Get the weekly note
ETFIQetfiq.com · independent ETF data

IDUB Aptus International Enhanced Yield ETF

Option income on EFA, paying quarterly

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IDUB paid 5.3% in cash and finished 7.2 points ahead of EFA.

Aptus · Income ETFs · data as of

Key facts

5.3%Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
+23.5%Total return, 1 year
+7.2 ptsAgainst EFA
5.0%Latest payout, annualized

Method

ETFIQ Return Stability Score

96.81st of 173

IDUB paid 5.3% in cash and its price rose 17.4%, so the payout came out of returns rather than principal.

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

Against its benchmark
MLPD −35.8 ptsMDST −28.6 ptsEIPI −26.8 ptsBLOX −26.6 ptsYQQQ −25.3 ptsULTY −24.3 ptsSLTY −22.7 ptsGDXY −21.4 ptsTDVI −20.9 ptsTOPW −19.8 ptsHIGH −18.8 ptsACKY −17.9 ptsYMAX −16.8 ptsHISF −16.4 ptsNDIV −16.4 ptsSDVD −16.4 ptsWEEI −15.8 ptsOARK −15.2 ptsFDND −14.1 ptsSCLZ −14.0 ptsLFGY −13.6 ptsXLRI −13.6 ptsTCAL −13.5 ptsQRMI −13.3 ptsSLJY −13.2 ptsYYY −13.2 ptsYFYA −13.1 ptsHIPS −12.8 ptsJULH −12.1 ptsRNTY −12.0 ptsXLKI −12.0 ptsXBTY −11.8 ptsQUSA −11.7 ptsJULJ −11.5 ptsLJUL −11.5 ptsJANJ −11.4 ptsLJAN −11.4 ptsFGSI −11.3 ptsLOCT −11.2 ptsQLDY −11.2 ptsOCTJ −11.1 ptsCVRD −11.0 ptsIWMY −10.9 ptsJUCY −10.9 ptsAPRJ −10.5 ptsLAPR −10.5 ptsXISE −10.5 ptsXIJN −10.3 ptsAPRH −10.1 ptsJANH −10.1 ptsXIDE −10.1 ptsXLEI −10.0 ptsOCTH −9.9 ptsJEPI −9.5 ptsAIPI −9.4 ptsMAGY −9.4 ptsBAGY −9.2 ptsXIMR −9.1 ptsSRHR −8.8 ptsBUYW −8.1 ptsRDVI −8.0 ptsIAUI −7.7 ptsOVLH −7.5 ptsVEGA −7.2 ptsXV −7.1 ptsYBTC −7.1 ptsFTHI −6.9 ptsBITY −6.7 ptsXLVI −6.7 ptsXRMI −6.3 ptsIGLD −6.2 ptsFEPI −6.1 ptsYLDE −6.0 ptsGPTY −5.7 ptsKHPI −5.5 ptsQQQI −5.3 ptsSPIN −5.2 ptsTYLG −5.2 ptsSPUT −5.1 ptsETCO −4.8 ptsWTPI −4.6 ptsCAIE −4.1 ptsIQQQ −4.1 ptsPAPI −3.8 ptsBIGY −3.6 ptsJEPQ −3.2 ptsXLBI −3.2 ptsISPY −3.1 ptsIWMW −3.0 ptsWEEL −2.3 ptsGIAX −2.1 ptsDIVO −2.0 ptsKNG −1.6 ptsQDTY −1.6 ptsDFII −1.5 ptsRDTY −1.5 ptsTSPY −1.5 ptsYMAG −1.5 ptsBTCC −1.4 ptsNBOS −1.4 ptsNIHI −1.4 ptsEGGY −1.2 ptsSPYI −1.2 ptsRYLD −1.1 ptsRYLG −1.0 ptsXDTE −1.0 ptsXPAY −0.9 ptsSDTY −0.8 ptsWDTE −0.8 ptsJOYT −0.7 ptsQDTE −0.7 ptsKGLD −0.6 ptsQQQY −0.6 ptsRDTE −0.6 ptsTHTA −0.6 ptsXLII −0.6 ptsFTKI −0.5 ptsGPIQ −0.4 ptsFTQI −0.3 ptsSIXH −0.3 ptsDJIA +0.2 ptsLTTI +0.2 ptsDYLG +0.3 ptsGPIX +0.4 ptsXLFI +0.4 ptsQYLG +0.5 ptsHYBI +0.6 ptsHYTI +0.6 ptsIVVW +0.6 ptsLQTI +0.6 ptsXYLG +0.7 ptsTDAQ +1.0 ptsIWMI +1.1 ptsQYLD +1.2 ptsCSHI +1.3 ptsTLTX +1.3 ptsXYLD +1.4 ptsHYGW +1.5 ptsHYBL +1.6 ptsBNDI +1.7 ptsOVS +1.7 ptsPBP +1.9 ptsTLTI +1.9 ptsXLUI +1.9 ptsBALI +2.0 ptsBTCI +2.0 ptsCHPY +2.3 ptsOVB +2.3 ptsOVT +2.3 ptsYBIT +2.3 ptsITWO +2.4 ptsOVL +2.6 ptsYETH +2.8 ptsOVM +2.9 ptsTLTP +3.0 ptsSOXY +3.5 ptsDUBS +3.7 ptsLQDW +3.8 ptsXLYI +4.1 ptsTLTW +4.2 ptsOVF +4.5 ptsDOGG +4.6 ptsOMAH +4.9 ptsIDVO +5.2 ptsSEPI +5.2 ptsBCCC +5.9 ptsCEPI +6.0 ptsXLCI +7.9 ptsBUCK +9.6 ptsUSOY +11.6 ptsXLSI +12.5 ptsKLIP +22.5 ptsIDUB +7.2 ptsIDUB +7.2 pts−35.8 pts+22.5 pts

96.8% of the 173 sit at or below IDUB on this measure.

What happened to the principal
ETCO −75.5%XBTY −74.1%YETH −66.4%YBTC −60.1%BTCC −59.1%YBIT −58.9%BAGY −57.9%ULTY −54.1%BITY −51.5%SLTY −51.5%BCCC −48.5%BTCI −47.0%LFGY −44.7%DFII −43.7%BLOX −40.9%YMAX −40.7%TOPW −37.7%OARK −34.0%GDXY −33.1%KLIP −32.5%YMAG −28.1%YQQQ −25.7%MAGY −25.3%IWMY −24.9%CEPI −22.5%RDTY −21.8%RDTE −21.4%QLDY −20.3%QDTE −19.2%TLTX −18.5%EGGY −16.2%XLYI −15.5%ACKY −15.1%WDTE −14.8%QDTY −14.0%AIPI −13.8%TLTP −13.4%XDTE −13.4%QQQY −13.2%LTTI −12.6%XLUI −11.3%QUSA −11.0%SDTY −10.8%GIAX −10.5%FEPI −10.0%TLTW −9.9%LQTI −9.7%XLRI −9.4%TLTI −9.1%LQDW −8.8%XLCI −8.8%XV −8.8%YYY −8.8%TCAL −8.6%HIGH −8.3%FDND −8.2%GPTY −8.1%IGLD −7.9%RNTY −7.3%HIPS −7.0%HYTI −6.8%XLSI −6.5%OMAH −6.3%XLBI −6.3%IWMW −6.2%XLFI −6.2%HYGW −6.0%XPAY −5.8%HYBI −5.5%OVB −5.0%BNDI −4.9%USOY −4.8%HISF −4.7%OVT −4.3%QRMI −3.8%OVM −3.6%FGSI −3.2%HYBL −2.8%CAIE −2.5%JUCY −2.5%XRMI −2.4%BUCK −2.2%CVRD −2.2%MLPD −2.1%IAUI −2.0%IVVW −2.0%YFYA −1.7%JEPI −1.2%XLII −1.2%XIJN −0.9%WTPI −0.8%JULJ −0.6%XISE −0.6%CSHI −0.4%JULH −0.4%KNG −0.4%BIGY −0.3%LJUL −0.3%QQQI −0.1%TSPY −0.1%JANH 0.0%JANJ 0.0%LAPR 0.0%OCTH 0.0%XIDE 0.0%APRJ +0.1%LJAN +0.1%LOCT +0.1%OCTJ +0.1%APRH +0.3%FTHI +0.3%XIMR +0.5%WEEL +0.7%SRHR +1.0%SDVD +1.2%SPYI +1.2%IWMI +1.3%KHPI +1.5%BUYW +2.1%DJIA +2.4%QYLG +2.4%XYLG +2.6%YLDE +2.6%NIHI +2.8%RYLD +2.9%KGLD +3.4%TDAQ +3.4%DYLG +3.5%FTKI +3.8%XLVI +4.0%SCLZ +4.1%THTA +4.1%RYLG +4.2%PAPI +4.5%XLKI +4.6%PBP +5.5%JEPQ +5.7%SPIN +5.8%XYLD +5.9%NBOS +6.0%SPUT +6.0%DIVO +7.3%GPIX +7.4%ISPY +7.6%DOGG +8.0%FTQI +8.0%MDST +8.2%TDVI +8.2%OVF +8.3%OVS +8.5%OVLH +8.8%VEGA +8.9%QYLD +9.1%BALI +9.2%GPIQ +9.3%OVL +9.4%RDVI +9.6%ITWO +10.5%IQQQ +10.8%SLJY +12.3%EIPI +12.8%XLEI +12.8%SEPI +13.4%SIXH +14.1%IDVO +14.4%JOYT +15.2%WEEI +17.3%DUBS +17.6%NDIV +20.4%CHPY +20.6%TYLG +20.6%SOXY +64.1%IDUB +17.4%IDUB +17.4%−75.5%+64.1%

96.8% of the 173 sit at or below IDUB on this measure.

Weighted evenly, those two positions are what the score combines, across the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. Neither spread above is the score: a fund can sit further right on one and score lower. A position in this set, not a rating: it moves when the set moves, and it is not a figure to average against another desk's.

What the score is computed from
What it measuresThis fundIts percentileWeight
against its benchmark+7.2 pts96.850%
what happened to the principal+17.4%96.850%

All income ETFs ranked by this score · How it is computed

1st of 4 income ETFs writing on EFA, by return against it 45th of 369 income ETFs by net assets

What a holder got

IDUB against EFAIDUB returned +23.5% with distributions reinvested against +16.3% for Developed Markets ex US (EFA), a gap of +7.2 pts. Of that, 5.3% arrived as cash rather than price.+23.5%IDUB total return+16.3%Developed Markets ex US (EFA)5.3% as cash

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IDUB returned +23.5% with distributions reinvested and Developed Markets ex US (EFA) returned +16.3%, so a holder came out ahead of it by 7.2 points. The lighter segment is the 5.3% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Method

Period by period

IDUB over each window to Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowCash paidPriceTotal returnEFAAhead or behind
3 months1.2%−1.0%+0.3%+0.5%−0.3 pts
6 months2.7%+15.1%+18.1%+13.9%+4.2 pts
1 year5.3%+17.4%+23.5%+16.3%+7.2 pts
3 years17.6%+42.2%+66.1%+62.0%+4.0 pts
Since launch18.2%+11.9%+37.8%+55.3%−17.5 pts

Method

When IDUB pays

IDUB pays quarterly. The last distribution was $0.3458 a share, which went ex on Jun 29, 2026, with payment about 2 days later. The next has not been declared. On its own cadence of about 91 days the ex-date falls near Sep 28, 2026; that date is an ETFIQ projection, not the issuer’s.

Expected distributions for IDUB. Where the basis is a projection, ETFIQ has carried the fund’s own spacing forward from its last ex-date and held the amount at the last one paid; neither is an issuer statement. Source: ETFIQ.
Ex-datePay dateAmountBasis
Sep 28, 2026Sep 30, 2026$0.3458ETFIQ projection
Every distribution ETFIQ holds for IDUB (13, most recent first)
Cash distributions per share for IDUB. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.
Ex-dateAmount
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
Jun 28, 2023$0.2604

Every income ETF going ex-dividend in the next fortnight

Method

In plain words

Since it launched on Jul 23, 2021, IDUB has returned +37.8% with distributions reinvested, against +55.3% for Developed Markets ex US (EFA), and has paid out 18.2% of its starting value in cash along the way. It pays quarterly, and at its current price the latest distribution annualizes to 5.0%. No Rule 19a-1 notice has been published for this fund, so there is no issuer estimate of how much of its distributions was a return of capital.

IDUB (Aptus International Enhanced Yield ETF), income ETFs fields as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Strategyoption income
BenchmarkDeveloped Markets ex US (EFA)
Paysquarterly
Net assets (SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Apr 30, 2026)$468m
Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)5.0%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Aug 26, 2026)0.44%
Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)4.5%
LaunchedJul 23, 2021
Paysquarterly
Typical gap between ex-dates91 days
Typical wait from ex-date to payment2 days
Last paid, per share$0.3458 ex Jun 29, 2026
Sum of the last 12 distributions$3.455

Every figure 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. How these figures are computed

Questions people ask

How much has IDUB paid over the last year?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IDUB paid 5.3% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 17.4%.
Is IDUB ahead of EFA?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, IDUB returned +23.5% against +16.3% for Developed Markets ex US (EFA), so a holder was ahead of it by 7.2 points.
How often does IDUB pay, and how much?
IDUB pays quarterly. The latest distribution annualizes to 5.0% at its price on Sep 18, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
When does IDUB next pay a distribution?
IDUB pays quarterly. The last distribution went ex on Jun 29, 2026 at $0.3458 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 91 days the ex-date falls near Sep 28, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 2 days.
What does IDUB cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.44% a year.

The words on this page

Total return
What a holder actually ended up with: price change plus every distribution, reinvested. The only figure that answers whether you came out ahead.
Cash paid
Distributions over the window as a share of what the fund cost at the start. A measure of cash delivered, not of return: a fund can pay a great deal and still lose money.
Ahead or behind
The fund’s total return minus the benchmark’s over exactly the same days, in percentage points. Both sides reinvest.
Return of capital
The issuer’s own estimate, in a Rule 19a-1 notice, of how much of a distribution was your own money returned. An estimate and a tax characterization, not a measure of erosion.
Covered call
Selling call options on shares the fund holds. It collects a premium and gives up the gains above the strike, which is why these funds pay well and lag a rising market.

Every term used here, defined in full on the income ETFs vocabulary page.

Where these figures came from

ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure. It is not affiliated with any issuer, and a link is not an endorsement.

Compare IDUB

Also against OVF, VEGA.

Funds near this one

Put this on your own page

The payout bar for IDUB, redrawn every trading night. Free to use with the credit link.

IDUB payout bar, ETFIQ

Copy the embed code
<a href="https://etfiq.com/funds/idub"><img src="https://etfiq.com/embed/income/idub.svg" alt="IDUB payout bar, ETFIQ" width="640"></a>
<p><a href="https://etfiq.com/funds/idub">IDUB payout bar, updated daily by ETFIQ</a></p>

Where IDUB is written about

IDUB, Income ETFs, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. ETFIQ is an independent publisher, is not a fund issuer, broker-dealer or investment adviser, and makes no recommendations.
Use this data, or open the live card

Open IDUB live on ETFIQ, where the figures refresh with the data.

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

How these figures are computed · Standards and sources