Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
NUKX vs USOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
NUKX and USOY both write options for income.
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Net assets: $7.8m on Jul 31, 2026 for Nicholas Nuclear Income ETF, and $79m on Nov 3, 2026 for Defiance Oil Enhanced Options Income ETF.
Not measured
NUKX since launch: paid 7.3%, price −43.5%, total −38.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
NUKX
−38.3%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
NUKX since launch: paid 7.3%, price −43.5%, total −38.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
NUKX
−38.3%
7.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. NUKX since launch: paid 7.3%, price −43.5%, total −38.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.46.2 pts behind USO
USOY over 1 year: paid 51.6%, price −4.8%, total +56.0%, USO +102.2%, −46.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
USO
+102.2%
USOY
+56.0%
51.6% of it arrived as cash
46.2 pts behind USO
Total return, distributions reinvested
46.2 pts behind USO
USOY over 1 year: paid 51.6%, price −4.8%, total +56.0%, USO +102.2%, −46.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
USO
+102.2%
USOY
+56.0%
46.2 pts behind USO
51.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. USOY over 1 year: paid 51.6%, price −4.8%, total +56.0%, USO +102.2%, −46.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
NUKX costs 0.05 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | NUKX | USOY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +56.0% |
| Price change | fell 46.6% (6 months) | fell 4.8% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Oct 28, 2026 payment | 96% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | its own holdings | United States Oil Fund, LP, measured through USO |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 4.4 pts | behind by 46.2 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.07% | 1.12% |
| Net assets, NUKX as of Jul 31, 2026 and USOY as of Nov 3, 2026 | $7.8m | $79m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, NUKX and USOY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.
half
0% in common
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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 | NUKX | USOY | NUKX | USOY | NUKX | USOY |
| 3 months | −23.6% | +14.8% | 2.8% | 12.6% | −1.7 pts | −11.8 pts |
| 6 months | −43.2% | +1.8% | 4.4% | 20.9% | −4.4 pts | −6.8 pts |
| 1 year | – | +56.0% | – | 51.6% | – | −46.1 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: NUKX Mar 2026 · USOY May 2024 | −38.3% | +55.7% | 7.3% | 83.8% | not measured | −37.4 pts |
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NUKX's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026) returned −38.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.4 pts.
Over the 6 months to Nov 4, 2026, NUKX paid 4.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 46.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −43.2%. 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). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
USOY
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, USOY paid 51.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +56.0%. United States Oil Fund, LP (USO) returned +102.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 46.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 50.6%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 96% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 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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