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DUBS vs OCTJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OCTJ paid 5.3% 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 $15m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - October.

At a glance
2.3%
DUBS cash paid, 1 year
5.3%
OCTJ cash paid, 1 year
+18.6%
DUBS total return, 1 year
+5.8%
OCTJ 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.
OCTJ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9 pts behind SPY
OCTJ
+5.8%
SPY
+14.8%

9 pts behind SPY

OCTJ over 1 year: paid 5.3%, price +0.3%, total +5.8%, SPY +14.8%, −9.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OCTJ

+5.8%

5.3% as cash

9 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

9 pts behind SPY

OCTJ over 1 year: paid 5.3%, price +0.3%, total +5.8%, SPY +14.8%, −9.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OCTJ

+5.8%

9 pts behind SPY

5.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +18.6%. OCTJ over 1 year: paid 5.3%, price +0.3%, total +5.8%, SPY +14.8%, −9.0 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 12.8 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DUBS vs OCTJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDUBSOCTJ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+18.6%+5.8%
Price change, 1 yearrose 16.0%rose 0.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate71% of the Sep 30, 2026 payment36% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYS&P 500, measured through SPY
Against its benchmark, same daysahead by 3.8 ptsbehind by 9.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.40%0.79%
Net assets, DUBS as of Jul 31, 2026 and OCTJ as of Nov 4, 2026$398m$15m
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 Score97.9DUBS65OCTJ

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

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Method

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DUBS OCTJ
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 OCTJ
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Side by side

DUBS Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF · Option income on SPY, paying quarterly OCTJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - October · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly
Strategy option income defined income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays quarterly quarterly
Payout rate, annualized 2.2% 5.3%
Expense ratio 0.40% 0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year 2.3% 5.3%
Price change, 1 year +16.0% +0.3%
Total return, 1 year +18.6% +5.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind +3.8 pts −9.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 71% 36%
Age 3.4 years 3.1 years
Net assets, DUBS as of Jul 31, 2026 and OCTJ as of Nov 4, 2026 $398m $15m

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 OCTJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDUBSOCTJDUBSOCTJDUBSOCTJ
3 months+0.6%+1.0%0.6%1.3%+0.7 pts+1.2 pts
6 months+6.7%+2.4%1.1%2.6%+1.7 pts−2.7 pts
1 year+18.6%+5.8%2.3%5.3%+3.8 pts−9.0 pts
3 years+85.1%+18.1%9.9%17.0%+2.2 pts−64.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: DUBS Jun 2023 · OCTJ Oct 2023+86.4%+19.6%10.2%17.2%+3.2 pts−66.5 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.

OCTJ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OCTJ paid 5.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.3%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 36% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DUBS or OCTJ?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DUBS paid 2.3% of its starting price in cash and OCTJ paid 5.3%, so OCTJ 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 OCTJ?
With every distribution reinvested, DUBS returned +18.6% and OCTJ +5.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DUBS or OCTJ?
DUBS charges 0.40% a year and OCTJ charges 0.79%, 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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