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FINY vs WEPN: which paid, and which earned it?

FINY and WEPN both write options for income.

GraniteShares YieldBOOST Financials ETF and Nicholas Defense and Rare Earth Income ETF.

7.7%FINY cash paid, 1 year
6.1%WEPN cash paid, 1 year
+9.2%FINY total return, 1 year
−7.3%WEPN total return, 1 year
FINY0.6 pts ahead of XLF · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
XLF+8.7%FINY+9.2%7.7% of it arrived as cash0.6 pts ahead of XLFTotal return, distributions reinvestedXLF+8.7%FINY+9.2%0.6 pts ahead of XLF
WEPN5.2 pts ahead of ITA · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
ITA−12.5%WEPN−7.3%5.2 pts ahead of ITATotal return, distributions reinvestedITA−12.5%WEPN−7.3%5.2 pts ahead of ITA

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FINY and WEPN hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in FINYOnly in WEPN
Treasury Bill 100.00%Invesco DB Base Metals Fund 6.48%
AeroVironment Inc 5.72%
Palo Alto Networks Inc 4.93%
Crowdstrike Holdings Inc 4.82%
VanEck Steel ETF 4.28%
BWX Technologies Inc 4.14%
Ondas Inc 4.02%
Palantir Technologies Inc 3.99%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

Performance, window by window

FINY and WEPN over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
FINYWEPNFINYWEPNFINYWEPN
3 months+5.0%+0.6%4.2%3.0%+0.4 pts+11.0 pts
6 monthsnot published+1.1%not published6.2%not published+4.9 pts
Since launch+9.2%−7.3%7.7%6.1%+0.6 pts+5.2 pts
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FINY and WEPN on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FINY
GraniteShares YieldBOOST Financials ETF
Synthetic covered call on XLF, paying weekly
WEPN
Nicholas Defense and Rare Earth Income ETF
Option income on ITA, paying weekly
IssuerGraniteSharesNicholas
Strategysynthetic covered calloption income
BenchmarkFinancials sector (XLF)Aerospace and defense (ITA), used as the proxy
Paysweeklyweekly
Payout rate, annualized11.2%11.9%
Expense ratio1.07%1.11%
Cash paid, 1 year7.7% (since launch on May 5, 2026)6.1% (since launch on Mar 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+1.2%−13.3%
Total return, 1 year+9.2% (since launch on May 5, 2026)−7.3% (since launch on Mar 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+8.7%−12.5%
Ahead or behind+0.6 pts+5.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate96%not published
Age136 days199 days
Net assets$761,337$6m

FINY in plain words

Over the period since launch on May 5, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, FINY paid 7.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.2%. Financials sector (XLF) returned +8.7% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.2%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 96% of the distribution paid Jul 7, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

WEPN in plain words

Over the period since launch on Mar 3, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, WEPN paid 6.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −7.3%. Aerospace and defense (ITA), used as the proxy returned −12.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, FINY or WEPN?
FINY charges 1.07% a year and WEPN charges 1.11%, so FINY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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FINY against WEPN, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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