DUBS vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
DUBS and VAIE both write options for income. Net assets: $398m on Jul 31, 2026 for Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF, and $67m on Oct 19, 2026 for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF.
DUBS costs 0.34 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| DUBS | VAIE | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.40% | 0.74% |
| Net assets, DUBS as of Jul 31, 2026 and VAIE as of Oct 19, 2026 | $398m | $67m |
| Total return, 1 year | +19.6% | not published |
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | not published |
| Holdings in common | not published | |
| Price change | rose 17.0% (1 year) | fell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026) |
3.8 pts ahead of SPY
DUBS over 1 year: paid 2.4%, price +17.0%, total +19.6%, SPY +15.8%, +3.8 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
SPY
+15.8%
DUBS
+19.6%
2.4% cash
3.8 pts ahead of SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
3.8 pts ahead of SPY
DUBS over 1 year: paid 2.4%, price +17.0%, total +19.6%, SPY +15.8%, +3.8 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
SPY
+15.8%
DUBS
+19.6%
3.8 pts ahead of SPY
2.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DUBS over 1 year: paid 2.4%, price +17.0%, total +19.6%, SPY +15.8%, +3.8 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Not measured
VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
VAIE
+3.3%
6.8% as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
VAIE
+3.3%
6.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | DUBS | VAIE | DUBS | VAIE | DUBS | VAIE |
| 3 months | +3.8% | +2.5% | 0.6% | 4.1% | +0.8 pts | not measured |
| 6 months | +11.3% | – | 1.2% | – | +1.6 pts | – |
| 1 year | +19.6% | – | 2.4% | – | +3.8 pts | – |
| 3 years | +90.6% | – | 10.2% | – | +1.3 pts | – |
| Since launch Not the same days: DUBS Jun 2023 · VAIE May 2026 | +86.4% | +3.3% | 10.2% | 6.8% | +2.7 pts | not measured |
Source: ETFIQ. – means no data for this window, usually because the fund is younger than it. Open this comparison in the app →
On the same fields
As of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid is what the fund distributed over the window, as a share of its price at the start. Payout rate is its latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
About DUBS
Over the year to Oct 20, 2026, DUBS paid 2.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 17.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.8 pts. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 2.2%, paid quarterly.
About VAIE
Over the period from its first trade on May 12, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, VAIE paid 6.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.3%. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.8%, paid weekly.
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