Data as of .
DUBS vs ODTE: which paid, and which earned it?
DUBS and ODTE both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DUBS and ODTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in DUBS | Only in ODTE |
|---|---|
| State Street SPDR Portfolio S& 74.61% | Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 33.70% |
| BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core E 25.28% | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 33.27% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.11% | Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF 33.03% |
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 | ODTE | DUBS | ODTE | DUBS | ODTE | |
| 3 months | +3.2% | −4.8% | 0.5% | 3.4% | +1.0 pts | −7.0 pts |
| 6 months | +20.3% | not published | 1.2% | not published | +2.3 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +20.3% | not published | 2.3% | not published | +3.7 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +80.1% | not published | 9.1% | not published | +1.7 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +84.4% | +6.2% | 9.3% | 6.7% | +2.4 pts | −10.5 pts |
| DUBS Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF Option income on SPY, paying quarterly | ODTE VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Aptus | VegaShares |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | quarterly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 2.1% | 14.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.40% | 0.68% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 2.3% | 6.7% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +17.6% | −0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +20.3% | +6.2% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.7% |
| Ahead or behind | +3.7 pts | −10.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1192 days | 169 days |
| Net assets | $353m | $3m |
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.
ODTE in plain words
Over the period since launch on Apr 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ODTE paid 6.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.2%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.1%, paid weekly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, DUBS or ODTE?
- DUBS charges 0.40% a year and ODTE charges 0.68%, so DUBS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, DUBS against ODTE, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/dubs-vs-odte Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.