Which paid more, NDIV or WEEI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, NDIV paid 12.3% of its starting price in cash and WEEI paid 13.0%, so WEEI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

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

With every distribution reinvested, NDIV returned +41.1% and WEEI +33.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, NDIV or WEEI?

NDIV charges 0.59% a year and WEEI charges 0.85%, so NDIV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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NDIV vs WEEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, WEEI paid 13.0% of its price in cash against NDIV’s 12.3%, though NDIV returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $34m on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify Energy & Natural Resources Covered Call ETF, and $98m on Jul 31, 2026 for Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF.

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At a glance

12.3%

NDIV cash paid, 1 year

13.0%

WEEI cash paid, 1 year

+41.1%

NDIV total return, 1 year

+33.7%

WEEI total return, 1 year

NDIV · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

NDIV

+41.1%

none

Not measured

NDIV over 1 year: paid 12.3%, price +28.1%, total +41.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

NDIV

+41.1%

12.3% as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

NDIV over 1 year: paid 12.3%, price +28.1%, total +41.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

NDIV

+41.1%

12.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. NDIV over 1 year: paid 12.3%, price +28.1%, total +41.1%, 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

NDIV costs 0.26 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.4 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

NDIV vs WEEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	NDIV	WEEI
Paid and earned
Measure	NDIV	WEEI
Total return, 1 year	+41.1%	+33.7%
Price change, 1 year	rose 28.1%	rose 19.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	96% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	100% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	NDIV	WEEI
Benchmark	its own stocks	Energy sector, measured through XLE
Cost and size
Measure	NDIV	WEEI
Expense ratio	0.59%	0.85%
Net assets, NDIV as of Nov 3, 2026 and WEEI as of Jul 31, 2026	$34m	$98m
Holdings
Measure	NDIV	WEEI
Holdings in common	3%

Method

Risk and return

May 10, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 129 weekly returns

NDIV WEEI

Return

Total return edge WEEI (slight) +41.8% +42.9%

Annualized edge WEEI (slight) +15.1% +15.5%

Price return edge NDIV +18.6% +6.2%

Risk

Volatility edge WEEI (slight) 19.5% 18.2%

Max drawdown edge NDIV −13.4% −15.8%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge WEEI (slight) 0.60 0.65

Sortino edge WEEI (slight) 0.82 0.86

Calmar edge NDIV 1.13 0.98

Reading

From May 2024 to Oct 2026, WEEI returned slightly more: +42.9% to +41.8%. WEEI swung slightly less: 18.2% to 19.5%. NDIV fell less at its worst: −13.4% to −15.8%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: NDIV vs WEEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	NDIV	WEEI	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+41.8%	+42.9%	WEEI (slight)	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+15.1%	+15.5%	WEEI (slight)	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+18.6%	+6.2%	NDIV	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	19.5%	18.2%	WEEI (slight)	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	14.3%	13.8%	WEEI (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−13.4%	−15.8%	NDIV	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.60	0.65	WEEI (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.82	0.86	WEEI (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	1.13	0.98	NDIV	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 129 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, NDIV and WEEI hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first NDIV WEEI

ONEOK Inc 5.00% 3.43%

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Only in NDIV

Olin Corp 6.15%

Mosaic Co 5.84%

Dow Inc 5.83%

Eastman Chemical Co 5.46%

Enbridge Inc 5.30%

Sylvamo Corp 5.21%

South Bow Corp 5.19%

Noble Corp PLC 4.90%

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

NDIV Amplify Energy & Natural Resources Covered Call ETF · Covered call on its own stocks, paying monthly WEEI Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF · Option income on XLE, paying monthly

Issuer Amplify Westwood

Strategy covered call option income

Benchmark NDIV's own stocks, without the options (from its holdings of Nov 3, 2026) Energy sector (XLE)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 11.5% 10.9%

Expense ratio 0.59% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 12.3% 13.0%

Price change, 1 year +28.1% +19.3%

Total return, 1 year +41.1% +33.7%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +49.8%

Ahead or behind not available −16.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 96% 100%

Age 4.2 years 2.5 years

Net assets, NDIV as of Nov 3, 2026 and WEEI as of Jul 31, 2026 $34m $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: NDIV vs WEEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	NDIV	WEEI	NDIV	WEEI	NDIV	WEEI
3 months	+5.0%	+8.0%	3.0%	2.9%	not measured	−3.6 pts
6 months	+0.8%	+11.4%	5.5%	5.8%	not measured	−1.5 pts
1 year	+41.1%	+33.7%	12.3%	13.0%	not measured	−16.1 pts
3 years	+54.0%	–	24.0%	–	not measured	–
Since launchNot the same days: NDIV Aug 2022 · WEEI May 2024	+74.7%	+37.7%	33.2%	28.0%	not measured	−11.3 pts

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About each fund

NDIV

No 1-year comparison: a quarter's holdings filing is missing from the year.

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, NDIV paid 12.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 28.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +41.1%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.5%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 96% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 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, NDIV or WEEI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, NDIV paid 12.3% of its starting price in cash and WEEI paid 13.0%, so WEEI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, NDIV or WEEI?: With every distribution reinvested, NDIV returned +41.1% and WEEI +33.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, NDIV or WEEI?: NDIV charges 0.59% a year and WEEI charges 0.85%, so NDIV 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 →NDIV on its own →WEEI on its own →NDIV dividend history →NDIV holdings →WEEI dividend history →WEEI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

NDIV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

NDIV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

NDIV 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for NDIV ↗

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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