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IDUB vs KLIP: which paid, and which earned it?

Over the year KLIP paid 19.5% of its price in cash against IDUB’s 5.3%, though IDUB returned more with it reinvested.

Aptus International Enhanced Yield ETF and KraneShares KWEB Covered Call Strategy ETF.

5.3%IDUB cash paid, 1 year
19.5%KLIP cash paid, 1 year
+23.5%IDUB total return, 1 year
−14.7%KLIP total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: IDUB scores higher

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

IDUB 96.8KLIP 55.53.8, the lowest in this set96.8, the highest

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

IDUB7.2 pts ahead of EFA · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
EFA+16.3%IDUB+23.5%7.2 pts ahead of EFATotal return, distributions reinvestedEFA+16.3%IDUB+23.5%7.2 pts ahead of EFA
KLIP22.5 pts ahead of KWEB · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
KWEB−37.3%KLIP−14.7%22.5 pts ahead of KWEBTotal return, distributions reinvestedKWEB−37.3%KLIP−14.7%22.5 pts ahead of KWEB

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IDUB and KLIP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in IDUBOnly in KLIP
Vanguard Total International S 99.46%KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF 99.43%
TREASURY BILL 0.54%Cash 2.18%
2KWEB US 09/25/26 C26.66 -0.03%
2KWEB US 10/02/26 C26.32 -0.15%
2KWEB US 10/09/26 C26.05 -0.19%
2KWEB US 10/23/26 C24.83 -0.54%
2KWEB US 10/16/26 C24.6 -0.70%

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 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

IDUB and KLIP over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
IDUBKLIPIDUBKLIPIDUBKLIP
3 months+0.3%+0.2%1.2%6.0%−0.3 pts+1.8 pts
6 months+18.1%−1.7%2.7%11.5%+4.2 pts+10.3 pts
1 year+23.5%−14.7%5.3%19.5%+7.2 pts+22.5 pts
3 years+66.1%+13.7%17.6%69.6%+4.0 pts+13.0 pts
Since launch+37.8%+18.1%18.2%80.0%−17.5 pts+37.6 pts
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IDUB and KLIP on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IDUB
Aptus International Enhanced Yield ETF
Option income on EFA, paying quarterly
KLIP
KraneShares KWEB Covered Call Strategy ETF
Covered call on KWEB, paying monthly
IssuerAptusKraneShares
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkDeveloped Markets ex US (EFA)China internet (KWEB)
Paysquarterlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized5.0%25.2%
Expense ratio0.44%0.94%
Cash paid, 1 year5.3%19.5%
Price change, 1 year+17.4%−32.5%
Total return, 1 year+23.5%−14.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.3%−37.3%
Ahead or behind+7.2 pts+22.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age1883 days1345 days
Net assets$468m$94m

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.

KLIP in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, KLIP paid 19.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 32.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −14.7%. China internet (KWEB) returned −37.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 22.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.2%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, IDUB or KLIP?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IDUB paid 5.3% of its starting price in cash and KLIP paid 19.5%, so KLIP paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, IDUB or KLIP?
With every distribution reinvested, IDUB returned +23.5% and KLIP returned −14.7% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so IDUB returned more.
Which is cheaper, IDUB or KLIP?
IDUB charges 0.44% a year and KLIP charges 0.94%, so IDUB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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IDUB against KLIP, 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, IDUB against KLIP, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/idub-vs-klip Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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