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IDUB

GradeBChicago Board Options Exchange

Aptus International Enhanced Yield ETF

Option Income · Aptus · Inception 2021-07-22

$27.91−0.45 (−1.58%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 3:09 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 22 prints from 28.36 to 27.91. Range 27.86 to 28.36. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$28.00$28.20$28.4010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.44%
Fund size
$517M
1Y return
+24.8%
Yield · Last 12 months
4.44%
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$27.89
52W range
low $23.10high $28.63

The ETF.net IDUB Grade

B

64/ 100

Rank 7 of 25 in Index Option Income

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for IDUB. Scores out of 100: Cost 92, Risk 64, Mission not scored, Tradability 29, Holdings 35, Durability 72. Strongest: Cost (92). Weakest: Tradability (29). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 64 of 100 sits in the B band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    AScore 92
    Category rank3/25 · top 12%
  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    BScore 64
    Category rank6/23 · top 26%
  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    DScore 29
    Category rank19/25 · bottom quartile
  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    DScore 35
    Category rank16/19 · bottom quartile
  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    AScore 72
    Category rank6/25 · top 24%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

Our read on IDUB

ETF.net Research

BIncome-overlay funds usually stop at the U.S. border. IDUB goes the other way: an actively managed developed-plus-emerging-markets stock sleeve with a growth and momentum tilt, built to out-yield MSCI AC World ex USA, for 0.44% a year.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks capital appreciation together with current income.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Rare address for an income-overlay fund: developed and emerging market stocks, with the income goal set against MSCI AC World Index ex USA instead of a U.S. benchmark.
  2. 02Charges 0.44% a year, well under the typical fee in its options-income peer group.
  3. 03Actively managed with an advertised growth and momentum screen, so the stock side is a selection decision, not a market-cap copy of the index it's measured against.
  4. 04Pairs capital appreciation with current income in one mandate, and lands among the stronger implementations in its options-income cohort.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Income is defined relative to the benchmark's yield, not a fixed payout, so the quarterly distribution moves around and can include return of capital.
  2. 02Trades thinly next to the headline U.S. income ETFs, which can mean wider spreads on busy days.
  3. 03Going abroad adds currency moves and emerging market country risk that a U.S.-only income fund doesn't carry.

IDUB Holdings

As of Sep 21, 2026, 4:12 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
Top-10 weight
102%
Largest holding
VXUS101.4%

Sectors

Geography

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 1.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001VXUSVanguard Total International Stock ETF101.42%5,832,449$501M10
002912797VQ7United States Treasury Bill 07/08/20270.49%2,500,000$2M58

Showing 1–2 of 2 holdings

IDUB Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

IDUB$12,479
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. IDUB $12,479. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,284$11,076$12,867Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for IDUB. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodIDUB
Year to date+19.3%
1 month−0.2%
3 months+1.5%
1 year+24.8%
3 years+19.5%per year
5 years+6.9%per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for IDUB
YearReturn barIDUB
2026 YTD+19.3%
2025+27.5%
2024+6.1%
2023+9.1%
2022−19.8%
2021−1.3%

History from Jul 23, 2021

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IDUB Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
4.44%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.26Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.35 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2021–2026

One bar per payment. 16 payments from 2021 to 2026 YTD. Dec 29, 2021 $0.34; Sep 13, 2022 $0.28; Dec 28, 2022 $0.22; Jun 28, 2023 $0.26; Sep 27, 2023 $0.07; Dec 27, 2023 $0.41; Mar 26, 2024 $0.09; Jun 27, 2024 $0.41; Sep 27, 2024 $0.18; Dec 30, 2024 $0.45; Mar 28, 2025 $0.11; Jun 27, 2025 $0.48; Sep 29, 2025 $0.29; Dec 30, 2025 $0.31; Mar 30, 2026 $0.31; Jun 29, 2026 $0.35. Use the arrow keys to read each point.202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 29, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.35
Mar 30, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.31
Dec 30, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.31
Sep 29, 2025Sep 30, 2025$0.29
Jun 27, 2025Jun 30, 2025$0.48
Mar 28, 2025Mar 31, 2025$0.11
Dec 30, 2024Dec 31, 2024$0.45
Sep 27, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.18
Jun 27, 2024Jun 28, 2024$0.41
Mar 26, 2024Mar 28, 2024$0.09
Dec 27, 2023Dec 29, 2023$0.41
Sep 27, 2023Sep 29, 2023$0.07

IDUB Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
11.0%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.20
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−28.7%
Trough Oct 2022
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.64
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

IDUB Cost

Expense ratio0.44%
  • The middle half of Index Option Income funds
  • Median 0.81%

2 of the 25 Index Option Income funds charge less.

IDUB costs $44.00 a year on $10,000. The median Index Option Income fund costs $81.00.