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SOXY vs WEPN: which paid, and which earned it?

SOXY and WEPN both write options for income.

YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Semiconductor Option Income ETF and Nicholas Defense and Rare Earth Income ETF.

16.4%SOXY cash paid, 1 year
6.1%WEPN cash paid, 1 year
+84.9%SOXY total return, 1 year
−7.3%WEPN total return, 1 year
SOXY3.5 pts ahead of SMH · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SMH+81.3%SOXY+84.9%16.4% as cash3.5 pts ahead of SMHTotal return, distributions reinvestedSMH+81.3%SOXY+84.9%3.5 pts ahead of SMH
WEPN5.2 pts ahead of ITA · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
ITA−12.5%WEPN−7.3%5.2 pts ahead of ITATotal return, distributions reinvestedITA−12.5%WEPN−7.3%5.2 pts ahead of ITA

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in SOXYOnly in WEPN
NVIDIA Corp 6.50%Invesco DB Base Metals Fund 6.48%
Marvell Technology Inc 5.71%AeroVironment Inc 5.72%
Intel Corp 5.71%Palo Alto Networks Inc 4.93%
Broadcom Inc 5.67%Crowdstrike Holdings Inc 4.82%
ARM Holdings PLC 5.07%VanEck Steel ETF 4.28%
ASML Holding NV 4.52%BWX Technologies Inc 4.14%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.22%Ondas Inc 4.02%
Micron Technology Inc 4.21%Palantir Technologies Inc 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

SOXY and WEPN over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
SOXYWEPNSOXYWEPNSOXYWEPN
3 months−16.9%+0.6%2.5%3.0%−3.7 pts+11.0 pts
6 months+52.4%+1.1%8.4%6.2%+3.5 pts+4.9 pts
1 year+84.9%not published16.4%not published+3.5 ptsnot published
Since launch+123.2%−7.3%26.9%6.1%−9.2 pts+5.2 pts
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SOXY and WEPN on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SOXY
YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Semiconductor Option Income ETF
Synthetic covered call on SMH, paying monthly
WEPN
Nicholas Defense and Rare Earth Income ETF
Option income on ITA, paying weekly
IssuerYieldMaxNicholas
Strategysynthetic covered calloption income
BenchmarkSemiconductors (SMH)Aerospace and defense (ITA), used as the proxy
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized11.7%11.9%
Expense ratio1.06%1.11%
Cash paid, 1 year16.4%6.1% (since launch on Mar 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+64.1%−13.3%
Total return, 1 year+84.9%−7.3% (since launch on Mar 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+81.3%−12.5%
Ahead or behind+3.5 pts+5.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate95%not published
Age654 days199 days
Net assets$66m$6m

SOXY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SOXY paid 16.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 64.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +84.9%. Semiconductors (SMH) returned +81.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.7%, paid monthly. YieldMax estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

WEPN in plain words

Over the period since launch on Mar 3, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, WEPN paid 6.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −7.3%. Aerospace and defense (ITA), used as the proxy returned −12.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, SOXY or WEPN?
SOXY charges 1.06% a year and WEPN charges 1.11%, so SOXY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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SOXY against WEPN, 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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