Which paid more, DUBS or SIXH?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DUBS paid 2.3% of its starting price in cash and SIXH paid 2.1%, so DUBS 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 SIXH?

With every distribution reinvested, DUBS returned +18.6% and SIXH +23.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, DUBS or SIXH?

DUBS charges 0.40% a year and SIXH charges 0.69%, so DUBS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

DUBS vs SIXH: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DUBS paid 2.3% of its price in cash against SIXH’s 2.1%, though SIXH returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $398m on Jul 31, 2026 for Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF, and $603m on Aug 31, 2026 for ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF.

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At a glance

2.3%

DUBS cash paid, 1 year

2.1%

SIXH cash paid, 1 year

+18.6%

DUBS total return, 1 year

+23.5%

SIXH 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%

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.

SIXH · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings

SIXH

+23.5%

Own

+18.0%

5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings

SIXH over 1 year: paid 2.1%, price +21.2%, total +23.5%, its own holdings +18.0%, +5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own holdings

+18.0%

SIXH

+23.5%

5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings

SIXH over 1 year: paid 2.1%, price +21.2%, total +23.5%, its own holdings +18.0%, +5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own holdings

+18.0%

SIXH

+23.5%

2.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +23.5%. SIXH over 1 year: paid 2.1%, price +21.2%, total +23.5%, its own holdings +18.0%, +5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +23.5%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DUBS costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.9 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DUBS vs SIXH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	DUBS	SIXH
Paid and earned
Measure	DUBS	SIXH
Total return, 1 year	+18.6%	+23.5%
Price change, 1 year	rose 16.0%	rose 21.2%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	71% of the Sep 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	DUBS	SIXH
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	its own holdings
Cost and size
Measure	DUBS	SIXH
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.69%
Net assets, DUBS as of Jul 31, 2026 and SIXH as of Aug 31, 2026	$398m	$603m
Holdings
Measure	DUBS	SIXH
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score97.9DUBS98.5SIXH

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

SIXH 98.5

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

Risk and return

Jun 23, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026 · 175 weekly returns

DUBS SIXH

Return

Total return edge DUBS +83.8% +56.3%

Annualized edge DUBS +19.8% +14.2%

Price return edge DUBS +70.2% +46.4%

Risk

Volatility edge SIXH 13.5% 8.0%

Max drawdown edge SIXH −16.4% −7.3%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge SIXH (slight) 1.07 1.14

Sortino edge SIXH (slight) 1.65 1.72

Calmar edge SIXH 1.21 1.94

Reading

From Jun 2023 to Oct 2026, DUBS returned more: +83.8% to +56.3%. SIXH swung less: 8.0% to 13.5%. SIXH fell less at its worst: −7.3% to −16.4%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: DUBS vs SIXH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	DUBS	SIXH	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+83.8%	+56.3%	DUBS	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+19.8%	+14.2%	DUBS	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+70.2%	+46.4%	DUBS	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	13.5%	8.0%	SIXH	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	8.8%	5.3%	SIXH	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−16.4%	−7.3%	SIXH	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	1.07	1.14	SIXH (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	1.65	1.72	SIXH (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	1.21	1.94	SIXH	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 175 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

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

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DUBS SIXH

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 SIXH

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 4.95%

Altria Group, Inc. 4.90%

AT&T INC. 4.08%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 3.92%

PEPSICO, INC. 3.69%

Philip Morris International Inc. 3.60%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2.85%

QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 2.82%

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Side by side

DUBS Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF · Option income on SPY, paying quarterly SIXH ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF · Option income on its own holdings, paying monthly

Issuer Aptus Exchange Traded Concepts

Strategy option income option income

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) SIXH's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026)

Pays quarterly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 2.2% 3.2%

Expense ratio 0.40% 0.69%

Cash paid, 1 year 2.3% 2.1%

Price change, 1 year +16.0% +21.2%

Total return, 1 year +18.6% +23.5%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +18.0%

Ahead or behind +3.8 pts +5.5 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 71% not published

Age 3.4 years 6.5 years

Net assets, DUBS as of Jul 31, 2026 and SIXH as of Aug 31, 2026 $398m $603m

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 SIXH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	DUBS	SIXH	DUBS	SIXH	DUBS	SIXH
3 months	+0.6%	+6.0%	0.6%	0.5%	+0.7 pts	+1.8 pts
6 months	+6.7%	+10.3%	1.1%	1.0%	+1.7 pts	+3.5 pts
1 year	+18.6%	+23.5%	2.3%	2.1%	+3.8 pts	+5.5 pts
3 years	+85.1%	+47.6%	9.9%	6.8%	+2.2 pts	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: DUBS Jun 2023 · SIXH May 2020	+86.4%	+104.1%	10.2%	16.7%	+3.2 pts	not measured

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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.

SIXH

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SIXH paid 2.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 21.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +23.5%. SIXH's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026) returned +18.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 3.2%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DUBS or SIXH?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DUBS paid 2.3% of its starting price in cash and SIXH paid 2.1%, so DUBS 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 SIXH?: With every distribution reinvested, DUBS returned +18.6% and SIXH +23.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DUBS or SIXH?: DUBS charges 0.40% a year and SIXH charges 0.69%, 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 ↗

SIXH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SIXH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Exchange Traded Concepts website ↗

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How this is computed

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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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