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DRKY vs DUBS: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DRKY paid 15.2% of its price in cash against DUBS’s 2.3%, though DUBS returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $20m on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF, and $398m on Jul 31, 2026 for Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF.

At a glance
15.2%
DRKY cash paid, 1 year
2.3%
DUBS cash paid, 1 year
+15.7%
DRKY total return, 1 year
+18.6%
DUBS total return, 1 year
DRKY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.9 pts ahead of SPY
DRKY
+15.7%
SPY
+14.8%

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

DRKY

+15.7%

15.2% of it arrived as cash

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

DRKY

+15.7%

15.2% as cash

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

15.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 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 0.55 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.9 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DRKY vs DUBS: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDRKYDUBS
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+15.7%+18.6%
Price change, 1 yearfell 0.5%rose 16.0%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 27, 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 ratio0.95%0.40%
Net assets, DRKY as of Nov 3, 2026 and DUBS as of Jul 31, 2026$20m$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 Score59DRKY97.9DUBS

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

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, DRKY 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 DRKY DUBS
Only in one fund ↓
Only in DRKY
Natera Inc 27.89%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 8.64%
STMicroelectronics NV 7.05%
BBB Foods Inc 5.63%
Amazon.com Inc 4.79%
CDW Corp 4.68%
Insmed Inc 4.38%
Fox Corp 4.35%
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

DRKY VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly DUBS Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF · Option income on SPY, paying quarterly
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly quarterly
Payout rate, annualized 15.2% 2.2%
Expense ratio 0.95% 0.40%
Cash paid, 1 year 15.2% 2.3%
Price change, 1 year −0.5% +16.0%
Total return, 1 year +15.7% +18.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind +0.9 pts +3.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 71%
Age 1.1 years 3.4 years
Net assets, DRKY as of Nov 3, 2026 and DUBS as of Jul 31, 2026 $20m $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: DRKY vs DUBS: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDRKYDUBSDRKYDUBSDRKYDUBS
3 months+6.3%+0.6%4.0%0.6%+6.4 pts+0.7 pts
6 months+6.2%+6.7%7.5%1.1%+1.1 pts+1.7 pts
1 year+15.7%+18.6%15.2%2.3%+0.9 pts+3.8 pts
3 years–+85.1%–9.9%–+2.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: DRKY Oct 2025 · DUBS Jun 2023+20.0%+86.4%16.8%10.2%+4.8 pts+3.2 pts

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About each fund
DRKY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DRKY paid 15.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.2%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 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, DRKY or DUBS?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DRKY paid 15.2% of its starting price in cash and DUBS paid 2.3%, so DRKY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, DRKY or DUBS?
With every distribution reinvested, DRKY returned +15.7% and DUBS +18.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DRKY or DUBS?
DRKY charges 0.95% 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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