Which paid more, DUBS or LJUL?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DUBS paid 2.3% of its starting price in cash and LJUL paid 5.2%, so LJUL 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 LJUL?

With every distribution reinvested, DUBS returned +18.6% and LJUL +5.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, DUBS or LJUL?

DUBS charges 0.40% a year and LJUL charges 0.79%, so DUBS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

DUBS vs LJUL: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LJUL paid 5.2% of its price in cash against DUBS’s 2.3%, though DUBS returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $398m on Jul 31, 2026 for Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF, and $9.0m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - July.

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At a glance

2.3%

DUBS cash paid, 1 year

5.2%

LJUL cash paid, 1 year

+18.6%

DUBS total return, 1 year

+5.3%

LJUL 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.

LJUL · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9.5 pts behind VOO

LJUL

+5.3%

VOO

+14.8%

9.5 pts behind VOO

LJUL over 1 year: paid 5.2%, price 0.0%, total +5.3%, VOO +14.8%, −9.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

LJUL

+5.3%

5.2% as cash

9.5 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.5 pts behind VOO

LJUL over 1 year: paid 5.2%, price 0.0%, total +5.3%, VOO +14.8%, −9.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

LJUL

+5.3%

9.5 pts behind VOO

5.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +18.6%. LJUL over 1 year: paid 5.2%, price 0.0%, total +5.3%, VOO +14.8%, −9.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

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

Pair scorecard

DUBS costs 0.39 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.3 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DUBS vs LJUL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	DUBS	LJUL
Paid and earned
Measure	DUBS	LJUL
Total return, 1 year	+18.6%	+5.3%
Price change, 1 year	rose 16.0%	fell 0.0%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	71% of the Sep 30, 2026 payment	40% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	DUBS	LJUL
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	DUBS	LJUL
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.79%
Net assets, DUBS as of Jul 31, 2026 and LJUL as of Nov 4, 2026	$398m	$9.0m
Holdings
Measure	DUBS	LJUL
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · DUBS scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score97.9DUBS57.8LJUL

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

DUBS 97.9

LJUL 57.8

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

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DUBS LJUL

Only in one fund ↓

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

DUBS Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF · Option income on SPY, paying quarterly LJUL Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - July · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer Aptus Innovator

Strategy option income buffer with income

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays quarterly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 2.2% 5.3%

Expense ratio 0.40% 0.79%

Cash paid, 1 year 2.3% 5.2%

Price change, 1 year +16.0% 0.0%

Total return, 1 year +18.6% +5.3%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind +3.8 pts −9.5 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 71% 40%

Age 3.4 years 2.3 years

Net assets, DUBS as of Jul 31, 2026 and LJUL as of Nov 4, 2026 $398m $9.0m

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 LJUL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	DUBS	LJUL	DUBS	LJUL	DUBS	LJUL
3 months	+0.6%	+1.1%	0.6%	1.3%	+0.7 pts	+1.3 pts
6 months	+6.7%	+2.8%	1.1%	2.6%	+1.7 pts	−2.3 pts
1 year	+18.6%	+5.3%	2.3%	5.2%	+3.8 pts	−9.5 pts
3 years	+85.1%	–	9.9%	–	+2.2 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: DUBS Jun 2023 · LJUL Jul 2024	+86.4%	+14.0%	10.2%	12.6%	+3.2 pts	−30.5 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.

LJUL

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LJUL paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.3%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.3%, paid monthly. Innovator estimates that 40% of the distribution paid Nov 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DUBS or LJUL?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DUBS paid 2.3% of its starting price in cash and LJUL paid 5.2%, so LJUL 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 LJUL?: With every distribution reinvested, DUBS returned +18.6% and LJUL +5.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DUBS or LJUL?: DUBS charges 0.40% a year and LJUL charges 0.79%, so DUBS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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S&P 500 (SPY) →Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →DUBS on its own →LJUL on its own →DUBS dividend history →DUBS holdings →LJUL dividend history →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

DUBS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DUBS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

DUBS 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Aptus website ↗

LJUL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

LJUL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

LJUL 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Innovator page for LJUL ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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