Which paid more, USOY or WEEI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, USOY paid 51.6% of its starting price in cash and WEEI paid 13.0%, so USOY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, USOY or WEEI?

With every distribution reinvested, USOY returned +56.0% and WEEI +33.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, USOY or WEEI?

USOY charges 1.12% a year and WEEI charges 0.85%, so WEEI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

USOY vs WEEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, USOY paid 51.6% of its price in cash against WEEI’s 13.0%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $79m on Nov 3, 2026 for Defiance Oil Enhanced Options Income ETF, and $98m on Jul 31, 2026 for Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF.

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At a glance

51.6%

USOY cash paid, 1 year

13.0%

WEEI cash paid, 1 year

+56.0%

USOY total return, 1 year

+33.7%

WEEI total return, 1 year

USOY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 46.2 pts behind USO

USOY

+56.0%

USO

+102.2%

46.2 pts behind USO

USOY over 1 year: paid 51.6%, price −4.8%, total +56.0%, USO +102.2%, −46.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

USO

+102.2%

USOY

+56.0%

51.6% of it arrived as cash

46.2 pts behind USO

Total return, distributions reinvested

46.2 pts behind USO

USOY over 1 year: paid 51.6%, price −4.8%, total +56.0%, USO +102.2%, −46.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

USO

+102.2%

USOY

+56.0%

46.2 pts behind USO

51.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. USOY over 1 year: paid 51.6%, price −4.8%, total +56.0%, USO +102.2%, −46.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

WEEI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 16.1 pts behind XLE

WEEI

+33.7%

XLE

+49.8%

16.1 pts behind XLE

WEEI over 1 year: paid 13.0%, price +19.3%, total +33.7%, XLE +49.8%, −16.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLE

+49.8%

WEEI

+33.7%

16.1 pts behind XLE

Total return, distributions reinvested

16.1 pts behind XLE

WEEI over 1 year: paid 13.0%, price +19.3%, total +33.7%, XLE +49.8%, −16.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLE

+49.8%

WEEI

+33.7%

16.1 pts behind XLE

13.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. WEEI over 1 year: paid 13.0%, price +19.3%, total +33.7%, XLE +49.8%, −16.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

WEEI costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 22.3 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

USOY vs WEEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	USOY	WEEI
Paid and earned
Measure	USOY	WEEI
Total return, 1 year	+56.0%	+33.7%
Price change, 1 year	fell 4.8%	rose 19.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	96% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	100% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	USOY	WEEI
Benchmark	United States Oil Fund, LP, measured through USO	Energy sector, measured through XLE
Cost and size
Measure	USOY	WEEI
Expense ratio	1.12%	0.85%
Net assets, USOY as of Nov 3, 2026 and WEEI as of Jul 31, 2026	$79m	$98m
Holdings
Measure	USOY	WEEI
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · WEEI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score63.8USOY94.3WEEI

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

USOY 63.8

WEEI 94.3

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, USOY and WEEI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first USOY WEEI

Only in one fund ↓

Only in USOY

US TREASURY N/B 18.88%

Only in WEEI

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 24.05%

CHEVRON CORP 14.68%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 6.11%

VALERO ENERGY CORP 6.10%

MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 5.24%

PHILLIPS 66 4.83%

WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.61%

SLB LTD 4.57%

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Side by side

USOY Defiance Oil Enhanced Options Income ETF · Option income on USO, paying weekly WEEI Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF · Option income on XLE, paying monthly

Issuer Defiance Westwood

Strategy option income option income

Benchmark United States Oil Fund, LP (USO) Energy sector (XLE)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 50.6% 10.9%

Expense ratio 1.12% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 51.6% 13.0%

Price change, 1 year −4.8% +19.3%

Total return, 1 year +56.0% +33.7%

Benchmark return, 1 year +102.2% +49.8%

Ahead or behind −46.2 pts −16.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 96% 100%

Age 2.5 years 2.5 years

Net assets, USOY as of Nov 3, 2026 and WEEI as of Jul 31, 2026 $79m $98m

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: USOY vs WEEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	USOY	WEEI	USOY	WEEI	USOY	WEEI
3 months	+14.8%	+8.0%	12.6%	2.9%	−11.8 pts	−3.6 pts
6 months	+1.8%	+11.4%	20.9%	5.8%	−6.8 pts	−1.5 pts
1 year	+56.0%	+33.7%	51.6%	13.0%	−46.1 pts	−16.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: USOY May 2024 · WEEI May 2024	+55.7%	+37.7%	83.8%	28.0%	−37.4 pts	−11.3 pts

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About each fund

USOY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, USOY paid 51.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +56.0%. United States Oil Fund, LP (USO) returned +102.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 46.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 50.6%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 96% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

WEEI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, WEEI paid 13.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 19.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +33.7%. Energy sector (XLE) returned +49.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.9%, paid monthly. Westwood estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, USOY or WEEI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, USOY paid 51.6% of its starting price in cash and WEEI paid 13.0%, so USOY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, USOY or WEEI?: With every distribution reinvested, USOY returned +56.0% and WEEI +33.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, USOY or WEEI?: USOY charges 1.12% a year and WEEI charges 0.85%, so WEEI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

United States Oil Fund →Energy sector (XLE) →USOY on its own →WEEI on its own →USOY dividend history →USOY holdings →WEEI dividend history →WEEI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

USOY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

USOY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

USOY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Defiance page for USOY ↗

WEEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

WEEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

WEEI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Westwood website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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