Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
CHPY vs WEPN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
CHPY and WEPN both write options for income.
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Net assets: $1.2bn on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Semiconductor Portfolio Option Income ETF, and $6.1m on Jul 31, 2026 for Nicholas Defense and Rare Earth Income ETF.
29.5 pts ahead of SPY
CHPY over 1 year: paid 48.9%, price −6.0%, total +44.3%, SPY +14.8%, +29.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
CHPY
+44.3%
48.9% of it arrived as cash
29.5 pts ahead of SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
29.5 pts ahead of SPY
CHPY over 1 year: paid 48.9%, price −6.0%, total +44.3%, SPY +14.8%, +29.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
CHPY
+44.3%
48.9% as cash
29.5 pts ahead of SPY
48.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. CHPY over 1 year: paid 48.9%, price −6.0%, total +44.3%, SPY +14.8%, +29.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Not measured
WEPN since launch: paid 7.4%, price −24.4%, total −17.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
WEPN
−17.8%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
WEPN since launch: paid 7.4%, price −24.4%, total −17.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
WEPN
−17.8%
7.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. WEPN since launch: paid 7.4%, price −24.4%, total −17.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
CHPY costs 0.08 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | CHPY | WEPN |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +44.3% | not published |
| Price change | fell 6.0% (1 year) | fell 16.9% (6 months) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 99% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment | 100% of the Oct 28, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | its own holdings |
| Against its benchmark, same days | ahead by 29.5 pts | behind by 5.9 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.03% | 1.11% |
| Net assets, CHPY as of Nov 3, 2026 and WEPN as of Jul 31, 2026 | $1.2bn | $6.1m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, CHPY and WEPN hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
Window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | CHPY | WEPN | CHPY | WEPN | CHPY | WEPN |
| 3 months | −14.2% | −12.2% | 9.9% | 2.9% | −14.1 pts | −4.0 pts |
| 6 months | −9.7% | −11.8% | 20.6% | 5.8% | −14.7 pts | −5.9 pts |
| 1 year | +44.3% | – | 48.9% | – | +29.5 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: CHPY Apr 2025 · WEPN Mar 2026 | +126.5% | −17.8% | 87.4% | 7.4% | +81.2 pts | not measured |
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CHPY
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CHPY paid 48.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +44.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 29.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 40.7%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
WEPN's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026) returned −5.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.9 pts.
Over the 6 months to Nov 4, 2026, WEPN paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 16.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −11.8%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.1%, paid weekly. Nicholas estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 28, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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