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NUKX vs WEEI: which paid, and which earned it?

NUKX and WEEI both write options for income.

Nicholas Nuclear Income ETF and Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF.

6.3%NUKX cash paid, 1 year
12.6%WEEI cash paid, 1 year
−25.6%NUKX total return, 1 year
+32.0%WEEI total return, 1 year
NUKX5.7 pts behind URA · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
URA−19.9%NUKX−25.6%5.7 pts behind URATotal return, distributions reinvestedURA−19.9%NUKX−25.6%5.7 pts behind URA
WEEI15.8 pts behind XLE · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
XLE+47.8%WEEI+32.0%12.6% as cash15.8 pts behind XLETotal return, distributions reinvestedXLE+47.8%WEEI+32.0%15.8 pts behind XLE

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, NUKX and WEEI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in NUKXOnly in WEEI
Global X Uranium ETF 20.16%EXXON MOBIL CORP 23.33%
NextEra Energy Inc 7.66%CHEVRON CORP 13.58%
Dominion Energy Inc 7.42%CONOCOPHILLIPS 6.23%
Centrus Energy Corp 7.37%VALERO ENERGY CORP 5.30%
Lightbridge Corp 7.26%SLB LTD 5.12%
Duke Energy Corp 7.14%WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 5.00%
Constellation Energy Corp 6.92%BAKER HUGHES COMPANY 4.18%
Uranium Energy Corp 6.88%PHILLIPS 66 3.99%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026.

Performance, window by window

NUKX and WEEI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
NUKXWEEINUKXWEEINUKXWEEI
3 months−19.7%+15.2%2.6%3.0%−6.8 pts−5.3 pts
6 months−15.3%+9.0%6.4%5.5%−5.0 pts−0.9 pts
1 yearnot published+32.0%not published12.6%not published−15.8 pts
Since launch−25.6%+37.3%6.3%26.1%−5.7 pts−12.7 pts
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NUKX and WEEI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
NUKX
Nicholas Nuclear Income ETF
Option income on URA, paying weekly
WEEI
Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF
Option income on XLE, paying monthly
IssuerNicholasWestwood
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkUranium and nuclear (URA), used as the proxyEnergy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy
Paysweeklymonthly
Payout rate, annualized13.1%10.8%
Expense ratio1.07%0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year6.3% (since launch on Mar 3, 2026)12.6%
Price change, 1 year−30.8%+17.3%
Total return, 1 year−25.6% (since launch on Mar 3, 2026)+32.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year−19.9%+47.8%
Ahead or behind−5.7 pts−15.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age199 days870 days
Net assets$2m$73m

NUKX in plain words

Over the period since launch on Mar 3, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, NUKX paid 6.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 30.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −25.6%. Uranium and nuclear (URA), used as the proxy returned −19.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.1%, paid weekly.

WEEI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, WEEI paid 12.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 17.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +32.0%. Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy returned +47.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 15.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.8%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, NUKX or WEEI?
NUKX charges 1.07% a year and WEEI charges 0.85%, so WEEI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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NUKX against WEEI, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, NUKX against WEEI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/nukx-vs-weei Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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