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PBP vs WDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, WDTE paid 27.9% of its price in cash against PBP’s 11.7%, though PBP returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $389m for Invesco S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF and $69m for Defiance S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETF.

At a glance
11.7%
PBP cash paid, 1 year
27.9%
WDTE cash paid, 1 year
+16.2%
PBP total return, 1 year
+14.1%
WDTE total return, 1 year
PBP · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.4 pts ahead of SPY
PBP
+16.2%
SPY
+14.8%

1.4 pts ahead of SPY

PBP over 1 year: paid 11.7%, price +3.6%, total +16.2%, SPY +14.8%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

PBP

+16.2%

11.7% of it arrived as cash

1.4 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.4 pts ahead of SPY

PBP over 1 year: paid 11.7%, price +3.6%, total +16.2%, SPY +14.8%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

PBP

+16.2%

11.7% as cash

1.4 pts ahead of SPY

11.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. PBP over 1 year: paid 11.7%, price +3.6%, total +16.2%, SPY +14.8%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
WDTE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.7 pts behind SPY
WDTE
+14.1%
SPY
+14.8%

0.7 pts behind SPY

WDTE over 1 year: paid 27.9%, price −15.9%, total +14.1%, SPY +14.8%, −0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

WDTE

+14.1%

27.9% of it arrived as cash

0.7 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.7 pts behind SPY

WDTE over 1 year: paid 27.9%, price −15.9%, total +14.1%, SPY +14.8%, −0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

WDTE

+14.1%

27.9% as cash

0.7 pts behind SPY

27.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. WDTE over 1 year: paid 27.9%, price −15.9%, total +14.1%, SPY +14.8%, −0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

PBP costs 0.74 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.1 points; PBP is 5.6 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

PBP vs WDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasurePBPWDTE
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+16.2%+14.1%
Price change, 1 yearrose 3.6%fell 15.9%
Return of capital, issuer estimate95% of the Oct 23, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.29%1.03%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$389m$69m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · PBP scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score75.1PBP35.6WDTE

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

Risk and return

Sep 29, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026 · 161 weekly returns · each against SPY
PBP WDTE
Return
Total return edge Tie +49.4% +49.6%
Annualized edge Tie +13.8% +13.9%
Price return edge PBP +7.9% −53.5%
Risk
Volatility edge PBP 8.9% 10.7%
Max drawdown edge Tie −14.3% −14.5%
Downside capture 49.8% 82.0%
Beta 0.53 0.71
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge PBP 1.00 0.85
Sortino edge PBP 1.41 1.21
Treynor 0.167 0.128
Calmar edge Tie 0.97 0.96
Against the benchmark
Alpha +0.3% a year −2.3% a year
Alpha t-stat 0.11 −1.11
Information ratio −0.89 −1.27
Tracking error 8.1% 5.5%
Reading

From Sep 2023 to Oct 2026, PBP and WDTE returned about the same: +49.4% and +49.6%. PBP swung less: 8.9% to 10.7%. PBP and WDTE fell about the same at their worst: −14.3% and −14.5%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: PBP vs WDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasurePBPWDTESPYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+49.4%+49.6%TiePrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+13.8%+13.9%TieTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+7.9%−53.5%PBPPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility8.9%10.7%PBPSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation6.3%7.5%PBPLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−14.3%−14.5%TieDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture41.0%63.4%100.0%WDTEShare of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture49.8%82.0%100.0%PBPShare of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.530.711.00PBP lowerHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.720.881.00Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe1.000.85PBPReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.411.21PBPReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1670.1280.161PBPReturn above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.970.96TieAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkSPYSPYSPYThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha+0.3% a year−2.3% a year0.0%Not significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat0.11−1.11Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−5.0% to +5.6%−6.5% to +1.8%Both include zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.89−1.27PBPReturn against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error8.1%5.5%0.0%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 161 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, PBP and WDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first PBP WDTE
Only in one fund ↓
Only in PBP
NVIDIA Corp 7.71%
Apple Inc 7.47%
Microsoft Corp 5.96%
Amazon.com Inc 3.79%
Alphabet Inc 2.53%
Broadcom Inc 2.44%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.11%
Alphabet Inc 2.04%
Only in WDTE
Spx Us 12/18/26 C600 95.18%
Spx 11/05/2026 7710.15 C 0.14%
Spx 11/05/2026 7688.62 C -0.28%
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Side by side

PBP Invesco S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly WDTE Defiance S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETF · Option income on SPY, paying weekly
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 8.5% 30.3%
Expense ratio 0.29% 1.03%
Cash paid, 1 year 11.7% 27.9%
Price change, 1 year +3.6% −15.9%
Total return, 1 year +16.2% +14.1%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind +1.4 pts −0.7 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 95% 100%
Age 18.9 years 3.1 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $389m $69m

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

Window by window: PBP vs WDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowPBPWDTEPBPWDTEPBPWDTE
3 months+2.5%−0.4%2.5%7.3%+2.6 pts−0.2 pts
6 months+8.1%+4.6%5.3%14.4%+3.1 pts−0.4 pts
1 year+16.2%+14.1%11.7%27.9%+1.4 pts−0.7 pts
3 years+49.6%+50.8%33.4%78.5%−33.3 pts−32.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: PBP Dec 2007 · WDTE Sep 2023+172.0%+49.2%92.4%79.5%−467.6 pts−30.4 pts

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About each fund
PBP

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, PBP paid 11.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly. Invesco estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Oct 23, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

WDTE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, WDTE paid 27.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 15.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.3%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, PBP or WDTE?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, PBP paid 11.7% of its starting price in cash and WDTE paid 27.9%, 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, PBP or WDTE?
With every distribution reinvested, PBP returned +16.2% and WDTE +14.1% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, PBP or WDTE?
PBP charges 0.29% a year and WDTE charges 1.03%, so PBP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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