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UPSD

GradeDChicago Board Options Exchange

ETF Series Solutions - Aptus Large Cap Upside ETF

Option Income · Aptus · Inception 2024-11-20 · SEC filings

$30.14−0.26 (−0.85%)

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

History starts Nov 21, 2024.
Intraday session: down, 20 prints from 30.40 to 30.14. Range 30.10 to 30.40. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$30.10$30.20$30.30$30.4010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.79%
Fund size
$124M
1Y return
+15.8%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.63%
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$29.99
52W range
low $24.61high $32.34

The ETF.net UPSD Grade

D

34/ 100

Rank 11 of 16 in S&P 500 Active Option Income

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for UPSD. Scores out of 100: Cost 17, Risk 29, Mission not scored, Tradability 33, Holdings 90, Durability 55. Strongest: Holdings (90). Weakest: Cost (17). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 34 of 100 sits in the D 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.
    FScore 17
    Category rank14/16 · bottom quartile
  • 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.
    DScore 29
    Category rank10/12 · bottom quartile
  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    DScore 33
    Category rank12/16 · bottom quartile
  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    AScore 90
    Category rank1/15 · top 7%
  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    BScore 55
    Category rank10/16 · mid-pack

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

UPSD Holdings

As of Sep 21, 2026, 4:12 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
Top-10 weight
26%
Largest holding
NVDA5.3%

Geography

  • United States96.00%
  • Switzerland1.29%
  • Bermuda1.10%
  • Singapore0.82%
  • United Kingdom0.78%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 7.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001NVDANVIDIA Corp5.29%28,656$6M828
002AAPLApple Inc5.21%18,664$6M707
003MSFTMicrosoft Corp3.44%8,389$4M792
004MUMicron Technology Inc2.22%2,627$3M655
005AMZNAmazon.com Inc1.94%9,229$2M720
006DELLDell Technologies Inc1.86%3,942$2M427
007MPCMarathon Petroleum Corp1.68%4,765$2M391
008GOOGLAlphabet Inc1.64%5,662$2M704
009GOOGAlphabet Inc1.62%5,679$2M471
010XOMExxonMobil Holdings Corp1.51%11,151$2M501
011CAHCardinal Health Inc1.50%7,997$2M367
012JNJJohnson & Johnson1.43%6,367$2M521
013DDOGDatadog Inc1.42%7,419$2M425
014RPRXRoyalty Pharma PLC1.40%28,868$2M202
015LLYEli Lilly & Co1.36%1,418$2M569

Showing 1–15 of 100 holdings

UPSD Performance

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

UPSD$11,582
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. UPSD $11,582. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,237$10,593$11,949Sep 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 UPSD. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodUPSD
Year to date+14.0%
1 month+0.6%
3 months+9.5%
1 year+15.8%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper 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 UPSD
YearReturn barUPSD
2026 YTD+14.0%
2025+12.9%
2024−5.1%

History from Nov 21, 2024

UPSD in the news

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UPSD 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.
0.63%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.19Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.04 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2024–2026

One bar per payment. 7 payments from 2024 to 2026 YTD. Dec 30, 2024 $0.01; Mar 28, 2025 $0.04; Jun 27, 2025 $0.04; Sep 29, 2025 $0.05; Dec 30, 2025 $0.05; Mar 30, 2026 $0.06; Jun 29, 2026 $0.04. Use the arrow keys to read each point.202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 29, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.04
Mar 30, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.06
Dec 30, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.05
Sep 29, 2025Sep 30, 2025$0.05
Jun 27, 2025Jun 30, 2025$0.04
Mar 28, 2025Mar 31, 2025$0.04
Dec 30, 2024Dec 31, 2024$0.01

UPSD Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
14.4%
Annualised · 21 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.
0.52
vs 3-month T-bills · 21 months 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.
−23.8%
22 months · trough Apr 2025
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.
0.96
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.

UPSD Cost

Expense ratio0.79%
  • The middle half of S&P 500 Active Option Income funds
  • Median 0.55%

11 of the 15 S&P 500 Active Option Income funds charge less.

UPSD costs $79.00 a year on $10,000. The median S&P 500 Active Option Income fund costs $55.00.