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APRJ vs DUBS: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, APRJ paid 6.2% of its price in cash against DUBS’s 2.3%, though DUBS returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $27m on Nov 3, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April, and $398m on Jul 31, 2026 for Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF.

At a glance
6.2%
APRJ cash paid, 1 year
2.3%
DUBS cash paid, 1 year
+6.2%
APRJ total return, 1 year
+18.6%
DUBS total return, 1 year
APRJ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8.6 pts behind SPY
APRJ
+6.2%
SPY
+14.8%

8.6 pts behind SPY

APRJ over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.1%, total +6.2%, SPY +14.8%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

APRJ

+6.2%

6.2% of it arrived as cash

8.6 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

8.6 pts behind SPY

APRJ over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.1%, total +6.2%, SPY +14.8%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

APRJ

+6.2%

8.6 pts behind SPY

6.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. APRJ over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.1%, total +6.2%, SPY +14.8%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
DUBS · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.8 pts ahead of SPY
DUBS
+18.6%
SPY
+14.8%

3.8 pts ahead of SPY

DUBS over 1 year: paid 2.3%, price +16.0%, total +18.6%, SPY +14.8%, +3.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

DUBS

+18.6%

2.3% cash

3.8 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.8 pts ahead of SPY

DUBS over 1 year: paid 2.3%, price +16.0%, total +18.6%, SPY +14.8%, +3.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

DUBS

+18.6%

3.8 pts ahead of SPY

2.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. DUBS over 1 year: paid 2.3%, price +16.0%, total +18.6%, SPY +14.8%, +3.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DUBS costs 0.39 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.4 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

APRJ vs DUBS: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureAPRJDUBS
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+6.2%+18.6%
Price change, 1 yearfell 0.1%rose 16.0%
Return of capital, issuer estimate53% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment71% of the Sep 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.40%
Net assets, APRJ as of Nov 3, 2026 and DUBS as of Jul 31, 2026$27m$398m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · DUBS scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score56.6APRJ97.9DUBS

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

Jun 23, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026 · 175 weekly returns · each against SPY
APRJ DUBS
Return
Total return edge DUBS +21.8% +83.8%
Annualized edge DUBS +6.0% +19.8%
Price return edge DUBS −1.2% +70.2%
Risk
Volatility edge APRJ 2.5% 13.5%
Max drawdown edge APRJ −3.3% −16.4%
Downside capture 4.4% 95.8%
Beta 0.13 0.96
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge DUBS 0.53 1.07
Sortino edge DUBS 0.66 1.65
Treynor 0.101 0.151
Calmar edge APRJ 1.81 1.21
Against the benchmark
Alpha −0.5% a year +0.9% a year
Alpha t-stat −0.57 0.98
Information ratio −1.04 0.16
Tracking error 12.3% 1.8%
Reading

From Jun 2023 to Oct 2026, DUBS returned more: +83.8% to +21.8%. APRJ swung less: 2.5% to 13.5%. APRJ fell less at its worst: −3.3% to −16.4%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: APRJ vs DUBS: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureAPRJDUBSSPYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+21.8%+83.8%DUBSPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+6.0%+19.8%DUBSTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−1.2%+70.2%DUBSPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility2.5%13.5%APRJSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation2.0%8.8%APRJLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−3.3%−16.4%APRJDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture9.8%95.7%100.0%DUBSShare of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture4.4%95.8%100.0%APRJShare of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.130.961.00APRJ lowerHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.540.981.00Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.531.07DUBSReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.661.65DUBSReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1010.1510.142DUBSReturn above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar1.811.21APRJAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkSPYSPYSPYThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−0.5% a year+0.9% a year0.0%Not significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−0.570.98Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−2.4% to +1.3%−0.9% to +2.8%Both include zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−1.040.16DUBSReturn against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error12.3%1.8%0.0%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 175 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, APRJ and DUBS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first APRJ DUBS
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State Street SPDR Portfolio S& 73.21%
BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core E 24.71%
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Side by side

APRJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly DUBS Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF · Option income on SPY, paying quarterly
Strategy defined income option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays quarterly quarterly
Payout rate, annualized 6.9% 2.2%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.40%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.2% 2.3%
Price change, 1 year −0.1% +16.0%
Total return, 1 year +6.2% +18.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −8.6 pts +3.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 53% 71%
Age 3.6 years 3.4 years
Net assets, APRJ as of Nov 3, 2026 and DUBS as of Jul 31, 2026 $27m $398m

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: APRJ vs DUBS: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowAPRJDUBSAPRJDUBSAPRJDUBS
3 months+1.0%+0.6%1.7%0.6%+1.2 pts+0.7 pts
6 months+2.5%+6.7%3.4%1.1%−2.5 pts+1.7 pts
1 year+6.2%+18.6%6.2%2.3%−8.6 pts+3.8 pts
3 years+19.2%+85.1%17.7%9.9%−63.7 pts+2.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: APRJ Apr 2023 · DUBS Jun 2023+24.5%+86.4%21.1%10.2%−70.4 pts+3.2 pts

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About each fund
APRJ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, APRJ paid 6.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.9%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 53% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

DUBS

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DUBS paid 2.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 16.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 2.2%, paid quarterly. Aptus estimates that 71% of the distribution paid Sep 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, APRJ or DUBS?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, APRJ paid 6.2% of its starting price in cash and DUBS paid 2.3%, so APRJ paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, APRJ or DUBS?
With every distribution reinvested, APRJ returned +6.2% and DUBS +18.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, APRJ or DUBS?
APRJ charges 0.79% a year and DUBS charges 0.40%, so DUBS 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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