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EIPI vs WEPN: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $1.1bn on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Energy Income Partners Enhanced Income ETF, and $6.1m on Jul 31, 2026 for Nicholas Defense and Rare Earth Income ETF.

At a glance
7.7%
EIPI cash paid, 1 year
7.4%
WEPN cash paid, since launch, Mar 3, 2026
+21.8%
EIPI total return, 1 year
−17.8%
WEPN total return, since launch, Mar 3, 2026
EIPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.8 pts behind its own holdings
EIPI
+21.8%
Own
+25.6%

3.8 pts behind its own holdings

EIPI over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +13.7%, total +21.8%, its own holdings +25.6%, −3.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own holdings

+25.6%

EIPI

+21.8%

7.7% as cash

3.8 pts behind its own holdings

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.8 pts behind its own holdings

EIPI over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +13.7%, total +21.8%, its own holdings +25.6%, −3.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own holdings

+25.6%

EIPI

+21.8%

7.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. EIPI over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +13.7%, total +21.8%, its own holdings +25.6%, −3.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
WEPN · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
WEPN
−17.8%
none

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

Both cost 1.11% a year.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

EIPI vs WEPN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureEIPIWEPN
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+21.8%not published
Price changerose 13.7% (1 year)fell 16.9% (6 months)
Return of capital, issuer estimate0% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 28, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarkits own holdingsits own holdings
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 3.8 ptsbehind by 5.9 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.11%1.11%
Net assets, EIPI as of Nov 3, 2026 and WEPN as of Jul 31, 2026$1.1bn$6.1m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, EIPI and WEPN hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EIPI WEPN
Only in one fund ↓
Only in EIPI
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. 8.56%
Energy Transfer LP 6.48%
MPLX LP 4.47%
Kinder Morgan, Inc. 3.97%
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. 3.53%
ONEOK, Inc. 3.03%
Shell plc (ADR) 2.79%
Duke Energy Corporation 2.58%
Only in WEPN
Palo Alto Networks Inc 9.96%
Crowdstrike Holdings Inc 8.97%
Invesco DB Base Metals Fund 7.15%
SPACEX 6.32%
VanEck Steel ETF 4.75%
RTX Corp 4.58%
Axon Enterprise Inc 4.17%
Lockheed Martin Corp 3.86%
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Side by side

EIPI FT Energy Income Partners Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call on its own holdings, paying monthly WEPN Nicholas Defense and Rare Earth Income ETF · Option income on its own holdings, paying weekly
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark EIPI's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Nov 2, 2026) WEPN's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 6.8% 13.1%
Expense ratio 1.11% 1.11%
Cash paid, 1 year 7.7% 7.4% (since launch, Mar 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +13.7% −24.4% (since launch, Mar 3, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +21.8% −17.8% (since launch, Mar 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +25.6% not published
Ahead or behind −3.8 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 0% 100%
Age 2.5 years 246 days
Net assets, EIPI as of Nov 3, 2026 and WEPN as of Jul 31, 2026 $1.1bn $6.1m

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

Window by window: EIPI vs WEPN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowEIPIWEPNEIPIWEPNEIPIWEPN
3 months+2.2%−12.2%1.7%2.9%+0.3 pts−4.0 pts
6 months+2.5%−11.8%3.4%5.8%+1.1 pts−5.9 pts
1 year+21.8%–7.7%–−3.7 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: EIPI May 2024 · WEPN Mar 2026+49.6%−17.8%24.0%7.4%not measurednot measured

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About each fund
EIPI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EIPI paid 7.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.8%. EIPI's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Nov 2, 2026) returned +25.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.8%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

WEPN

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).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, EIPI or WEPN?
EIPI and WEPN both charge 1.11% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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