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

NUKX and XLVI both write options for income.

Nicholas Nuclear Income ETF and State Street(R) Health Care Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF.

6.3%NUKX cash paid, 1 year
13.0%XLVI cash paid, 1 year
−25.6%NUKX total return, 1 year
+17.9%XLVI 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
XLVI6.7 pts behind XLV · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
XLV+24.6%XLVI+17.9%13.0% as cash6.7 pts behind XLVTotal return, distributions reinvestedXLV+24.6%XLVI+17.9%6.7 pts behind XLV

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in NUKXOnly in XLVI
Global X Uranium ETF 20.16%STATE STREET HEALTH CARE SELEC 100.60%
NextEra Energy Inc 7.66%SSI US GOV MONEY MARKET CLASS 0.40%
Dominion Energy Inc 7.42%STATE STREET HEALTH CARE SELEC OCT26 173 -0.02%
Centrus Energy Corp 7.37%STATE STREET HEALTH CARE SELEC OCT26 170 -0.04%
Lightbridge Corp 7.26%STATE STREET HEALTH CARE SELEC OCT26 172 -0.93%
Duke Energy Corp 7.14%
Constellation Energy Corp 6.92%
Uranium Energy Corp 6.88%

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 and Sep 17, 2026.

Performance, window by window

NUKX and XLVI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
NUKXXLVINUKXXLVINUKXXLVI
3 months−19.7%+6.9%2.6%3.1%−6.8 pts−6.3 pts
6 months−15.3%+12.2%6.4%6.4%−5.0 pts−4.6 pts
1 yearnot published+17.9%not published13.0%not published−6.7 pts
Since launch−25.6%+21.1%6.3%14.7%−5.7 pts−6.5 pts
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NUKX and XLVI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
NUKX
Nicholas Nuclear Income ETF
Option income on URA, paying weekly
XLVI
State Street(R) Health Care Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF
Covered call on XLV, paying monthly
IssuerNicholasState Street
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkUranium and nuclear (URA), used as the proxyHealth care sector (XLV)
Paysweeklymonthly
Payout rate, annualized13.1%13.1%
Expense ratio1.07%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year6.3% (since launch on Mar 3, 2026)13.0%
Price change, 1 year−30.8%+4.0%
Total return, 1 year−25.6% (since launch on Mar 3, 2026)+17.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year−19.9%+24.6%
Ahead or behind−5.7 pts−6.7 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age199 days415 days
Net assets$2m$27m

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.

XLVI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XLVI paid 13.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.9%. Health care sector (XLV) returned +24.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.1%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, NUKX or XLVI?
NUKX charges 1.07% a year and XLVI charges 0.35%, so XLVI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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NUKX against XLVI, 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.

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How every figure is computed · Standards and sources