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MDST vs XLBI: which paid, and which earned it?

Over the year XLBI paid 14.5% of its price in cash against MDST’s 10.0%, though MDST returned more with it reinvested.

Westwood Salient Enhanced Midstream Income ETF and State Street(R) Materials Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF.

10.0%MDST cash paid, 1 year
14.5%XLBI cash paid, 1 year
+19.2%MDST total return, 1 year
+8.8%XLBI total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: XLBI scores higher

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

MDST 43.1XLBI 43.23.8, the lowest in this set96.8, the highest

A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

MDST28.6 pts behind XLE · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
XLE+47.8%MDST+19.2%10.0% as cash28.6 pts behind XLETotal return, distributions reinvestedXLE+47.8%MDST+19.2%28.6 pts behind XLE
XLBI3.2 pts behind XLB · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
XLB+12.0%XLBI+8.8%14.5% as cash3.2 pts behind XLBTotal return, distributions reinvestedXLB+12.0%XLBI+8.8%3.2 pts behind XLB

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in MDSTOnly in XLBI
ENERGY TRANSFER LP 8.97%STATE STREET MATERIALS SELECT 100.63%
ENBRIDGE INC 8.79%SSI US GOV MONEY MARKET CLASS 0.39%
WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 8.61%STATE STREET MATERIALS SELECT OCT26 52 C -1.02%
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS LP 6.87%
DT MIDSTREAM INC 6.43%
KINDER MORGAN INC 5.64%
CHENIERE ENERGY INC 5.05%
ONEOK INC 5.00%

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 Sep 17, 2026.

Performance, window by window

MDST and XLBI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
MDSTXLBIMDSTXLBIMDSTXLBI
3 months+4.6%−0.7%2.4%3.3%−15.9 pts+2.4 pts
6 months+5.8%+11.1%4.7%7.2%−4.2 pts+3.9 pts
1 year+19.2%+8.8%10.0%14.5%−28.6 pts−3.2 pts
Since launch+48.9%+12.1%26.1%16.3%+7.3 pts−2.4 pts
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MDST and XLBI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
MDST
Westwood Salient Enhanced Midstream Income ETF
Option income on XLE, paying monthly
XLBI
State Street(R) Materials Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF
Covered call on XLB, paying monthly
IssuerWestwoodState Street
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkEnergy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxyMaterials (XLB)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized9.3%11.5%
Expense ratio0.80%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year10.0%14.5%
Price change, 1 year+8.2%−6.3%
Total return, 1 year+19.2%+8.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year+47.8%+12.0%
Ahead or behind−28.6 pts−3.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age892 days415 days
Net assets$247m$8m

MDST in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, MDST paid 10.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.2%. Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy returned +47.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 28.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.3%, paid monthly.

XLBI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XLBI paid 14.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.8%. Materials (XLB) returned +12.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.5%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, MDST or XLBI?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, MDST paid 10.0% of its starting price in cash and XLBI paid 14.5%, so XLBI 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 XLBI?
With every distribution reinvested, MDST returned +19.2% and XLBI returned +8.8% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so MDST returned more.
Which is cheaper, MDST or XLBI?
MDST charges 0.80% a year and XLBI charges 0.35%, so XLBI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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MDST against XLBI, 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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