Data as of .
USOY vs WEEI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year USOY paid 47.6% of its price in cash against WEEI’s 12.6%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: USOY scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, USOY and WEEI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in USOY | Only in WEEI |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 41.16% | EXXON MOBIL CORP 23.33% |
| TREASURY BILL 25.51% | CHEVRON CORP 13.58% |
| TREASURY BILL 23.15% | CONOCOPHILLIPS 6.23% |
| TREASURY BILL 8.37% | VALERO ENERGY CORP 5.30% |
| TREASURY BILL 1.80% | SLB LTD 5.12% |
| WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 5.00% | |
| BAKER HUGHES COMPANY 4.18% | |
| PHILLIPS 66 3.99% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USOY | WEEI | USOY | WEEI | USOY | WEEI | |
| 3 months | +22.6% | +15.2% | 11.6% | 3.0% | +2.1 pts | −5.3 pts |
| 6 months | +10.5% | +9.0% | 21.4% | 5.5% | +0.6 pts | −0.9 pts |
| 1 year | +59.4% | +32.0% | 47.6% | 12.6% | +11.6 pts | −15.8 pts |
| Since launch | +67.0% | +37.3% | 81.9% | 26.1% | +19.9 pts | −12.7 pts |
| USOY Defiance Oil Enhanced Options Income ETF Option income on XLE, paying weekly | WEEI Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF Option income on XLE, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Defiance | Westwood |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy | Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 46.8% | 10.8% |
| Expense ratio | 1.12% | 0.85% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 47.6% | 12.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | −4.8% | +17.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +59.4% | +32.0% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +47.8% | +47.8% |
| Ahead or behind | +11.6 pts | −15.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 95% | not published |
| Age | 861 days | 870 days |
| Net assets | $75m | $73m |
USOY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, USOY paid 47.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +59.4%. Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy returned +47.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 11.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 46.8%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 95% 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).
WEEI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, WEEI paid 12.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 17.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +32.0%. Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy returned +47.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 15.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, USOY or WEEI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, USOY paid 47.6% of its starting price in cash and WEEI paid 12.6%, 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 +59.4% and WEEI returned +32.0% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so USOY returned more.
- 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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Cite this page. ETFIQ, USOY against WEEI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/usoy-vs-weei Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.