Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
NDIV vs WEPN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
NDIV and WEPN both write options for income.
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Net assets: $34m on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify Energy & Natural Resources Covered Call ETF, and $6.1m on Jul 31, 2026 for Nicholas Defense and Rare Earth Income ETF.
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.Not measured
WEPN since launch: paid 7.4%, price −24.4%, total −17.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
WEPN
−17.8%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
WEPN since launch: paid 7.4%, price −24.4%, total −17.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
WEPN
−17.8%
7.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. WEPN since launch: paid 7.4%, price −24.4%, total −17.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
NDIV costs 0.52 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | NDIV | WEPN |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +41.1% | not published |
| Price change | rose 28.1% (1 year) | fell 16.9% (6 months) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 96% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment | 100% of the Oct 28, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | its own stocks | its own holdings |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 5.9 pts | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.59% | 1.11% |
| Net assets, NDIV as of Nov 3, 2026 and WEPN as of Jul 31, 2026 | $34m | $6.1m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
Risk and return
Mar 13, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 33 weekly returnsFrom Mar 2026 to Oct 2026, NDIV returned more: +9.5% to −10.7%. NDIV fell less at its worst: −10.1% to −16.5%.
Full scorecard
3 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | NDIV | WEPN | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | +9.5% | −10.7% | NDIV | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Price return | +1.7% | −17.7% | NDIV | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Max drawdown | −10.1% | −16.5% | NDIV | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 33 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, NDIV and WEPN hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | NDIV | WEPN | NDIV | WEPN | NDIV | WEPN |
| 3 months | +5.0% | −12.2% | 3.0% | 2.9% | not measured | −4.0 pts |
| 6 months | +0.8% | −11.8% | 5.5% | 5.8% | not measured | −5.9 pts |
| 1 year | +41.1% | – | 12.3% | – | not measured | – |
| 3 years | +54.0% | – | 24.0% | – | not measured | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: NDIV Aug 2022 · WEPN Mar 2026 | +74.7% | −17.8% | 33.2% | 7.4% | not measured | not measured |
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No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for WEPN.
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.
WEPN's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026) returned −5.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.9 pts.
Over the 6 months to Nov 4, 2026, WEPN paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 16.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −11.8%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.1%, paid weekly. Nicholas estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 28, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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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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