Data as of .
DUBS vs KHPI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year KHPI paid 9.1% of its price in cash against DUBS’s 2.3%, though DUBS returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: DUBS scores higher
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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, DUBS and KHPI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in DUBS | Only in KHPI |
|---|---|
| State Street SPDR Portfolio S& 74.61% | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.00% |
| BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core E 25.28% | |
| TREASURY BILL 0.11% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUBS | KHPI | DUBS | KHPI | DUBS | KHPI | |
| 3 months | +3.2% | +1.9% | 0.5% | 2.2% | +1.0 pts | −0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +20.3% | +11.3% | 1.2% | 4.7% | +2.3 pts | −6.8 pts |
| 1 year | +20.3% | +11.0% | 2.3% | 9.1% | +3.7 pts | −5.5 pts |
| 3 years | +80.1% | not published | 9.1% | not published | +1.7 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +84.4% | +24.6% | 9.3% | 18.4% | +2.4 pts | −17.7 pts |
| DUBS Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF Option income on SPY, paying quarterly | KHPI Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Aptus | Kensington |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | quarterly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 2.1% | 9.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.40% | 0.98% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 2.3% | 9.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | +17.6% | +1.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +20.3% | +11.0% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +3.7 pts | −5.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1192 days | 743 days |
| Net assets | $353m | $401m |
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.
KHPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, KHPI paid 9.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.0%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, DUBS or KHPI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DUBS paid 2.3% of its starting price in cash and KHPI paid 9.1%, so KHPI 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 KHPI?
- With every distribution reinvested, DUBS returned +20.3% and KHPI returned +11.0% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so DUBS returned more.
- Which is cheaper, DUBS or KHPI?
- DUBS charges 0.40% a year and KHPI charges 0.98%, so DUBS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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