Data as of .
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.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: IDUB scores higher
Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?
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, IDUB and KLIP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in IDUB | Only 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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDUB | KLIP | IDUB | KLIP | IDUB | KLIP | |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Aptus | KraneShares |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | Developed Markets ex US (EFA) | China internet (KWEB) |
| Pays | quarterly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 5.0% | 25.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.44% | 0.94% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.3% | 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 estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1883 days | 1345 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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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.