Which paid more, DUBS or YYY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DUBS paid 2.3% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, so YYY 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 YYY?

With every distribution reinvested, DUBS returned +18.6% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, DUBS or YYY?

DUBS charges 0.40% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so DUBS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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DUBS vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its price in cash against DUBS’s 2.3%, though DUBS returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $398m on Jul 31, 2026 for Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF, and $674m on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify CEF High Income ETF.

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At a glance

2.3%

DUBS cash paid, 1 year

12.4%

YYY cash paid, 1 year

+18.6%

DUBS total return, 1 year

+1.9%

YYY 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%

2.3% cash

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.

YYY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

YYY

+1.9%

none

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

12.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DUBS costs 2.83 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 16.7 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DUBS vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	DUBS	YYY
Paid and earned
Measure	DUBS	YYY
Total return, 1 year	+18.6%	+1.9%
Price change, 1 year	rose 16.0%	fell 10.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	71% of the Sep 30, 2026 payment	18% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	DUBS	YYY
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	its own holdings
Cost and size
Measure	DUBS	YYY
Expense ratio	0.40%	3.23%
Net assets, DUBS as of Jul 31, 2026 and YYY as of Nov 3, 2026	$398m	$674m
Holdings
Measure	DUBS	YYY
Holdings in common	0%

Method

Risk and return

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

DUBS YYY

Return

Total return edge DUBS +83.8% +34.7%

Annualized edge DUBS +19.8% +9.3%

Price return edge DUBS +70.2% −11.9%

Risk

Volatility edge YYY 13.5% 10.7%

Max drawdown edge YYY −16.4% −10.4%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge DUBS 1.07 0.46

Sortino edge DUBS 1.65 0.65

Calmar edge DUBS 1.21 0.89

Reading

From Jun 2023 to Oct 2026, DUBS returned more: +83.8% to +34.7%. YYY swung less: 10.7% to 13.5%. YYY fell less at its worst: −10.4% to −16.4%.

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Risk and return: DUBS vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	DUBS	YYY	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+83.8%	+34.7%	DUBS	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+19.8%	+9.3%	DUBS	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+70.2%	−11.9%	DUBS	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	13.5%	10.7%	YYY	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	8.8%	7.5%	YYY	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−16.4%	−10.4%	YYY	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	1.07	0.46	DUBS	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	1.65	0.65	DUBS	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	1.21	0.89	DUBS	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 YYY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DUBS YYY

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 YYY

abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.64%

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 3.31%

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.31%

BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.30%

PIMCO High Income Fund 3.06%

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.04%

Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.70%

abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund 2.66%

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Side by side

DUBS Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF · Option income on SPY, paying quarterly YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF · Income from closed-end funds on its own holdings, paying monthly

Issuer Aptus Amplify

Strategy option income income from closed-end funds

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) YYY's own holdings (from its holdings of Nov 3, 2026)

Pays quarterly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 2.2% 13.8%

Expense ratio 0.40% 3.23%

Cash paid, 1 year 2.3% 12.4%

Price change, 1 year +16.0% −10.3%

Total return, 1 year +18.6% +1.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published

Ahead or behind +3.8 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 71% 18%

Age 3.4 years 14.4 years

Net assets, DUBS as of Jul 31, 2026 and YYY as of Nov 3, 2026 $398m $674m

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 YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	DUBS	YYY	DUBS	YYY	DUBS	YYY
3 months	+0.6%	−4.9%	0.6%	3.2%	+0.7 pts	not measured
6 months	+6.7%	−4.1%	1.1%	6.2%	+1.7 pts	not measured
1 year	+18.6%	+1.9%	2.3%	12.4%	+3.8 pts	not measured
3 years	+85.1%	+35.2%	9.9%	38.6%	+2.2 pts	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: DUBS Jun 2023 · YYY Jun 2012	+86.4%	+114.4%	10.2%	113.6%	+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.

YYY

No 1-year comparison: a quarter's holdings filing is missing from the year.

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.8%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 18% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DUBS or YYY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DUBS paid 2.3% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, so YYY 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 YYY?: With every distribution reinvested, DUBS returned +18.6% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DUBS or YYY?: DUBS charges 0.40% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, 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 ↗

YYY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YYY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YYY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for YYY ↗

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How this is computed

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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