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PAPI vs WDTE: which paid, and which earned it?

Over the year WDTE paid 28.0% of its price in cash against PAPI’s 7.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.

Parametric Equity Premium Income ETF and Defiance S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETF.

7.9%PAPI cash paid, 1 year
28.0%WDTE cash paid, 1 year
+12.8%PAPI total return, 1 year
+15.8%WDTE total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: PAPI scores higher

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

PAPI 62.8WDTE 413.8, the lowest in this set96.8, the highest

A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

PAPI3.8 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%PAPI+12.8%7.9% of it arrived as cash3.8 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%PAPI+12.8%3.8 pts behind SPY
WDTE0.8 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%WDTE+15.8%28.0% of it arrived as cash0.8 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%WDTE+15.8%28.0% as cash0.8 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in PAPIOnly in WDTE
Corning, Inc. 1.01%Spx Us 12/18/26 C600 92.83%
TD SYNNEX Corp. 0.81%First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 6.61%
Cisco Systems, Inc. 0.77%Cash & Other 0.69%
Power Integrations, Inc. 0.73%Spx 09/21/2026 7674.22 C 0.11%
Royalty Pharma plc 0.73%Spx 09/21/2026 7650.5 C -0.24%
Millicom International Cellular SA 0.72%
Avnet, Inc. 0.71%
Texas Instruments, Inc. 0.71%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

PAPI and WDTE over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
PAPIWDTEPAPIWDTEPAPIWDTE
3 months+4.7%+3.2%2.0%7.4%+2.5 pts+0.9 pts
6 months+5.6%+17.3%4.0%15.7%−12.4 pts−0.7 pts
1 year+12.8%+15.8%7.9%28.0%−3.8 pts−0.8 pts
3 yearsnot published+49.2%not published77.8%not published−29.2 pts
Since launch+35.6%+49.2%22.5%77.8%−49.6 pts−29.2 pts
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PAPI and WDTE on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
PAPI
Parametric Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
WDTE
Defiance S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETF
Option income on SPY, paying weekly
IssuerParametricDefiance
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized7.2%29.9%
Expense ratio0.29%1.03%
Cash paid, 1 year7.9%28.0%
Price change, 1 year+4.5%−14.8%
Total return, 1 year+12.8%+15.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−3.8 pts−0.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published38%
Age1065 days1095 days
Net assets$400m$71m

PAPI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, PAPI paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.2%, paid monthly.

WDTE in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, WDTE paid 28.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 14.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 29.9%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 38% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, PAPI or WDTE?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, PAPI paid 7.9% of its starting price in cash and WDTE paid 28.0%, so WDTE paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, PAPI or WDTE?
With every distribution reinvested, PAPI returned +12.8% and WDTE returned +15.8% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so WDTE returned more.
Which is cheaper, PAPI or WDTE?
PAPI charges 0.29% a year and WDTE charges 1.03%, so PAPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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PAPI against WDTE, 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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