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DUBS vs QDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QDTY paid 30.7% 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 $37m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF.

DUBS on its own →QDTY on its own →
At a glance
2.3%
DUBS cash paid, 1 year
30.7%
QDTY cash paid, 1 year
+18.6%
DUBS total return, 1 year
+10.1%
QDTY 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.
QDTY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.2 pts behind QQQ
QDTY
+10.1%
QQQ
+12.3%

2.2 pts behind QQQ

QDTY over 1 year: paid 30.7%, price −21.9%, total +10.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QDTY

+10.1%

30.7% of it arrived as cash

2.2 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.2 pts behind QQQ

QDTY over 1 year: paid 30.7%, price −21.9%, total +10.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QDTY

+10.1%

30.7% cash

2.2 pts behind QQQ

30.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QDTY over 1 year: paid 30.7%, price −21.9%, total +10.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DUBS costs 0.77 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.5 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DUBS vs QDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDUBSQDTY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+18.6%+10.1%
Price change, 1 yearrose 16.0%fell 21.9%
Return of capital, issuer estimate71% of the Sep 30, 2026 payment75% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYNasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.40%1.17%
Net assets, DUBS as of Jul 31, 2026 and QDTY as of Nov 3, 2026$398m$37m
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 Score97.9DUBS27.8QDTY

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

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

0%

By the books each fund has filed, DUBS and QDTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DUBS QDTY
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 QDTY
NDX 12/18/2026 1001.26 C 95.10%
XND 12/18/2026 10.02 C 0.73%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 0.05%
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Side by side

DUBS Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF · Option income on SPY, paying quarterly QDTY YieldMax Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly
Issuer Aptus YieldMax
Strategy option income 0DTE covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays quarterly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 2.2% 30.9%
Expense ratio 0.40% 1.17%
Cash paid, 1 year 2.3% 30.7%
Price change, 1 year +16.0% −21.9%
Total return, 1 year +18.6% +10.1%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +12.3%
Ahead or behind +3.8 pts −2.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 71% 75%
Age 3.4 years 1.7 years
Net assets, DUBS as of Jul 31, 2026 and QDTY as of Nov 3, 2026 $398m $37m

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 QDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDUBSQDTYDUBSQDTYDUBSQDTY
3 months+0.6%−2.6%0.6%7.4%+0.7 pts+0.8 pts
6 months+6.7%+0.6%1.1%15.2%+1.7 pts+1.0 pts
1 year+18.6%+10.1%2.3%30.7%+3.8 pts−2.2 pts
3 years+85.1%–9.9%–+2.2 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: DUBS Jun 2023 · QDTY Feb 2025+86.4%+21.7%10.2%45.1%+3.2 pts−8.5 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.

QDTY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QDTY paid 30.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 75% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DUBS or QDTY?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DUBS paid 2.3% of its starting price in cash and QDTY paid 30.7%, so QDTY 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 QDTY?
With every distribution reinvested, DUBS returned +18.6% and QDTY +10.1% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DUBS or QDTY?
DUBS charges 0.40% a year and QDTY charges 1.17%, so DUBS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Sources and dates
DUBS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
DUBS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
DUBS 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
Aptus website ↗
QDTY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
QDTY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
QDTY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
YieldMax page for QDTY ↗

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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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