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DUBS vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $398m on Jul 31, 2026 for Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF, and $42m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
2.3%
DUBS cash paid, 1 year
16.7%
YSPC cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
+18.6%
DUBS total return, 1 year
−2.1%
YSPC total return, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
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.
YSPC · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 2.6 pts behind SPCX
YSPC
−2.1%
SPCX
+0.5%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

+0.5%

YSPC

−2.1%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

+0.5%

YSPC

−2.1%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

16.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DUBS costs 0.61 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DUBS vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDUBSYSPC
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+18.6%not published
Price changerose 16.0% (1 year)fell 18.2% (since Jul 15, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate71% of the Sep 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYSpace Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.40%1.01%
Net assets, DUBS as of Jul 31, 2026 and YSPC as of Nov 3, 2026$398m$42m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, DUBS and YSPC 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 YSPC
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 YSPC
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 29.45%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 13.87%
SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 C 0.32%
SPCX US 11/06/26 C145 0.13%
SPCX US 11/06/26 C146 0.11%
SPCX US 11/06/26 C141 -0.11%
SPCX US 11/06/26 C140 -0.72%
SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 P -21.73%
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Side by side

DUBS Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF · Option income on SPY, paying quarterly YSPC YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPCX, paying weekly
Strategy option income synthetic covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Pays quarterly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 2.2% 60.1%
Expense ratio 0.40% 1.01%
Cash paid, 1 year 2.3% 16.7% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +16.0% −18.2% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +18.6% −2.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +0.5% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Ahead or behind +3.8 pts −2.6 pts (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 71% not published
Age 3.4 years 112 days
Net assets, DUBS as of Jul 31, 2026 and YSPC as of Nov 3, 2026 $398m $42m

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 YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDUBSYSPCDUBSYSPCDUBSYSPC
3 months+0.6%+11.7%0.6%18.2%+0.7 pts−13.8 pts
6 months+6.7%–1.1%–+1.7 pts–
1 year+18.6%–2.3%–+3.8 pts–
3 years+85.1%–9.9%–+2.2 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: DUBS Jun 2023 · YSPC Jul 2026+86.4%−2.1%10.2%16.7%+3.2 pts−2.5 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.

YSPC

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, YSPC paid 16.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 18.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.1%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned +0.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.1%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, DUBS or YSPC?
DUBS charges 0.40% a year and YSPC charges 1.01%, so DUBS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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