Data as of .
MEIB vs METW: which paid, and which earned it?
MEIB and METW both write options for income.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEIB | METW | MEIB | METW | MEIB | METW | |
| 3 months | not published | +16.6% | not published | 9.9% | not published | +1.2 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +11.1% | not published | 17.2% | not published | −1.1 pts |
| 1 year | not published | −21.5% | not published | 25.4% | not published | −7.1 pts |
| Since launch | +14.5% | −11.0% | 2.4% | 37.2% | +0.8 pts | −7.0 pts |
| MEIB Direxion META Defined Income Boost ETF Option income on META, paying monthly | METW Roundhill META WeeklyPay ETF Option income on META, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Direxion | Roundhill |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | (META) | (META) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.8% | 50.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.97% | 1.00% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 2.4% (since launch on Jul 29, 2026) | 25.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | +11.9% | −46.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.5% (since launch on Jul 29, 2026) | −21.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +13.7% | −14.4% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.8 pts | −7.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 51 days | 457 days |
| Net assets | $2m | $27m |
MEIB in plain words
Over the period since launch on Jul 29, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, MEIB paid 2.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 11.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.5%. (META) returned +13.7% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.8%, paid monthly.
METW in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, METW paid 25.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 46.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −21.5%. (META) returned −14.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 50.2%, paid weekly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, MEIB or METW?
- MEIB charges 0.97% a year and METW charges 1.00%, so MEIB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Other comparisons
Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, MEIB against METW, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/meib-vs-metw Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.