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

DUBS and VOOY both write options for income.

Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF and XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF.

2.3%DUBS cash paid, 1 year
0.0%VOOY cash paid, 1 year
+20.3%DUBS total return, 1 year
−0.3%VOOY 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
VOOYAbout even with SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY−0.2%VOOY−0.3%about even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY−0.2%VOOY−0.3%about even with SPY

Performance, window by window

DUBS and VOOY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DUBSVOOYDUBSVOOYDUBSVOOY
3 months+3.2%not published0.5%not published+1.0 ptsnot published
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%−0.3%9.3%0.0%+2.4 pts0.0 pts
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DUBS and VOOY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DUBS
Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF
Option income on SPY, paying quarterly
VOOY
XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF
Option income on SPY
IssuerAptusXFUNDS
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysquarterlynot established
Payout rate, annualized2.1%not published
Expense ratio0.40%not published
Cash paid, 1 year2.3%0.0% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+17.6%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year+20.3%−0.3% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%−0.2%
Ahead or behind+3.7 pts0.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age1192 days16 days
Net assets$353mnot published

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.

VOOY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Sep 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, VOOY paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned −0.2% over the same days, so a holder was about even.

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Where these figures came from

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DUBS against VOOY, 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.

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