Data as of .
CVRD vs DUBS: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year CVRD paid 7.4% of its price in cash against DUBS’s 2.3%, though DUBS returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: DUBS scores higher
Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?
A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CVRD and DUBS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in CVRD | Only in DUBS |
|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks Inc 4.84% | State Street SPDR Portfolio S& 74.61% |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 4.58% | BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core E 25.28% |
| Danaher Corp 4.32% | TREASURY BILL 0.11% |
| Amazon.com Inc 4.06% | |
| Agilent Technologies Inc 3.98% | |
| Microsoft Corp 3.88% | |
| Visa Inc 3.68% | |
| Broadcom Inc 3.57% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVRD | DUBS | CVRD | DUBS | CVRD | DUBS | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | +3.2% | 1.7% | 0.5% | +1.7 pts | +1.0 pts |
| 6 months | +5.7% | +20.3% | 3.3% | 1.2% | −12.3 pts | +2.3 pts |
| 1 year | +5.6% | +20.3% | 7.4% | 2.3% | −11.0 pts | +3.7 pts |
| 3 years | +19.5% | +80.1% | 25.9% | 9.1% | −58.9 pts | +1.7 pts |
| Since launch | +21.1% | +84.4% | 26.3% | 9.3% | −59.8 pts | +2.4 pts |
| CVRD Madison Covered Call ETF Covered call on SPY, paying quarterly | DUBS Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF Option income on SPY, paying quarterly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Madison | Aptus |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | quarterly | quarterly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.5% | 2.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.92% | 0.40% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.4% | 2.3% |
| Price change, 1 year | −2.2% | +17.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.6% | +20.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.0 pts | +3.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1123 days | 1192 days |
| Net assets | $32m | $353m |
CVRD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, CVRD paid 7.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.6%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.5%, paid quarterly.
DUBS in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DUBS paid 2.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 17.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +20.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 2.1%, paid quarterly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, CVRD or DUBS?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, CVRD paid 7.4% of its starting price in cash and DUBS paid 2.3%, so CVRD paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, CVRD or DUBS?
- With every distribution reinvested, CVRD returned +5.6% and DUBS returned +20.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so DUBS returned more.
- Which is cheaper, CVRD or DUBS?
- CVRD charges 0.92% a year and DUBS charges 0.40%, so DUBS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Other comparisons
Where these figures came from
ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure. It is not affiliated with any issuer, and a link is not an endorsement.
Cite this page. ETFIQ, CVRD against DUBS, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/cvrd-vs-dubs Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.