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MDST vs SOXY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SOXY paid 17.1% of its price in cash against MDST’s 10.8%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $287m on Jul 31, 2026 for Westwood Salient Enhanced Midstream Income ETF, and $61m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Target 12 Semiconductor Option Income ETF.

MDST on its own →SOXY on its own →
At a glance
10.8%
MDST cash paid, 1 year
17.1%
SOXY cash paid, 1 year
+22.6%
MDST total return, 1 year
+43.5%
SOXY total return, 1 year
MDST · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9.1 pts behind ENFR
MDST
+22.6%
ENFR
+31.7%

9.1 pts behind ENFR

MDST over 1 year: paid 10.8%, price +11.5%, total +22.6%, ENFR +31.7%, −9.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ENFR

+31.7%

MDST

+22.6%

10.8% as cash

9.1 pts behind ENFR

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.1 pts behind ENFR

MDST over 1 year: paid 10.8%, price +11.5%, total +22.6%, ENFR +31.7%, −9.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ENFR

+31.7%

MDST

+22.6%

9.1 pts behind ENFR

10.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. MDST over 1 year: paid 10.8%, price +11.5%, total +22.6%, ENFR +31.7%, −9.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SOXY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 28.7 pts ahead of SPY
SOXY
+43.5%
SPY
+14.8%

28.7 pts ahead of SPY

SOXY over 1 year: paid 17.1%, price +26.0%, total +43.5%, SPY +14.8%, +28.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SOXY

+43.5%

17.1% of it arrived as cash

28.7 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

28.7 pts ahead of SPY

SOXY over 1 year: paid 17.1%, price +26.0%, total +43.5%, SPY +14.8%, +28.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SOXY

+43.5%

28.7 pts ahead of SPY

17.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +43.5%. SOXY over 1 year: paid 17.1%, price +26.0%, total +43.5%, SPY +14.8%, +28.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +43.5%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

MDST costs 0.26 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 20.9 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

MDST vs SOXY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureMDSTSOXY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+22.6%+43.5%
Price change, 1 yearrose 11.5%rose 26.0%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkAlerian Energy Infrastructure ETF, measured through ENFRS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.80%1.06%
Net assets, MDST as of Jul 31, 2026 and SOXY as of Nov 3, 2026$287m$61m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SOXY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score87.7MDST93.7SOXY

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, MDST and SOXY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first MDST SOXY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in MDST
ENERGY TRANSFER LP 9.17%
ENBRIDGE INC 8.76%
WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 8.18%
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS LP 6.85%
DT MIDSTREAM INC 6.08%
KINDER MORGAN INC 5.60%
CHENIERE ENERGY INC 4.90%
TC ENERGY CORP 4.82%
Only in SOXY
NVIDIA Corp 6.90%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.15%
ASML Holding NV 4.95%
Broadcom Inc 4.68%
Micron Technology Inc 4.68%
Texas Instruments Inc 4.42%
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 4.40%
Analog Devices Inc 4.03%
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Side by side

MDST Westwood Salient Enhanced Midstream Income ETF · Option income on ENFR, paying monthly SOXY YieldMax Target 12 Semiconductor Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly
Issuer Westwood YieldMax
Strategy option income synthetic covered call
Benchmark Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF (ENFR) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 9.7% 12.3%
Expense ratio 0.80% 1.06%
Cash paid, 1 year 10.8% 17.1%
Price change, 1 year +11.5% +26.0%
Total return, 1 year +22.6% +43.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year +31.7% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −9.1 pts +28.7 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% not published
Age 2.6 years 1.9 years
Net assets, MDST as of Jul 31, 2026 and SOXY as of Nov 3, 2026 $287m $61m

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: MDST vs SOXY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowMDSTSOXYMDSTSOXYMDSTSOXY
3 months−0.5%−14.3%2.4%2.9%+0.7 pts−14.1 pts
6 months+1.9%−9.9%4.7%6.3%+0.6 pts−14.9 pts
1 year+22.6%+43.5%10.8%17.1%−9.1 pts+28.7 pts
Since launchNot the same days: MDST Apr 2024 · SOXY Dec 2024+44.5%+90.3%27.9%30.4%−21.5 pts+60.4 pts

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About each fund
MDST

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, MDST paid 10.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 11.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.6%. Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF (ENFR) returned +31.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.7%, paid monthly. Westwood estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

SOXY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SOXY paid 17.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 26.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +43.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 28.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.3%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, MDST or SOXY?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, MDST paid 10.8% of its starting price in cash and SOXY paid 17.1%, so SOXY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, MDST or SOXY?
With every distribution reinvested, MDST returned +22.6% and SOXY +43.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, MDST or SOXY?
MDST charges 0.80% a year and SOXY charges 1.06%, so MDST is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where to next
Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF (ENFR) →S&P 500 (SPY) →MDST on its own →SOXY on its own →MDST dividend history →MDST holdings →SOXY dividend history →SOXY holdings →Method →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
MDST filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
MDST prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
MDST 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
Westwood website ↗
SOXY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SOXY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
SOXY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
YieldMax page for SOXY ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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