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TSPY 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 TSPY’s 14.0%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $311m on Jun 30, 2026 for TappAlpha S&P 500 Growth & Daily Income ETF, and $69m on Nov 3, 2026 for Defiance S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETF.

At a glance
14.0%
TSPY cash paid, 1 year
27.9%
WDTE cash paid, 1 year
+13.3%
TSPY total return, 1 year
+14.1%
WDTE total return, 1 year
TSPY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.5 pts behind VOO
TSPY
+13.3%
VOO
+14.8%

1.5 pts behind VOO

TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −1.6%, total +13.3%, VOO +14.8%, −1.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

TSPY

+13.3%

14.0% of it arrived as cash

1.5 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.5 pts behind VOO

TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −1.6%, total +13.3%, VOO +14.8%, −1.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

TSPY

+13.3%

14.0% as cash

1.5 pts behind VOO

14.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −1.6%, total +13.3%, VOO +14.8%, −1.5 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

TSPY costs 0.35 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.8 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

TSPY vs WDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureTSPYWDTE
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+13.3%+14.1%
Price change, 1 yearfell 1.6%fell 15.9%
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOOS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.68%1.03%
Net assets, TSPY as of Jun 30, 2026 and WDTE as of Nov 3, 2026$311m$69m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · TSPY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score53.6TSPY35.6WDTE

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

Aug 23, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 114 weekly returns
TSPY WDTE
Return
Total return edge TSPY +34.2% +28.1%
Annualized edge TSPY +14.3% +11.9%
Price return edge TSPY +0.1% −40.4%
Risk
Volatility edge WDTE 14.1% 11.7%
Max drawdown edge WDTE −16.5% −14.5%
Downside capture 95.3% 82.0%
Beta 0.92 0.71
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge TSPY (slight) 0.73 0.67
Sortino edge TSPY 1.08 0.94
Treynor 0.112 0.128
Calmar edge TSPY (slight) 0.87 0.82
Against the benchmark
Alpha −0.5% a year −2.3% a year
Alpha t-stat −0.25 −1.11
Information ratio −0.43 −1.27
Tracking error 3.4% 5.5%

Each against its own benchmark: TSPY against VOO, Aug 23, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026; WDTE against SPY, Sep 29, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Aug 2024 to Oct 2026, TSPY returned more: +34.2% to +28.1%. WDTE swung less: 11.7% to 14.1%. WDTE fell less at its worst: −14.5% to −16.5%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: TSPY vs WDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureTSPYWDTEEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+34.2%+28.1%TSPYPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+14.3%+11.9%TSPYTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+0.1%−40.4%TSPYPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility14.1%11.7%WDTESpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation9.6%8.4%WDTELike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−16.5%−14.5%WDTEDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture89.2%63.4%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture95.3%82.0%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.920.71Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.950.88Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.730.67TSPY (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.080.94TSPYReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1120.128Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.870.82TSPY (slight)Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkVOOSPYThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−0.5% a year−2.3% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−0.25−1.11Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−4.9% to +3.8%−6.5% to +1.8%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.43−1.27Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error3.4%5.5%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 114 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, TSPY and WDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first TSPY WDTE
Only in one fund ↓
Only in TSPY
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.57%
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

TSPY TappAlpha S&P 500 Growth & Daily Income ETF · Option income on VOO, paying monthly WDTE Defiance S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETF · Option income on SPY, paying weekly
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 14.3% 30.3%
Expense ratio 0.68% 1.03%
Cash paid, 1 year 14.0% 27.9%
Price change, 1 year −1.6% −15.9%
Total return, 1 year +13.3% +14.1%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −1.5 pts −0.7 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%
Age 2.2 years 3.1 years
Net assets, TSPY as of Jun 30, 2026 and WDTE as of Nov 3, 2026 $311m $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: TSPY vs WDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowTSPYWDTETSPYWDTETSPYWDTE
3 months+0.7%−0.4%3.5%7.3%+0.8 pts−0.2 pts
6 months+5.2%+4.6%7.0%14.4%+0.2 pts−0.4 pts
1 year+13.3%+14.1%14.0%27.9%−1.5 pts−0.7 pts
3 years–+50.8%–78.5%–−32.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: TSPY Aug 2024 · WDTE Sep 2023+38.7%+49.2%31.2%79.5%−3.7 pts−30.4 pts

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About each fund
TSPY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TSPY paid 14.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.3%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.3%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 4, 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, TSPY or WDTE?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TSPY paid 14.0% 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, TSPY or WDTE?
With every distribution reinvested, TSPY returned +13.3% and WDTE +14.1% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, TSPY or WDTE?
TSPY charges 0.68% a year and WDTE charges 1.03%, so TSPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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