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DUBS vs JOYT: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DUBS paid 2.3% of its price in cash against JOYT’s 0.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $398m on Jul 31, 2026 for Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF, and $117m on Nov 3, 2026 for JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF.

At a glance
2.3%
DUBS cash paid, 1 year
0.9%
JOYT cash paid, 1 year
+18.6%
DUBS total return, 1 year
+14.6%
JOYT total return, 1 year
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. Total return, distributions reinvested. 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.
JOYT · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPY
JOYT
+14.6%
SPY
+14.8%

About even with SPY

JOYT over 1 year: paid 0.9%, price +13.7%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JOYT

+14.6%

about even with SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPY

JOYT over 1 year: paid 0.9%, price +13.7%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JOYT

+14.6%

about even with SPY

0.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +18.6%. JOYT over 1 year: paid 0.9%, price +13.7%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +18.6%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

JOYT costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.0 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DUBS vs JOYT: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDUBSJOYT
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+18.6%+14.6%
Price change, 1 yearrose 16.0%rose 13.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate71% of the Sep 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.40%0.35%
Net assets, DUBS as of Jul 31, 2026 and JOYT as of Nov 3, 2026$398m$117m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · JOYT scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score97.9DUBS99.1JOYT

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

Risk and return

Aug 29, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 61 weekly returns · each against SPY
DUBS JOYT
Return
Total return edge DUBS +23.4% +19.0%
Annualized edge DUBS +19.7% +16.0%
Price return edge DUBS +20.1% +18.0%
Risk
Volatility edge JOYT 12.1% 8.0%
Max drawdown edge JOYT −7.6% −6.6%
Downside capture 99.4% 66.6%
Beta 1.03 0.62
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge JOYT 1.23 1.42
Sortino edge JOYT 2.08 2.31
Treynor 0.145 0.184
Calmar edge DUBS (slight) 2.60 2.43
Against the benchmark
Alpha +3.0% a year +4.2% a year
Alpha t-stat 2.06 1.35
Information ratio 2.10 −0.03
Tracking error 1.6% 5.6%
Reading

From Aug 2025 to Oct 2026, DUBS returned more: +23.4% to +19.0%. JOYT swung less: 8.0% to 12.1%. JOYT fell less at its worst: −6.6% to −7.6%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: DUBS vs JOYT: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDUBSJOYTSPYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+23.4%+19.0%DUBSPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+19.7%+16.0%DUBSTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+20.1%+18.0%DUBSPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility12.1%8.0%JOYTSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation7.2%4.9%JOYTLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−7.6%−6.6%JOYTDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture110.8%67.4%100.0%DUBSShare of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture99.4%66.6%100.0%JOYTShare of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta1.030.621.00JOYT lowerHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.980.821.00Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe1.231.42JOYTReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino2.082.31JOYTReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1450.1840.115JOYTReturn above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar2.602.43DUBS (slight)Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkSPYSPYSPYThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha+3.0% a year+4.2% a year0.0%DUBS significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat2.061.35Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range+0.1% to +6.0%−2.1% to +10.6%JOYT's includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio2.10−0.03DUBSReturn against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error1.6%5.6%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, 61 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, DUBS and JOYT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DUBS JOYT
Only in one fund ↓
Only in DUBS
State Street SPDR Portfolio S& 73.21%
BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core E 24.71%
Only in JOYT
NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK 8.18%
APPLE INC COMMON STOCK 7.29%
MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 6.57%
AMAZON.COM INC COMMON 4.16%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 4.13%
META PLATFORMS INC COMMON 2.53%
BROADCOM INC COMMON 2.17%
WELLS FARGO & CO COMMON 2.11%
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Side by side

DUBS Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF · Option income on SPY, paying quarterly JOYT JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF · Option income on SPY, paying quarterly
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays quarterly quarterly
Payout rate, annualized 2.2% 0.7%
Expense ratio 0.40% 0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year 2.3% 0.9%
Price change, 1 year +16.0% +13.7%
Total return, 1 year +18.6% +14.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind +3.8 pts −0.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 71% not published
Age 3.4 years 1.2 years
Net assets, DUBS as of Jul 31, 2026 and JOYT as of Nov 3, 2026 $398m $117m

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: DUBS vs JOYT: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDUBSJOYTDUBSJOYTDUBSJOYT
3 months+0.6%+2.0%0.6%0.2%+0.7 pts+2.2 pts
6 months+6.7%+7.8%1.1%0.4%+1.7 pts+2.8 pts
1 year+18.6%+14.6%2.3%0.9%+3.8 pts−0.1 pts
3 years+85.1%–9.9%–+2.2 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: DUBS Jun 2023 · JOYT Aug 2025+86.4%+21.6%10.2%0.9%+3.2 pts+0.1 pts

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About each fund
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). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

JOYT

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JOYT paid 0.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.7%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DUBS or JOYT?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DUBS paid 2.3% of its starting price in cash and JOYT paid 0.9%, so DUBS paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, DUBS or JOYT?
With every distribution reinvested, DUBS returned +18.6% and JOYT +14.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DUBS or JOYT?
DUBS charges 0.40% a year and JOYT charges 0.35%, so JOYT 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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