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VOOY vs WDTE: which paid, and which earned it?

VOOY and WDTE both write options for income.

XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF and Defiance S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETF.

0.0%VOOY cash paid, 1 year
28.0%WDTE cash paid, 1 year
−0.3%VOOY total return, 1 year
+15.8%WDTE total return, 1 year
VOOYAbout even with SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY−0.2%VOOY−0.3%about even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY−0.2%VOOY−0.3%about even with SPY
WDTE0.8 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%WDTE+15.8%28.0% of it arrived as cash0.8 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%WDTE+15.8%28.0% as cash0.8 pts behind SPY

Performance, window by window

VOOY and WDTE over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
VOOYWDTEVOOYWDTEVOOYWDTE
3 monthsnot published+3.2%not published7.4%not published+0.9 pts
6 monthsnot published+17.3%not published15.7%not published−0.7 pts
1 yearnot published+15.8%not published28.0%not published−0.8 pts
3 yearsnot published+49.2%not published77.8%not published−29.2 pts
Since launch−0.3%+49.2%0.0%77.8%0.0 pts−29.2 pts
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VOOY and WDTE on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
VOOY
XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF
Option income on SPY
WDTE
Defiance S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETF
Option income on SPY, paying weekly
IssuerXFUNDSDefiance
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysnot establishedweekly
Payout rate, annualizednot published29.9%
Expense rationot published1.03%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)28.0%
Price change, 1 year−0.3%−14.8%
Total return, 1 year−0.3% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)+15.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year−0.2%+16.6%
Ahead or behind0.0 pts−0.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published38%
Age16 days1095 days
Net assetsnot published$71m

VOOY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Sep 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, VOOY paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned −0.2% over the same days, so a holder was about even.

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).

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VOOY against WDTE, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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