IDUB Aptus International Enhanced Yield ETF
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$26.92
+1.7% · 1 day, price
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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IDUB paid 5.5% in cash and returned 19.6% in total, against 16.5% for VXUS.
Why did IDUB return +32.4% from Jul 2021 to Oct 2026, against VXUS’s +48.6%?Is IDUB’s payout of 5.2% a year sustainable?What do IDUB’s net flows of +$329m over the 3 years to Jul 31, 2026 mean?
Option income on VXUS, paying quarterlyAptus ↗Expense ratio 0.44%Fund assets $499m net assets, latest filing (Jul 31, 2026)First traded Jul 23, 2021Benchmark Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS)SEC filings ↗Every Aptus fund ETFIQ coversDividend history
Promise check: DeliveredOver the year to Nov 4, 2026, IDUB paid 5.5% in cash and returned 19.6% in total, covering 356.4% of its payout.
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IDUB risk and return scorecard
vs VXUS · Jul 2021 to Oct 2026 · 274 weekly returns · dividend-adjusted
IDUB +32.4%, VXUS +48.6%, Jul 2021 to Oct 2026, distributions reinvested.
Return
MeasureIDUBVXUSEdge
Total return+32.4%+48.6%VXUS
Annualized+5.5%+7.8%VXUS
Price return+6.1%+26.8%VXUS
Risk
MeasureIDUBVXUSEdge
Volatility13.7%15.5%IDUB
Max drawdown−29.0%−29.4%Tie
Upside capture79.2%100.0%VXUS
Downside capture92.0%100.0%IDUB (slight)
Risk-adjusted
MeasureIDUBVXUSEdge
Sharpe ratio0.180.32VXUS
Sortino ratio0.260.46VXUS
Alpha vs VXUS
MeasureIDUBVXUSEdge
Alpha, a year−1.7%Not significant
Alpha t-stat−0.93
Beta to VXUS0.841.00Lower beta
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records; risk-free rate: U.S. Treasury, Daily Treasury Bill Rates, 13-week coupon equivalent Method · Data
Money in and out
Net fund flows · Jul 31, 202612 months to Jul 31, 2026
+$92.0m
3 years to Jul 31, 2026
+$329m
5 years to Jul 31, 2026
+$422m
What you earned
IDUB −2.2%, VXUS −2.3%: total return over one month to Nov 4, 2026.
IDUB
−2.2%
VXUS
−2.3%
Paid 0.0% in cash. Price −2.2%.
IDUB −2.6%, VXUS −2.9%: total return over three months to Nov 4, 2026.
IDUB
−2.6%
VXUS
−2.9%
Paid 1.3% in cash. Price −3.9%.
IDUB 0.0%, VXUS −1.4%: total return over six months to Nov 4, 2026.
IDUB
0.0%
VXUS
−1.4%
Paid 2.5% in cash. Price −2.5%.
IDUB +14.9%, VXUS +12.0%: total return over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
IDUB
+14.9%
VXUS
+12.0%
Paid 4.1% in cash. Price +10.6%.
IDUB +19.6%, VXUS +16.5%: total return over one year to Nov 4, 2026.
IDUB
+19.6%
VXUS
+16.5%
Paid 5.5% in cash. Price +13.7%.
IDUB +65.4%, VXUS +69.7%: total return over three years to Nov 4, 2026.
IDUB
+65.4%
VXUS
+69.7%
Paid 19.5% in cash. Price +40.3%.
IDUB +33.3%, VXUS +48.4%: total return over five years to Nov 4, 2026.
IDUB
+33.3%
VXUS
+48.4%
Paid 19.5% in cash. Price +6.9%.
IDUB +34.4%, VXUS +51.1%: total return since launch to Nov 4, 2026.
IDUB
+34.4%
VXUS
+51.1%
Paid 19.6% in cash. Price +7.8%.
What it paid
13 distributions · latest Sep 29, 2026Pays quarterly.
More on IDUB
Every number below is on this page. Open what you need.Price and total return, 1 year
$26.92+1.7%1 day, priceClose, Nov 4, 2026
0%10%20%Total return +19.6%Price +13.7%
Nov 4, 2025Nov 4, 2026
Price +13.7%Total return +19.6%
Total return adds every distribution, reinvested. Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.
Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices. Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Updated every trading night. Report a data error
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Price | VXUS | Ahead or behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1M Oct 5 – Nov 4, 2026 | −2.2% | 0.0% | −2.2% | −2.3% | +0.1 pts |
| 3M Aug 5 – Nov 4, 2026 | −2.6% | 1.3% | −3.9% | −2.9% | +0.3 pts |
| 6M May 6 – Nov 4, 2026 | 0.0% | 2.5% | −2.5% | −1.4% | +1.4 pts |
| YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Nov 4, 2026 | +14.9% | 4.1% | +10.6% | +12.0% | +2.9 pts |
| 1Y Nov 4, 2025 – Nov 4, 2026 | +19.6% | 5.5% | +13.7% | +16.5% | +3.1 pts |
| 3Y Nov 3, 2023 – Nov 4, 2026 | +65.4% | 19.5% | +40.3% | +69.7% | −4.3 pts |
| 5Y Nov 5, 2021 – Nov 4, 2026 | +33.3% | 19.5% | +6.9% | +48.4% | −15.1 pts |
| Since launch Jul 23, 2021 – Nov 4, 2026 | +34.4% | 19.6% | +7.8% | +51.1% | −16.7 pts |
| Since launch, annualised Jul 23, 2021 – Nov 4, 2026 | +5.8% | – | – | – | – |
Total returns, distributions reinvested.
Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices, with distributions reinvested.
Where the return came from
IDUB
−2.2%
VXUS
About even with VXUS IDUB over 1 month: paid 0.0%, price −2.2%, total −2.2%, VXUS −2.3%, +0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026. VXUS −2.3% IDUB −2.2% about even with VXUS Total return, distributions reinvested About even with VXUS IDUB over 1 month: paid 0.0%, price −2.2%, total −2.2%, VXUS −2.3%, +0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026. VXUS −2.3% IDUB −2.2% about even with VXUS Over the 1 month to Nov 4, 2026, IDUB returned −2.2% with distributions reinvested and Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS) returned −2.3%, so a holder came out ahead of it by 0.1 points. The lighter segment is the 0.0% that arrived as cash rather than as price.−2.3%
Price change −2.2%Cash paid 0.0%, reinvested+0.1 pts vs VXUS
3.0%
IDUB
−2.6%
VXUS
About even with VXUS IDUB over 3 months: paid 1.3%, price −3.9%, total −2.6%, VXUS −2.9%, +0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026. VXUS −2.9% IDUB −2.6% about even with VXUS Total return, distributions reinvested About even with VXUS IDUB over 3 months: paid 1.3%, price −3.9%, total −2.6%, VXUS −2.9%, +0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026. VXUS −2.9% IDUB −2.6% about even with VXUS Over the 3 months to Nov 4, 2026, IDUB returned −2.6% with distributions reinvested and Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS) returned −2.9%, so a holder came out ahead of it by 0.3 points. The lighter segment is the 1.3% that arrived as cash rather than as price.−2.9%
Price change −3.9%Cash paid +1.3%, reinvested+0.3 pts vs VXUS
0.0%
IDUB
0.0%
VXUS
1.4 pts ahead of VXUS IDUB over 6 months: paid 2.5%, price −2.5%, total 0.0%, VXUS −1.4%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026. VXUS −1.4% IDUB 0.0% 1.4 pts ahead of VXUS Total return, distributions reinvested 1.4 pts ahead of VXUS IDUB over 6 months: paid 2.5%, price −2.5%, total 0.0%, VXUS −1.4%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026. VXUS −1.4% IDUB 0.0% 1.4 pts ahead of VXUS Over the 6 months to Nov 4, 2026, IDUB returned 0.0% with distributions reinvested and Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS) returned −1.4%, so a holder came out ahead of it by 1.4 points. The lighter segment is the 2.5% that arrived as cash rather than as price.−1.4%
Price change −2.5%Cash paid +2.5%, reinvested+1.4 pts vs VXUS
0.0%
IDUB
+19.6%
VXUS
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 Over the 1 year to Nov 4, 2026, IDUB returned +19.6% with distributions reinvested and Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS) returned +16.5%, so a holder came out ahead of it by 3.1 points. The lighter segment is the 5.5% that arrived as cash rather than as price.+16.5%
Price change +13.7%Cash paid +5.5%, reinvested+3.1 pts vs VXUS
IDUB
+65.4%
VXUS
4.3 pts behind VXUS IDUB over 3 years: paid 19.5%, price +40.3%, total +65.4%, VXUS +69.7%, −4.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026. VXUS +69.7% IDUB +65.4% 19.5% as cash 4.3 pts behind VXUS Total return, distributions reinvested 4.3 pts behind VXUS IDUB over 3 years: paid 19.5%, price +40.3%, total +65.4%, VXUS +69.7%, −4.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026. VXUS +69.7% IDUB +65.4% 4.3 pts behind VXUS Over the 3 years to Nov 4, 2026, IDUB returned +65.4% with distributions reinvested and Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS) returned +69.7%, so a holder came out behind it by 4.3 points. The lighter segment is the 19.5% that arrived as cash rather than as price.+69.7%
Price change +40.3%Cash paid +19.5%, reinvested−4.3 pts vs VXUS
IDUB
+34.4%
VXUS
16.7 pts behind VXUS IDUB since launch: paid 19.6%, price +7.8%, total +34.4%, VXUS +51.1%, −16.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026. VXUS +51.1% IDUB +34.4% 19.6% of it arrived as cash 16.7 pts behind VXUS Total return, distributions reinvested 16.7 pts behind VXUS IDUB since launch: paid 19.6%, price +7.8%, total +34.4%, VXUS +51.1%, −16.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026. VXUS +51.1% IDUB +34.4% 16.7 pts behind VXUS From launch to Nov 4, 2026, IDUB returned +34.4% with distributions reinvested and Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS) returned +51.1%, so a holder came out behind it by 16.7 points. The lighter segment is the 19.6% that arrived as cash rather than as price.+51.1%
Price change +7.8%Cash paid +19.6%, reinvested−16.7 pts vs VXUS
96.7
IQ Income ScoreETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score6th of 167 · Nov 4, 2026
0.3 · lowest of 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company99.7 · highest
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
IDUB paid 5.5% in cash over the year and returned 19.6% in total, more than it paid out.
total return as a share of the cash paid356.4% · 97th pct
Money in and out
Monthly data · as of Jul 31, 2026IDUB: in the month to Jul 31, 2026, net $10.2m came in, by its SEC filing.
12 months
+$92.0m
28.6% of $322m on Jul 31, 2025
Aug 1, 2025 to Jul 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Aug 1, 2025 to Jul 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
3 years
+$329m
507.6% of $64.7m on Jul 31, 2023
Aug 1, 2023 to Jul 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Aug 1, 2023 to Jul 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
5 years
+$422m
16,926.0% of $2.5m on Jul 31, 2021
Aug 1, 2021 to Jul 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Aug 1, 2021 to Jul 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Since May 2021
+$424m
May 1, 2021 to Jul 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
monthly, from SEC filings
Computed by ETFIQ from the monthly sales and redemptions IDUB files with the SEC on Form N-PORT.
How this is computed
ETFIQ reads no daily data for this fund, so its flows are monthly, and the latest month filed is Jul 2026. Every day and month ETFIQ holds for IDUB, back to May 2021, is in its flows file. Flows across every fund · How these flows are computed · Compare IDUB with other funds in the flows tool
Month by month, money in and money outAug 2023 to Jul 2026
in, up to +$380m
out, down to −$380mAug 2023Jul 2026
IDUB, money in and money out each month from Aug 2023 to Jul 2026: two bars a month, money in above the line and money out below. Every bar is from IDUB’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Of the 36 months listed, money came in on net in 33 and went out in 3.
Every bar is from IDUB’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Of the 36 months listed, money came in on net in 33 and went out in 3.
MonthInOutNet
Jul 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$10.2m$0+$10.2m
Jun 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$5.5m−$697k+$4.8m
May 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$6.7m$0+$6.7m
Apr 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$5.1m$0+$5.1m
Mar 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$3.8m$0+$3.8m
Feb 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$18.8m$0+$18.8m
Jan 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$4.4m$0+$4.4m
Dec 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$13.9m−$608k+$13.3m
Nov 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$374m−$370m+$4.2m
Oct 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$8.9m$0+$8.9m
Sep 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$5.9m$0+$5.9m
Aug 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$6.3m−$580k+$5.8m
Jul 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$7.8m−$560k+$7.2m
Jun 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$17.3m$0+$17.3m
May 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$3.8m$0+$3.8m
Apr 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$8.1m−$514k+$7.6m
Mar 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$7.4m$0+$7.4m
Feb 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$9.9m$0+$9.9m
Jan 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$24.3m$0+$24.3m
Dec 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$8.4m$0+$8.4m
Nov 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$10.4m−$2.1m+$8.3m
Oct 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$14.5m$0+$14.5m
Sep 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$5.3m$0+$5.3m
Aug 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$5.7m$0+$5.7m
Jul 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$7.3m−$5.7m+$1.6m
Jun 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$6.3m$0+$6.3m
May 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$6.3m$0+$6.3m
Apr 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$17.7m$0+$17.7m
Mar 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$6.2m$0+$6.2m
Feb 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$33.5m−$7.9m+$25.6m
Jan 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$2.5m$0+$2.5m
Dec 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$2.5m−$489k+$2.0m
Nov 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$486k−$4.8m−$4.3m
Oct 2023 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$11.2m−$11.2m
Sep 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$981k−$2.4m−$1.5m
Aug 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$65.5m$0+$65.5m
Most recent first.
How this is computed
N-PORT months: money in is sales plus reinvestments; money out is redemptions.
N-PORT months are the filed sales plus reinvestments less redemptions. Later months add up the daily data; the Source column names any missing day.
Source: ETFIQ, from the fund’s SEC N-PORT filings. Data as of Jul 31, 2026. Updated when the fund files its next report.
IDUB key stats
52-week high, daily closes to Nov 4, 2026 (ETFIQ)$28.61 on Sep 4, 2026
52-week low, daily closes to Nov 4, 2026 (ETFIQ)$23.16 on Nov 20, 2025
Close on Nov 4, 2026, within that range (ETFIQ)$26.92, 69% of the way from the low to the high
Beta to its benchmark, 1 year (ETFIQ)0.94, against VXUS
R-squared, the same days (ETFIQ)0.94
Beta and R-squared measured over251 daily total returns, Nov 5, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026
Range, beta and R-squared computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.
IDUB return of capital and tax
Return of capital, latest notice (Aptus estimate, Sep 30, 2026)93.0%
Return of capital, distributions paid Dec 31, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026 (Aptus estimates)64.9%
Notices behind that number4 of 4 distributions
Options it writes (holdings as of Jul 31, 2026)Option exposure through swaps or notes, not listed options
Estimates are Aptus’s Rule 19a-1 notices, made before the fund year closes. Not tax advice. What a 19a-1 estimate is · Income ETFs by return of capital
Trading
as of Nov 4, 2026
Trading · IDUBas of Nov 4, 2026
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Not scored2 of 6 measured · Nov 4, 2026
0 · Hard to tradeIQ Liquidity Score100 · Trades like a giant
Cost for your order · one way, half its 30-day median spread
One dealer
How to tradeSpread not read.
Full trading page: components, premium history, dealers →IDUB for holders outside the US
US tax withheld on dividends, no treaty30%
Treaty rates on dividends (IRS table, read Oct 30, 2026)65 countries, 10% to 30%
IDUB interest-related and short-term gain dividendsnot read by ETFIQ
US estate tax filing threshold, non-resident holders$60,000
Share classDistributing
IDUB is a US fund. Stock of US corporations counts as US property for a non-resident's estate. Facts from the IRS, not tax advice. How withholding and treaties work
$0.07
$0.48
$0.35
Distributions per share for IDUB 13 distributions for IDUB, $0.0726 to $0.4799 a share and $0.3097 in the middle, Sep 27, 2023 to Sep 29, 2026. $0.3097 the middle one Sep 27, 2023 Sep 29, 2026 $0.4799 a share at the highestSep 2023Quarterly, per shareSep 2026
13 distributions for IDUB, $0.0726 to $0.4799 a share and $0.3097 in the middle, Sep 27, 2023 to Sep 29, 2026.
Latest
$0.3506
Ex Sep 29, 2026 · paid about 2 days later
Annualized
5.2%
At its price on Nov 4, 2026
Trailing 12 months
4.9%
4 payments, ex Dec 30, 2025 to Sep 29, 2026: $1.3113
Return of capital
93.0%
Latest payout (Aptus estimate)
Next, projected
IDUB pays quarterly. The last distribution was $0.3506 a share, which went ex on Sep 29, 2026, with payment about 2 days later.
Every distribution ETFIQ holds for IDUB (13, most recent first)
Sep 29, 2026$0.3506
Jun 29, 2026$0.3458
Mar 30, 2026$0.3052
Dec 30, 2025$0.3097
Sep 29, 2025$0.2945
Jun 27, 2025$0.4799
Mar 28, 2025$0.1074
Dec 30, 2024$0.4538
Sep 27, 2024$0.1841
Jun 27, 2024$0.4081
Mar 26, 2024$0.0863
Dec 27, 2023$0.4077
Sep 27, 2023$0.0726
Cash distributions per share for IDUB. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.
Source: ETFIQ, from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.
How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
−272.3% to 2,333.3% across 167
That is the share of the 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company sitting at or below IDUB.
One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. Where the fund sits in this set, not a rating. Do not average it with another category's score.
Total return as a share of the cash paid: 356.4% · 97th pct, −272.3% to 2,333.3% across 167.
Covered the mostOne bar per fund · IDUB in whiteCovered the least
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About IDUB
Strategyoption income
BenchmarkVanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS)
How the benchmark is set (ETFIQ)97.6% of its net assets is VXUS, by its holdings of Jul 31, 2026.
Paysquarterly
Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)5.2%
Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)4.9%
First tradedJul 23, 2021
Return of capital, latest distribution (Aptus 19a-1 estimate)93.0%
Paysquarterly
Typical gap between ex-dates91 days
Typical wait from ex-date to payment2 days
Last paid, per share$0.3506 ex Sep 29, 2026
Cash paid in the 12 months to Nov 4, 2026, 4 distributions, ex Dec 30, 2025 to Sep 29, 2026$1.3113
How we measure
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation from exchange prices and cash distributions (Tiingo end-of-day), total return with distributions reinvested. Return of capital is the issuer’s estimate. Method
12 seats on IDUB, as of Nov 4, 2026: 1 Mixed, 5 Challenges, 5 Not enough data, 1 Does not apply.
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Questions people ask about IDUB
- How much has IDUB paid over the last year?
- Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IDUB paid 5.5% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 13.7%.
- Is IDUB ahead of VXUS?
- Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, IDUB returned +19.6% against +16.5% for Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS), so a holder was ahead of it by 3.1 points.
- How often does IDUB pay, and how much?
- IDUB pays quarterly. The latest distribution annualizes to 5.2% at its price on Nov 4, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
- Is the IDUB distribution return of capital?
- Aptus estimates 93% of the distribution paid Sep 30, 2026 was return of capital. That is a tax characterization from the fund's own 19a-1 notice, not a measure of erosion.
- When does IDUB next pay a distribution?
- IDUB pays quarterly. The last distribution went ex on Sep 29, 2026 at $0.3506 a share.
- What does IDUB cost?
- The prospectus expense ratio is 0.44% a year.
- How much of IDUB’s distribution is return of capital?
- Aptus’s Rule 19a-1 notice estimates 93.0% of the distribution paid Sep 30, 2026 was return of capital. Across its notices for distributions paid Dec 31, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026, the estimate is 64.9%. Estimates come before the fund year closes and often change.
Sources and dates
Prices, IDUB and VXUSTiingo end-of-day · Nov 4, 2026
Net assets, $499mSEC filing, whole fund · Jul 31, 2026
Return of capitalAptus 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
DistributionsTiingo end-of-day · 13 payments
All fund filingsFund filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IssuerAptus website ↗
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