Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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IDUB vs OVF: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OVF paid 12.9% of its price in cash against IDUB’s 5.5%, though IDUB returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $499m on Jul 31, 2026 for Aptus International Enhanced Yield ETF, and $61m on Aug 31, 2026 for Overlay Shares Foreign Equity ETF.

At a glance
5.5%
IDUB cash paid, 1 year
12.9%
OVF cash paid, 1 year
+19.6%
IDUB total return, 1 year
+18.2%
OVF total return, 1 year
IDUB · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.1 pts ahead of VXUS
IDUB
+19.6%
VXUS
+16.5%

3.1 pts ahead of VXUS

IDUB over 1 year: paid 5.5%, price +13.7%, total +19.6%, VXUS +16.5%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VXUS

+16.5%

IDUB

+19.6%

5.5% as cash

3.1 pts ahead of VXUS

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.1 pts ahead of VXUS

IDUB over 1 year: paid 5.5%, price +13.7%, total +19.6%, VXUS +16.5%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VXUS

+16.5%

IDUB

+19.6%

3.1 pts ahead of VXUS

5.5% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. IDUB over 1 year: paid 5.5%, price +13.7%, total +19.6%, VXUS +16.5%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
OVF · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.3 pts ahead of ACWX
OVF
+18.2%
ACWX
+16.9%

1.3 pts ahead of ACWX

OVF over 1 year: paid 12.9%, price +4.6%, total +18.2%, ACWX +16.9%, +1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ACWX

+16.9%

OVF

+18.2%

12.9% of it arrived as cash

1.3 pts ahead of ACWX

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.3 pts ahead of ACWX

OVF over 1 year: paid 12.9%, price +4.6%, total +18.2%, ACWX +16.9%, +1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ACWX

+16.9%

OVF

+18.2%

12.9% cash

1.3 pts ahead of ACWX

12.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +19.6%. OVF over 1 year: paid 12.9%, price +4.6%, total +18.2%, ACWX +16.9%, +1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +19.6%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

IDUB costs 0.39 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.4 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IDUB vs OVF: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureIDUBOVF
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+19.6%+18.2%
Price change, 1 yearrose 13.7%rose 4.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate93% of the Sep 30, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkVanguard Total International Stock ETF, measured through VXUSiShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF, measured through ACWX
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.44%0.83%
Net assets, IDUB as of Jul 31, 2026 and OVF as of Aug 31, 2026$499m$61m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · IDUB scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score96.7IDUB76.3OVF

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, IDUB and OVF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IDUB OVF
Only in one fund ↓
Only in IDUB
Vanguard Total International S 97.63%
Only in OVF
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF 74.92%
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Mar 25.12%
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Side by side

IDUB Aptus International Enhanced Yield ETF · Option income on VXUS, paying quarterly OVF Overlay Shares Foreign Equity ETF · Put-selling overlay on ACWX, paying monthly
Strategy option income put-selling overlay
Benchmark Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS) iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (ACWX)
Pays quarterly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 5.2% 10.4%
Expense ratio 0.44% 0.83%
Cash paid, 1 year 5.5% 12.9%
Price change, 1 year +13.7% +4.6%
Total return, 1 year +19.6% +18.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year +16.5% +16.9%
Ahead or behind +3.1 pts +1.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 93% 100%
Age 5.3 years 7.1 years
Net assets, IDUB as of Jul 31, 2026 and OVF as of Aug 31, 2026 $499m $61m

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: IDUB vs OVF: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowIDUBOVFIDUBOVFIDUBOVF
3 months−2.6%−3.1%1.3%2.5%+0.2 pts−0.2 pts
6 months0.0%−1.0%2.5%5.1%+1.4 pts−0.3 pts
1 year+19.6%+18.2%5.5%12.9%+3.1 pts+1.2 pts
3 years+65.4%+76.6%19.5%29.1%−4.3 pts+6.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: IDUB Jul 2021 · OVF Oct 2019+34.4%+80.6%19.6%41.9%−16.6 pts−17.2 pts

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About each fund
IDUB

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IDUB paid 5.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.6%. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS) returned +16.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.2%, paid quarterly. Aptus estimates that 93% 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.

OVF

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OVF paid 12.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.2%. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (ACWX) returned +16.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.4%, paid monthly. Overlay Shares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 29, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, IDUB or OVF?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IDUB paid 5.5% of its starting price in cash and OVF paid 12.9%, so OVF 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 OVF?
With every distribution reinvested, IDUB returned +19.6% and OVF +18.2% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, IDUB or OVF?
IDUB charges 0.44% a year and OVF charges 0.83%, so IDUB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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