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MEIB vs METW: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $2.0m on Nov 3, 2026 for Direxion META Defined Income Boost ETF, and $23m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill META WeeklyPay ETF.

At a glance
5.3%
MEIB cash paid, since launch, Jul 29, 2026
30.8%
METW cash paid, 1 year
+7.0%
MEIB total return, since launch, Jul 29, 2026
−4.5%
METW total return, 1 year
MEIB · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 0.7 pts behind META
MEIB
+7.0%
META
+7.7%

0.7 pts behind META

MEIB since launch: paid 5.3%, price +1.9%, total +7.0%, META +7.7%, −0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

META

+7.7%

MEIB

+7.0%

5.3% of it arrived as cash

0.7 pts behind META

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.7 pts behind META

MEIB since launch: paid 5.3%, price +1.9%, total +7.0%, META +7.7%, −0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

META

+7.7%

MEIB

+7.0%

0.7 pts behind META

5.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. MEIB since launch: paid 5.3%, price +1.9%, total +7.0%, META +7.7%, −0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
METW · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 5.3 pts behind META
METW
−4.5%
META
+0.8%

5.3 pts behind META

METW over 1 year: paid 30.8%, price −34.0%, total −4.5%, META +0.8%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

META

+0.8%

METW

−4.5%

5.3 pts behind META

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.3 pts behind META

METW over 1 year: paid 30.8%, price −34.0%, total −4.5%, META +0.8%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

META

+0.8%

METW

−4.5%

5.3 pts behind META

30.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. METW over 1 year: paid 30.8%, price −34.0%, total −4.5%, META +0.8%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

MEIB costs 0.03 points a year less; METW is 11.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

MEIB vs METW: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureMEIBMETW
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published−4.5%
Price changerose 1.9% (since Jul 29, 2026)fell 34.0% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate29% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment100% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkMeta Platforms (META)Meta Platforms (META)
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.97%1.00%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$2.0m$23m
Holdings
Holdings in common10%

Method

What they share

10%

By the books each fund has filed, MEIB and METW hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

10% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first MEIB METW
META PLATFORMS INC 9.90% 23.81%
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Side by side

MEIB Direxion META Defined Income Boost ETF · Option income on META, paying monthly METW Roundhill META WeeklyPay ETF · Option income on META, paying weekly
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark Meta Platforms (META) Meta Platforms (META)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 9.8% 13.7%
Expense ratio 0.97% 1.00%
Cash paid, 1 year 5.3% (since launch, Jul 29, 2026) 30.8%
Price change, 1 year +1.9% (since launch, Jul 29, 2026) −34.0%
Total return, 1 year +7.0% (since launch, Jul 29, 2026) −4.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year +7.7% (since launch, Jul 29, 2026) +0.8%
Ahead or behind −0.7 pts (since launch, Jul 29, 2026) −5.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 29% 100%
Age 98 days 1.4 years
Net assets, MEIB as of Nov 3, 2026 and METW as of Nov 4, 2026 $2.0m $23m

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: MEIB vs METW: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowMEIBMETWMEIBMETWMEIBMETW
3 months+6.5%+6.7%5.3%10.5%−0.6 pts−0.4 pts
6 months–+0.7%–17.6%–−2.2 pts
1 year–−4.5%–30.8%–−5.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: MEIB Jul 2026 · METW Jun 2025+7.0%−17.2%5.3%40.1%−0.7 pts−8.1 pts

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About each fund
MEIB

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, MEIB paid 5.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.0%. Meta Platforms (META) returned +7.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.8%, paid monthly. Direxion estimates that 29% of the distribution paid Nov 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

METW

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, METW paid 30.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 34.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −4.5%. Meta Platforms (META) returned +0.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.7%, paid weekly. Roundhill estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

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.
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