Which paid more, SOXY or WEEI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SOXY paid 17.1% of its starting price in cash and WEEI paid 13.0%, so SOXY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, SOXY or WEEI?

With every distribution reinvested, SOXY returned +43.5% and WEEI +33.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, SOXY or WEEI?

SOXY charges 1.06% a year and WEEI charges 0.85%, so WEEI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

SOXY vs WEEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SOXY paid 17.1% of its price in cash against WEEI’s 13.0%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $61m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Target 12 Semiconductor Option Income ETF, and $98m on Jul 31, 2026 for Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF.

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At a glance

17.1%

SOXY cash paid, 1 year

13.0%

WEEI cash paid, 1 year

+43.5%

SOXY total return, 1 year

+33.7%

WEEI total return, 1 year

SOXY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 28.7 pts ahead of SPY

SOXY

+43.5%

SPY

+14.8%

28.7 pts ahead of SPY

SOXY over 1 year: paid 17.1%, price +26.0%, total +43.5%, SPY +14.8%, +28.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SOXY

+43.5%

17.1% of it arrived as cash

28.7 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

28.7 pts ahead of SPY

SOXY over 1 year: paid 17.1%, price +26.0%, total +43.5%, SPY +14.8%, +28.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SOXY

+43.5%

28.7 pts ahead of SPY

17.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. SOXY over 1 year: paid 17.1%, price +26.0%, total +43.5%, SPY +14.8%, +28.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

WEEI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 16.1 pts behind XLE

WEEI

+33.7%

XLE

+49.8%

16.1 pts behind XLE

WEEI over 1 year: paid 13.0%, price +19.3%, total +33.7%, XLE +49.8%, −16.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLE

+49.8%

WEEI

+33.7%

13.0% as cash

16.1 pts behind XLE

Total return, distributions reinvested

16.1 pts behind XLE

WEEI over 1 year: paid 13.0%, price +19.3%, total +33.7%, XLE +49.8%, −16.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLE

+49.8%

WEEI

+33.7%

16.1 pts behind XLE

13.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +49.8%. WEEI over 1 year: paid 13.0%, price +19.3%, total +33.7%, XLE +49.8%, −16.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +49.8%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

WEEI costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.8 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SOXY vs WEEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	SOXY	WEEI
Paid and earned
Measure	SOXY	WEEI
Total return, 1 year	+43.5%	+33.7%
Price change, 1 year	rose 26.0%	rose 19.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		100% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	SOXY	WEEI
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Energy sector, measured through XLE
Cost and size
Measure	SOXY	WEEI
Expense ratio	1.06%	0.85%
Net assets, SOXY as of Nov 3, 2026 and WEEI as of Jul 31, 2026	$61m	$98m
Holdings
Measure	SOXY	WEEI
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · WEEI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score93.7SOXY94.3WEEI

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

SOXY 93.7

WEEI 94.3

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, SOXY and WEEI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SOXY WEEI

Only in one fund ↓

Only in SOXY

NVIDIA Corp 6.90%

Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.15%

ASML Holding NV 4.95%

Broadcom Inc 4.68%

Micron Technology Inc 4.68%

Texas Instruments Inc 4.42%

MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 4.40%

Analog Devices Inc 4.03%

Only in WEEI

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 24.05%

CHEVRON CORP 14.68%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 6.11%

VALERO ENERGY CORP 6.10%

MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 5.24%

PHILLIPS 66 4.83%

WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.61%

SLB LTD 4.57%

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Side by side

SOXY YieldMax Target 12 Semiconductor Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly WEEI Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF · Option income on XLE, paying monthly

Issuer YieldMax Westwood

Strategy synthetic covered call option income

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Energy sector (XLE)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 12.3% 10.9%

Expense ratio 1.06% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 17.1% 13.0%

Price change, 1 year +26.0% +19.3%

Total return, 1 year +43.5% +33.7%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +49.8%

Ahead or behind +28.7 pts −16.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 100%

Age 1.9 years 2.5 years

Net assets, SOXY as of Nov 3, 2026 and WEEI as of Jul 31, 2026 $61m $98m

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: SOXY vs WEEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	SOXY	WEEI	SOXY	WEEI	SOXY	WEEI
3 months	−14.3%	+8.0%	2.9%	2.9%	−14.1 pts	−3.6 pts
6 months	−9.9%	+11.4%	6.3%	5.8%	−14.9 pts	−1.5 pts
1 year	+43.5%	+33.7%	17.1%	13.0%	+28.7 pts	−16.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: SOXY Dec 2024 · WEEI May 2024	+90.3%	+37.7%	30.4%	28.0%	+60.4 pts	−11.3 pts

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About each fund

SOXY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SOXY paid 17.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 26.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +43.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 28.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.3%, paid monthly.

WEEI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, WEEI paid 13.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 19.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +33.7%. Energy sector (XLE) returned +49.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.9%, paid monthly. Westwood estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, SOXY or WEEI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SOXY paid 17.1% of its starting price in cash and WEEI paid 13.0%, so SOXY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, SOXY or WEEI?: With every distribution reinvested, SOXY returned +43.5% and WEEI +33.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, SOXY or WEEI?: SOXY charges 1.06% a year and WEEI charges 0.85%, so WEEI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →Energy sector (XLE) →SOXY on its own →WEEI on its own →SOXY dividend history →SOXY holdings →WEEI dividend history →WEEI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

SOXY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SOXY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SOXY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for SOXY ↗

WEEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

WEEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

WEEI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Westwood website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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