Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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DDDD vs DUBS: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $7.8m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF, and $398m on Jul 31, 2026 for Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF.

At a glance
3.4%
DDDD cash paid, since launch, Mar 12, 2026
2.3%
DUBS cash paid, 1 year
+17.1%
DDDD total return, since launch, Mar 12, 2026
+18.6%
DUBS total return, 1 year
DDDD · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 3.3 pts behind SCHD
DDDD
+17.1%
SCHD
+20.4%

3.3 pts behind SCHD

DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SCHD

+20.4%

DDDD

+17.1%

3.4% as cash

3.3 pts behind SCHD

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.3 pts behind SCHD

DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SCHD

+20.4%

DDDD

+17.1%

3.3 pts behind SCHD

3.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 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%

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, 0 to +20.4%. DUBS over 1 year: paid 2.3%, price +16.0%, total +18.6%, SPY +14.8%, +3.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +20.4%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DUBS costs 0.61 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DDDD vs DUBS: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDDDDDUBS
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+18.6%
Price changerose 13.4% (since Mar 12, 2026)rose 16.0% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate76% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment71% of the Sep 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkUS dividend stocks, measured through SCHDS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.01%0.40%
Net assets, DDDD as of Nov 3, 2026 and DUBS as of Jul 31, 2026$7.8m$398m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, DDDD and DUBS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DDDD DUBS
Only in one fund ↓
Only in DDDD
Texas Instruments Inc 4.70%
Procter & Gamble Co 4.37%
Home Depot Inc 4.29%
Coca-Cola Co 4.18%
Amgen Inc 4.16%
Abbott Laboratories 4.02%
Chevron Corp 3.94%
QUALCOMM Inc 3.92%
Only in DUBS
State Street SPDR Portfolio S& 73.21%
BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core E 24.71%
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Side by side

DDDD YieldMax U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF · Synthetic covered call on SCHD DUBS Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF · Option income on SPY, paying quarterly
Strategy synthetic covered call option income
Benchmark US dividend stocks (SCHD) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays not established quarterly
Payout rate, annualized 18.3% 2.2%
Expense ratio 1.01% 0.40%
Cash paid, 1 year 3.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) 2.3%
Price change, 1 year +13.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) +16.0%
Total return, 1 year +17.1% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) +18.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year +20.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) +14.8%
Ahead or behind −3.3 pts (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) +3.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 76% 71%
Age 237 days 3.4 years
Net assets, DDDD as of Nov 3, 2026 and DUBS as of Jul 31, 2026 $7.8m $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: DDDD vs DUBS: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDDDDDUBSDDDDDUBSDDDDDUBS
3 months+7.5%+0.6%1.6%0.6%−1.0 pts+0.7 pts
6 months+13.6%+6.7%3.3%1.1%−2.6 pts+1.7 pts
1 year–+18.6%–2.3%–+3.8 pts
3 years–+85.1%–9.9%–+2.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: DDDD Mar 2026 · DUBS Jun 2023+17.1%+86.4%3.4%10.2%−3.3 pts+3.2 pts

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About each fund
DDDD

Over the period from its first trade on Mar 12, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, DDDD paid 3.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.1%. US dividend stocks (SCHD) returned +20.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.3%, paid periodically. YieldMax estimates that 76% 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 is cheaper, DDDD or DUBS?
DDDD charges 1.01% a year and DUBS charges 0.40%, so DUBS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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