DOGG vs SIOO

DOGGCFT Vest DJIA Dogs 10 Target Income ETF

SIOOAVistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF

In short

DOGG The Dogs of the Dow, that decades-old contrarian screen for the Dow's ten highest yielders, wired to a call-writing income engine. The income target is a formula: roughly 8% a year above the Dow's own yield, before fees.

SIOO Most equity-income ETFs pay out whatever the options market hands them. SIOO starts from the answer: a 15% annual income target, paid monthly, bolted onto an S&P 100 core using index options that carry 60/40 tax treatment.

Stated mandate

DOGG The fund seeks exposure to the ten highest-yielding Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks, using their securities and options referencing them. It also seeks consistent income of about 8% annualized above the DJIA yield.

SIOO The actively managed ETF seeks income and, secondarily, long-term capital appreciation. It combines equity exposure based on the S&P 100 Index (OEX) with an options portfolio intended to generate income.

Why people hold it

• DOGG The income goal is a formula, not a guess: about 8% annualized above the DJIA's own yield, before fees and expenses. Distributions land monthly.businesswire.com
• The equity sleeve is ten large, widely followed Dow names, reranked by dividend yield once a year, so the buy list follows a rule instead of a manager's hunch.ftportfolios.com
• Calls are written on each holding rather than on one index, and Treasuries plus FLEX options fill in the exposure, so income is harvested name by name.businesswire.com
• At 0.75% a year, the fee sits about where the typical options-income fund in its peer group lands, so the options machinery isn't priced as a luxury.

• SIOO 0.59% expense ratio, below the 0.75% typical for options-income funds. Modest toll for an actively managed overlay.
• The overlay uses S&P 100 (OEX) index options, section 1256 contracts taxed at blended 60/40 rates, and the manager also hunts tax-loss harvesting in the equity sleeve.vistashares.com
• You keep the stocks. The equity sleeve generally mirrors the S&P 100's mega-cap roster, with the income machinery layered on top rather than replacing it.vistashares.com
• The payout target is stated up front: 15% a year, distributed monthly. A published yardstick you can hold the fund to, rather than a mystery yield.vistashares.com

Worth knowing

• DOGG Selling calls on every holding trades away part of any upside in those names, and the 8% income target is stated before fees and expenses.businesswire.com
• Ten stocks picked purely on yield is concentrated exposure. One name's stumble carries more weight here than in a fund holding the full Dow 30.ftportfolios.com
• A smaller fund that trades lightly next to category heavyweights like DJIA, which can mean wider spreads at the moment you trade.

• SIOO 15% is a target, not a coupon. Distributions can include return of capital, which sends part of your own principal back and trims net asset value.vistashares.com
• Income comes from an actively managed options book, so the outcome rides on manager decisions and options pricing instead of a fixed dividend stream.
• Launched in December 2025 and still a small, lightly traded fund. Short history and wider bid-ask spreads come with that territory.

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