Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF (DUBS) is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks current income and capital appreciation principally by investing in a market cap-weighted portfolio of U.S. large cap stocks and U.S. large cap ETFs; it enhances yield through an options overlay strategy that writes out-of-the-money calls on a basket of equity and volatility indices, aiming to generate approximately twice the distribution yield of the S&P 500 Index benchmark while seeking to improve total returns via daily trading for constant maturity and limited timing risk. The fund offers exposure to a broad range of domestic large cap companies across sectors including technology, financials, healthcare, and consumer discretionary, with top holdings such as Microsoft Corp, NVIDIA Corp, Apple Inc, Alphabet Inc, and Amazon.com Inc; it also employs equity-linked notes and total return swaps as part of its hybrid equity strategy. DUBS trades on the Cboe exchange with a net expense ratio of 0.39%, CUSIP 26922B535, and is distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC.
Launched on June 13, 2023, and advised by Aptus Capital Advisors, LP, headquartered in Fairhope, Alabama, the ETF operates within the large blend equity segment targeting investors seeking enhanced income from core U.S. large cap equity exposure without typical style risks of high-yield strategies.
As of December 2025, DUBS manages net assets of approximately $268 million with 7.225 million shares outstanding; it has demonstrated strong performance since inception, delivering annualized returns of around 20.8% through November 2025, alongside consistent quarterly distributions such as $0.1996 per share in September 2025.
Aptus Capital Advisors expanded its suite of active ETFs with the launch of the related Aptus Large Cap Upside ETF (UPSD) in November 2024 and the Aptus Deferred Income ETF (DEFR) in May 2025, further diversifying its offerings focused on equity market participation with options-based risk mitigation across a total platform exceeding $4 billion in assets; the firm continues to emphasize tax-efficient, rules-based strategies like the Diversified Equity Volatility Harvesting Index underpinning DUBS.