Data as of .
TPRY vs WDTE: which paid, and which earned it?
TPRY and WDTE both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, TPRY and WDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in TPRY | Only in WDTE |
|---|---|
| Micron Technology Inc 13.23% | Spx Us 12/18/26 C600 92.83% |
| Amazon.com Inc 12.40% | First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 6.61% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 8.48% | Cash & Other 0.69% |
| Alphabet Inc 6.91% | Spx 09/21/2026 7674.22 C 0.11% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 5.35% | Spx 09/21/2026 7650.5 C -0.24% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 5.23% | |
| Apple Inc 4.91% | |
| Vistra Corp 4.57% |
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 Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPRY | WDTE | TPRY | WDTE | TPRY | WDTE | |
| 3 months | −5.9% | +3.2% | 3.5% | 7.4% | −8.2 pts | +0.9 pts |
| 6 months | +11.9% | +17.3% | 8.1% | 15.7% | −6.1 pts | −0.7 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +15.8% | not published | 28.0% | not published | −0.8 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +49.2% | not published | 77.8% | not published | −29.2 pts |
| Since launch | +2.1% | +49.2% | 7.4% | 77.8% | −9.3 pts | −29.2 pts |
| TPRY VistaShares Target 15 TEPRTantrum Contrarian Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | WDTE Defiance S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETF Option income on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | Defiance |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.3% | 29.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 1.03% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.4% (since launch on Feb 26, 2026) | 28.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | −5.4% | −14.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +2.1% (since launch on Feb 26, 2026) | +15.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +11.4% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −9.3 pts | −0.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 38% |
| Age | 204 days | 1095 days |
| Net assets | $4m | $71m |
TPRY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Feb 26, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, TPRY paid 7.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +11.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, 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 is cheaper, TPRY or WDTE?
- TPRY charges 0.95% a year and WDTE charges 1.03%, so TPRY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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