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DUBS vs ODTE: which paid, and which earned it?

DUBS and ODTE both write options for income.

Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF and VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF.

2.3%DUBS cash paid, 1 year
6.7%ODTE cash paid, 1 year
+20.3%DUBS total return, 1 year
+6.2%ODTE total return, 1 year
DUBS3.7 pts ahead of SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%DUBS+20.3%3.7 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%DUBS+20.3%3.7 pts ahead of SPY
ODTE10.5 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.7%ODTE+6.2%6.7% of it arrived as cash10.5 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.7%ODTE+6.2%10.5 pts behind SPY

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 each
Only in DUBSOnly 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

DUBS and ODTE over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DUBSODTEDUBSODTEDUBSODTE
3 months+3.2%−4.8%0.5%3.4%+1.0 pts−7.0 pts
6 months+20.3%not published1.2%not published+2.3 ptsnot published
1 year+20.3%not published2.3%not published+3.7 ptsnot published
3 years+80.1%not published9.1%not published+1.7 ptsnot published
Since launch+84.4%+6.2%9.3%6.7%+2.4 pts−10.5 pts
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DUBS and ODTE on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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
IssuerAptusVegaShares
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysquarterlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized2.1%14.1%
Expense ratio0.40%0.68%
Cash paid, 1 year2.3%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 estimatenot publishednot published
Age1192 days169 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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DUBS against ODTE, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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.

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