Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TYLG vs WEPN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
TYLG and WEPN both write options for income.
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Net assets: $17m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF, and $6.1m on Jul 31, 2026 for Nicholas Defense and Rare Earth Income ETF.
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TYLG over 1 year: paid 10.2%, price +9.3%, total +20.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
TYLG
+20.4%
10.2% as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
TYLG over 1 year: paid 10.2%, price +9.3%, total +20.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
TYLG
+20.4%
10.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. TYLG over 1 year: paid 10.2%, price +9.3%, total +20.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Not measured
WEPN since launch: paid 7.4%, price −24.4%, total −17.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
WEPN
−17.8%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
WEPN since launch: paid 7.4%, price −24.4%, total −17.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
WEPN
−17.8%
7.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. WEPN since launch: paid 7.4%, price −24.4%, total −17.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
TYLG costs 0.51 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | TYLG | WEPN |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +20.4% | not published |
| Price change | rose 9.3% (1 year) | fell 16.9% (6 months) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment | 100% of the Oct 28, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | its own holdings |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 5.9 pts | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.60% | 1.11% |
| Net assets, TYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 and WEPN as of Jul 31, 2026 | $17m | $6.1m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 2% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, TYLG and WEPN hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.
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2% in common
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Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | TYLG | WEPN | TYLG | WEPN | TYLG | WEPN |
| 3 months | −1.2% | −12.2% | 2.3% | 2.9% | not measured | −4.0 pts |
| 6 months | +6.1% | −11.8% | 5.3% | 5.8% | not measured | −5.9 pts |
| 1 year | +20.4% | – | 10.2% | – | not measured | – |
| 3 years | +82.8% | – | 35.5% | – | not measured | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: TYLG Nov 2022 · WEPN Mar 2026 | +130.4% | −17.8% | 48.5% | 7.4% | not measured | not measured |
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TYLG
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TYLG paid 10.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +20.4%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
WEPN's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026) returned −5.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.9 pts.
Over the 6 months to Nov 4, 2026, WEPN paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 16.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −11.8%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.1%, paid weekly. Nicholas estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 28, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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How this is computed
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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