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TMGN vs WDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $69m on Nov 3, 2026 for Defiance S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETF, beside TappAlpha Cboe Magnificent 10 Growth & Daily Income ETF.

At a glance
5.4%
TMGN cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
27.9%
WDTE cash paid, 1 year
+5.2%
TMGN total return, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
+14.1%
WDTE total return, 1 year
TMGN · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
TMGN
+5.2%
none

Not measured

TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TMGN

+5.2%

5.4% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TMGN

+5.2%

5.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. 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

TMGN costs 0.15 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

TMGN vs WDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureTMGNWDTE
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+14.1%
Price changefell 0.1% (since Jul 15, 2026)fell 15.9% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 28, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarknot publishedS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.88%1.03%
Net assetsnot read by ETFIQ$69m
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

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TMGN TappAlpha Cboe Magnificent 10 Growth & Daily Income ETF · Option income, paying monthly WDTE Defiance S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETF · Option income on SPY, paying weekly
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark none S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 21.7% 30.3%
Expense ratio 0.88% 1.03%
Cash paid, 1 year 5.4% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026) 27.9%
Price change, 1 year −0.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026) −15.9%
Total return, 1 year +5.2% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026) +14.1%
Benchmark return, 1 year not published +14.8%
Ahead or behind not available −0.7 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%
Age 112 days 3.1 years
Net assets not read by ETFIQ $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: TMGN vs WDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowTMGNWDTETMGNWDTETMGNWDTE
3 months+3.6%−0.4%5.3%7.3%not measured−0.2 pts
6 months–+4.6%–14.4%–−0.4 pts
1 year–+14.1%–27.9%–−0.7 pts
3 years–+50.8%–78.5%–−32.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: TMGN Jul 2026 · WDTE Sep 2023+5.2%+49.2%5.4%79.5%not measured−30.4 pts

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About each fund
TMGN

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, TMGN paid 5.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.2%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 21.7%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 28, 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).

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Which is cheaper, TMGN or WDTE?
TMGN charges 0.88% a year and WDTE charges 1.03%, so TMGN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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