Which paid more, MLPD or WEEI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, MLPD paid 14.1% of its starting price in cash and WEEI paid 13.0%, so MLPD paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, MLPD or WEEI?

With every distribution reinvested, MLPD returned +15.4% and WEEI +33.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, MLPD or WEEI?

MLPD charges 0.60% a year and WEEI charges 0.85%, so MLPD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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MLPD vs WEEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, MLPD paid 14.1% of its price in cash against WEEI’s 13.0%, though WEEI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $26m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF, and $98m on Jul 31, 2026 for Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF.

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At a glance

14.1%

MLPD cash paid, 1 year

13.0%

WEEI cash paid, 1 year

+15.4%

MLPD total return, 1 year

+33.7%

WEEI total return, 1 year

MLPD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

MLPD

+15.4%

none

Not measured

MLPD over 1 year: paid 14.1%, price +0.6%, total +15.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

MLPD

+15.4%

14.1% as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

MLPD over 1 year: paid 14.1%, price +0.6%, total +15.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

MLPD

+15.4%

14.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. MLPD over 1 year: paid 14.1%, price +0.6%, total +15.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

WEEI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 16.1 pts behind XLE

WEEI

+33.7%

XLE

+49.8%

16.1 pts behind XLE

WEEI over 1 year: paid 13.0%, price +19.3%, total +33.7%, XLE +49.8%, −16.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLE

+49.8%

WEEI

+33.7%

13.0% as cash

16.1 pts behind XLE

Total return, distributions reinvested

16.1 pts behind XLE

WEEI over 1 year: paid 13.0%, price +19.3%, total +33.7%, XLE +49.8%, −16.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLE

+49.8%

WEEI

+33.7%

16.1 pts behind XLE

13.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +49.8%. WEEI over 1 year: paid 13.0%, price +19.3%, total +33.7%, XLE +49.8%, −16.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +49.8%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

MLPD costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.3 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

MLPD vs WEEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	MLPD	WEEI
Paid and earned
Measure	MLPD	WEEI
Total return, 1 year	+15.4%	+33.7%
Price change, 1 year	rose 0.6%	rose 19.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment	100% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	MLPD	WEEI
Benchmark	not published	Energy sector, measured through XLE
Cost and size
Measure	MLPD	WEEI
Expense ratio	0.60%	0.85%
Net assets, MLPD as of Oct 12, 2026 and WEEI as of Jul 31, 2026	$26m	$98m
Holdings
Measure	MLPD	WEEI
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

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

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first MLPD WEEI

Only in one fund ↓

Only in MLPD

Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF 101.03%

Only in WEEI

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 24.05%

CHEVRON CORP 14.68%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 6.11%

VALERO ENERGY CORP 6.10%

MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 5.24%

PHILLIPS 66 4.83%

WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.61%

SLB LTD 4.57%

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Side by side

MLPD Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF · Covered call, paying monthly WEEI Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF · Option income on XLE, paying monthly

Issuer Global X Westwood

Strategy covered call option income

Benchmark none Energy sector (XLE)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 12.2% 10.9%

Expense ratio 0.60% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 14.1% 13.0%

Price change, 1 year +0.6% +19.3%

Total return, 1 year +15.4% +33.7%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +49.8%

Ahead or behind not available −16.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%

Age 2.5 years 2.5 years

Net assets, MLPD as of Oct 12, 2026 and WEEI as of Jul 31, 2026 $26m $98m

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: MLPD vs WEEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	MLPD	WEEI	MLPD	WEEI	MLPD	WEEI
3 months	+3.6%	+8.0%	3.1%	2.9%	not measured	−3.6 pts
6 months	+3.4%	+11.4%	6.0%	5.8%	not measured	−1.5 pts
1 year	+15.4%	+33.7%	14.1%	13.0%	not measured	−16.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: MLPD May 2024 · WEEI May 2024	+32.7%	+37.7%	30.2%	28.0%	not measured	−11.3 pts

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About each fund

MLPD

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, MLPD paid 14.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.4%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.2%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

WEEI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, WEEI paid 13.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 19.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +33.7%. Energy sector (XLE) returned +49.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.9%, paid monthly. Westwood estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, MLPD or WEEI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, MLPD paid 14.1% of its starting price in cash and WEEI paid 13.0%, so MLPD paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, MLPD or WEEI?: With every distribution reinvested, MLPD returned +15.4% and WEEI +33.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, MLPD or WEEI?: MLPD charges 0.60% a year and WEEI charges 0.85%, so MLPD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Energy sector (XLE) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →MLPD on its own →WEEI on its own →MLPD dividend history →MLPD holdings →WEEI dividend history →WEEI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

MLPD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MLPD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

MLPD 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for MLPD ↗

WEEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

WEEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

WEEI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Westwood website ↗

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How this is computed

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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