Data as of .
GIAX vs IDUB: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year GIAX paid 23.4% of its price in cash against IDUB’s 5.3%, though IDUB returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: IDUB scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GIAX and IDUB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in GIAX | Only in IDUB |
|---|---|
| Vanguard FTSE Developed Market 9.41% | Vanguard Total International S 99.46% |
| Freedom 100 Emerging Markets E 8.58% | TREASURY BILL 0.54% |
| Vanguard Small-Cap ETF 7.23% | |
| Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 6.90% | |
| Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF 5.67% | |
| Nebius Group NV 4.66% | |
| Alphabet Inc 4.59% | |
| Robinhood Markets Inc 4.29% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIAX | IDUB | GIAX | IDUB | GIAX | IDUB | |
| 3 months | −5.1% | +0.3% | 5.8% | 1.2% | −6.1 pts | −0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +25.3% | +18.1% | 13.4% | 2.7% | +7.9 pts | +4.2 pts |
| 1 year | +15.4% | +23.5% | 23.4% | 5.3% | −2.1 pts | +7.2 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +66.1% | not published | 17.6% | not published | +4.0 pts |
| Since launch | +34.6% | +37.8% | 45.3% | 18.2% | −11.8 pts | −17.5 pts |
| GIAX Nicholas Global Equity and Income ETF Option income on ACWI, paying weekly | IDUB Aptus International Enhanced Yield ETF Option income on EFA, paying quarterly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Nicholas | Aptus |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | All-country world (ACWI) | Developed Markets ex US (EFA) |
| Pays | weekly | quarterly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 23.2% | 5.0% |
| Expense ratio | 1.03% | 0.44% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 23.4% | 5.3% |
| Price change, 1 year | −10.5% | +17.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.4% | +23.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +17.6% | +16.3% |
| Ahead or behind | −2.1 pts | +7.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 780 days | 1883 days |
| Net assets | $86m | $468m |
GIAX in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, GIAX paid 23.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.4%. All-country world (ACWI) returned +17.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 23.2%, paid weekly.
IDUB in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IDUB paid 5.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 17.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +23.5%. Developed Markets ex US (EFA) returned +16.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 7.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.0%, paid quarterly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, GIAX or IDUB?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, GIAX paid 23.4% of its starting price in cash and IDUB paid 5.3%, so GIAX paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, GIAX or IDUB?
- With every distribution reinvested, GIAX returned +15.4% and IDUB returned +23.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so IDUB returned more.
- Which is cheaper, GIAX or IDUB?
- GIAX charges 1.03% a year and IDUB charges 0.44%, so IDUB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, GIAX against IDUB, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/giax-vs-idub Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.