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Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF — Aptus Capital Advisors — Investor Presentation (September 2026)
13 slides from Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF's investor presentation, September 2026
Slide 1: Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF
Q3 2026 | DUBS INVESTOR PRESENTATION Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF
Slide 2: Firm Overview
Firm Overview • Founded in Fairhope, Alabama in 2013. • As of September 30th, 2026, Aptus manages over $6.7B in ETF assets under management. • We believe that we maintain distinct and differentiated investment strategies, exploiting inefficient asset classes. Distinct Fund Lineup We believe that eac
Slide 3: Aptus Strategy Toolkit
Aptus Strategy Toolkit More Stocks, Less Bonds, Similar Risk HEDGE THE TAIL ENHANCE YIELD IMPROVE GROWTH Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF Aptus Enhanced Yield ETF Aptus Defined Risk ETF ACIO JUCY DRSK Hedged equity collar with calendar flexibility, for Lower- duration U.S. Treasuries target
Slide 4: Partnerships Built for Peace of Mind
Partnerships Built for Peace of Mind A Team-Based Approach Provides Unique Perspectives Aptus Capital Advisors HQ Fairhope, Alabama Your Investment Team JD Gardner, CFA & CMT Fairhope, AL Derek Hernquist Charlotte, NC Beckham Wyrick, CFA & CFP Fairhope, AL James Yahoudy, CFP Dallas, TX John Luke Tyn
Slide 5: Fund Overview
Fund Overview Portfolio Managers • JD Gardner, CFA & CMT – Aptus Founder and CIO • Brad Rapking, CFA • Mark Callahan DUBS As of September 30th, 2026, the Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF had total net assets of approximately $379 million of the firm’s $6.6 billion of ETF assets under management. T
Slide 6: DUBS Goal: Income Potential Without Style Bias
DUBS Goal: Income Potential Without Style Bias Traditional income strategies often force investors to sacrifice growth for yield. Through Beta + Overlay, DUBS allows investors to maintain their core large-cap exposure while aiming to turn market volatility into a meaningful source of incremental ret
Slide 7: Premium Collection (i.e. Volatility Harvesting)
Premium Collection (i.e. Volatility Harvesting) Turning market fear into a quantifiable, income-generating asset class. Just as homeowners pay more for insurance than the statistical likelihood of their house burning down, investors pay a "convenience fee" to hedge their portfolios. Volatility harve
Slide 8: Risk Hedging Against the Tail
Risk Hedging Against the Tail Seeking Strategic Hedging Against Sharp Equity Drawdowns to Preserve Capital When the VIX starts to rise, it can often move much higher. In these instances, the strategy purchases out-of-the-money calls on VIX futures to preserve capital and potentially monetize extreme
Slide 9: Objective: Higher Returns Without a Style Bias
Objective: Higher Returns Without a Style Bias DUBS aims to provide you with the potential growth of equities + the potential excess performance of premium collection. Sector Weights (%) 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Communication Consumer Cyclical Consumer Energy % Financial Services Healthcare % Ind
Slide 10: DUBS Structure Summary
DUBS Structure Summary CORE EQUITY BETA VOLATILITY AS AN ASSET TAIL RISK HEDGING Exposure: A market-cap-weighted portfolio of of Exposure: Systematically selling out-of-the-money Exposure: Strategic long OTM VIX Call options. ~500 US Large Cap stocks. puts on equity indices and options on VIX Future
Slide 11: Excess Performance Expectations
Excess Performance Expectations Excess Performance ts a rke y M uit Eq Extreme Intermediate Positive Sell-Off Sell-Off Market Strategy seeks to do Strategy may Strategy should perform well as long as OTM underperform due well, collecting premium VIX calls kick in to to sold puts and VIX alongside eq
Slide 12: Portfolio Performance
Portfolio Performance Performance Versus Benchmarks (%) Time Period DUBS (Market) DUBS (NAV) S&P 500 Q3 2026 3.49% 3.42% 2.30% Year-to-Date 15.66% 15.52% 12.75% 1 Year 19.87% 19.65% 15.74% 3 Year 23.20% 23.11% 22.89% Since DUBS Inception* 20.51% 20.44% 20.10% Calendar Year 2025 19.28% 19.09% 17.88%
Slide 13: Disclosures
Disclosures Fund holdings are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Investing in ETFs are subject to additional risks that do not apply to conventional mutual funds, including the risks that the market price of the shares may trade at a discount
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