, same daysahead by 12.0 ptsahead by 21.1 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%1.11%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$96m$15m
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 Score94.9DOGG24.3YQQQ

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

Risk and return

Aug 23, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 114 weekly returns
DOGG YQQQ
Return
Total return edge DOGG +33.6% −9.2%
Annualized edge DOGG +14.1% −4.3%
Price return edge DOGG +10.1% −49.8%
Risk
Volatility edge DOGG 13.3% 15.5%
Max drawdown edge DOGG −9.0% −27.1%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge DOGG 0.75 −0.47
Sortino edge DOGG 1.07 −0.60
Calmar edge DOGG 1.57 −0.16
Reading

From Aug 2024 to Oct 2026, DOGG returned more: +33.6% to −9.2%. DOGG swung less: 13.3% to 15.5%. DOGG fell less at its worst: −9.0% to −27.1%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: DOGG vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDOGGYQQQEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+33.6%−9.2%DOGGPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+14.1%−4.3%DOGGTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+10.1%−49.8%DOGGPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility13.3%15.5%DOGGSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation9.4%12.2%DOGGLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−9.0%−27.1%DOGGDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.75−0.47DOGGReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.07−0.60DOGGReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar1.57−0.16DOGGAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 114 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, DOGG and YQQQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DOGG YQQQ
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 YQQQ
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 16.15%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 12.48%
QQQ 12/18/2026 750.02 P 8.12%
QQQ US 11/06/26 P685 0.09%
QQQ US 11/06/26 P665 0.03%
QQQ US 12/18/26 C915 0.01%
QQQ US 11/06/26 P682 -0.23%
QQQ US 11/06/26 P704 -0.41%
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Side by side

DOGG FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF · Option income on DIA, paying monthly YQQQ YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF · Short option income on short QQQ, paying weekly
Strategy option income short option income
Benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 8.4% 22.7%
Expense ratio 0.75% 1.11%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.7% 26.8%
Price change, 1 year +16.1% −21.3%
Total return, 1 year +26.9% +6.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.9% −14.5%
Ahead or behind +12.0 pts +21.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 0% not published
Age 3.5 years 2.2 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $96m $15m

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 YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDOGGYQQQDOGGYQQQDOGGYQQQ
3 months+7.3%+10.7%2.2%10.6%+8.8 pts+8.0 pts
6 months+13.7%+9.0%4.5%15.9%+6.2 pts+11.1 pts
1 year+26.9%+6.6%9.7%26.8%+12.1 pts+21.1 pts
3 years+55.7%–28.9%–−8.5 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: DOGG Apr 2023 · YQQQ Aug 2024+57.4%−10.1%32.5%40.8%−9.6 pts+28.7 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.

YQQQ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YQQQ paid 26.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.6%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short returned −14.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 21.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 22.7%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DOGG or YQQQ?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DOGG paid 9.7% of its starting price in cash and YQQQ paid 26.8%, so YQQQ 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 YQQQ?
With every distribution reinvested, DOGG returned +26.9% and YQQQ +6.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DOGG or YQQQ?
DOGG charges 0.75% a year and YQQQ charges 1.11%, 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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