Which paid more, DOGG or YYY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DOGG paid 9.7% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, so YYY 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 YYY?

With every distribution reinvested, DOGG returned +26.9% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, DOGG or YYY?

DOGG charges 0.75% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so DOGG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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DOGG vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% 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 $674m for Amplify CEF High Income ETF.

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At a glance

9.7%

DOGG cash paid, 1 year

12.4%

YYY cash paid, 1 year

+26.9%

DOGG total return, 1 year

+1.9%

YYY 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.

YYY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

YYY

+1.9%

none

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

12.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DOGG costs 2.48 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 25.0 points; YYY is 7.0 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DOGG vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	DOGG	YYY
Paid and earned
Measure	DOGG	YYY
Total return, 1 year	+26.9%	+1.9%
Price change, 1 year	rose 16.1%	fell 10.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	0% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	18% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	DOGG	YYY
Benchmark	Dow Jones Industrial Average, measured through DIA	its own holdings
Against its benchmark, same days	ahead by 12.0 pts
Cost and size
Measure	DOGG	YYY
Expense ratio	0.75%	3.23%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$96m	$674m
Holdings
Measure	DOGG	YYY
Holdings in common	0%

Method

Risk and return

May 5, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026 · 182 weekly returns

DOGG YYY

Return

Total return edge DOGG +56.8% +37.3%

Annualized edge DOGG +13.7% +9.5%

Price return edge DOGG +13.9% −11.1%

Risk

Volatility edge YYY 13.2% 10.6%

Max drawdown edge DOGG −9.0% −10.4%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge DOGG 0.69 0.48

Sortino edge DOGG 1.01 0.68

Calmar edge DOGG 1.52 0.91

Reading

From May 2023 to Oct 2026, DOGG returned more: +56.8% to +37.3%. YYY swung less: 10.6% to 13.2%. DOGG fell less at its worst: −9.0% to −10.4%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: DOGG vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	DOGG	YYY	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+56.8%	+37.3%	DOGG	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+13.7%	+9.5%	DOGG	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+13.9%	−11.1%	DOGG	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	13.2%	10.6%	YYY	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	9.1%	7.4%	YYY	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−9.0%	−10.4%	DOGG	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.69	0.48	DOGG	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	1.01	0.68	DOGG	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	1.52	0.91	DOGG	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 182 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, DOGG and YYY 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 YYY

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 YYY

abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.64%

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 3.31%

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.31%

BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.30%

PIMCO High Income Fund 3.06%

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.04%

Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.70%

abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund 2.66%

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Side by side

DOGG FT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF · Option income on DIA, paying monthly YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF · Income from closed-end funds on its own holdings, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust Amplify

Strategy option income income from closed-end funds

Benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) YYY's own holdings (from its holdings of Nov 3, 2026)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.4% 13.8%

Expense ratio 0.75% 3.23%

Cash paid, 1 year 9.7% 12.4%

Price change, 1 year +16.1% −10.3%

Total return, 1 year +26.9% +1.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.9% not published

Ahead or behind +12.0 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 0% 18%

Age 3.5 years 14.4 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $96m $674m

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 YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	DOGG	YYY	DOGG	YYY	DOGG	YYY
3 months	+7.3%	−4.9%	2.2%	3.2%	+8.8 pts	not measured
6 months	+13.7%	−4.1%	4.5%	6.2%	+6.2 pts	not measured
1 year	+26.9%	+1.9%	9.7%	12.4%	+12.1 pts	not measured
3 years	+55.7%	+35.2%	28.9%	38.6%	−8.5 pts	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: DOGG Apr 2023 · YYY Jun 2012	+57.4%	+114.4%	32.5%	113.6%	−9.6 pts	not measured

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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.

YYY

No 1-year comparison: a quarter's holdings filing is missing from the year.

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.8%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 18% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DOGG or YYY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DOGG paid 9.7% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, so YYY 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 YYY?: With every distribution reinvested, DOGG returned +26.9% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DOGG or YYY?: DOGG charges 0.75% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so DOGG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →DOGG on its own →YYY on its own →DOGG dividend history →DOGG holdings →YYY dividend history →YYY holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

DOGG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DOGG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

DOGG 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for DOGG ↗

YYY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YYY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YYY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for YYY ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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