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

DUBS and TPRY both write options for income.

Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF and VistaShares Target 15 TEPRTantrum Contrarian Distribution ETF.

2.3%DUBS cash paid, 1 year
7.4%TPRY cash paid, 1 year
+20.3%DUBS total return, 1 year
+2.1%TPRY 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
TPRY9.3 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+11.4%TPRY+2.1%9.3 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+11.4%TPRY+2.1%9.3 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DUBS and TPRY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in DUBSOnly in TPRY
State Street SPDR Portfolio S& 74.61%Micron Technology Inc 13.23%
BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core E 25.28%Amazon.com Inc 12.40%
TREASURY BILL 0.11%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 8.48%
Alphabet Inc 6.91%
Meta Platforms Inc 5.35%
Uber Technologies Inc 5.23%
Apple Inc 4.91%
Vistra Corp 4.57%

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 Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

DUBS and TPRY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DUBSTPRYDUBSTPRYDUBSTPRY
3 months+3.2%−5.9%0.5%3.5%+1.0 pts−8.2 pts
6 months+20.3%+11.9%1.2%8.1%+2.3 pts−6.1 pts
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%+2.1%9.3%7.4%+2.4 pts−9.3 pts
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DUBS and TPRY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DUBS
Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF
Option income on SPY, paying quarterly
TPRY
VistaShares Target 15 TEPRTantrum Contrarian Distribution ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerAptusVistaShares
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysquarterlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized2.1%15.3%
Expense ratio0.40%0.95%
Cash paid, 1 year2.3%7.4% (since launch on Feb 26, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+17.6%−5.4%
Total return, 1 year+20.3%+2.1% (since launch on Feb 26, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+11.4%
Ahead or behind+3.7 pts−9.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age1192 days204 days
Net assets$353m$4m

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.

TPRY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 26, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, TPRY paid 7.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +11.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, DUBS or TPRY?
DUBS charges 0.40% a year and TPRY charges 0.95%, 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 TPRY, 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 TPRY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/dubs-vs-tpry Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources