DUBS ETF — Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF

Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF (DUBS)

Updated October 8, 2026.

DUBS is an ETF. its distribution rate is 2.20%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.01%, its expense ratio is 0.40%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 99/100 (Safe). Total return is 87.5% over the past 3.3 years, 2.6 points ahead of SPY at 84.9%.

At the current 2.20% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $220 per year, or about $55.00 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in large-cap equity securities and U.S. large-cap ETFs, supplemented by total return swaps to enhance yield. The fund distributes quarterly with a modest current distribution rate and carries an expense ratio of 0.40%. It appeals to equity income investors seeking enhanced yield from large-cap exposure.

DUBS performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-08.

Total return is 87.5% over the past 3.3 years, 2.6 points ahead of SPY at 84.9%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 20.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 8.3%.

DUBS key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

99 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.18%

Issuer

Aptus

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/13/2023

Expense ratio

0.40%

Distribution rate

2.20%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.01%

Last close

$43.42 (as of 2026-10-08)

AUM

$428,352,187

Average volume

7779.0

Last dividend

$0.239

Last ex-dividend date

09/29/2026

Last payment date

09/30/2026 (as of 2026-09-30)

Beta

0.94

P/E ratio

24.5492

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.20%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (2.01%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Aptus; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

DUBS risks and drawbacks

DUBS's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 8.3%.

Who may consider DUBS — and who may not

DUBS may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (DUBS pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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