Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
WDTE vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, WDTE paid 27.9% of its price in cash against YYY’s 12.4%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $69m for Defiance S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETF and $674m for Amplify CEF High Income ETF.
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. Total return, distributions reinvested. 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.Not measured
YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
YYY
+1.9%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
YYY
+1.9%
12.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
WDTE costs 2.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.2 points; YYY is 9.8 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | WDTE | YYY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +14.1% | +1.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | fell 15.9% | fell 10.3% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment | 18% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | its own holdings |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.03% | 3.23% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $69m | $674m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, WDTE and YYY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
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 | WDTE | YYY | WDTE | YYY | WDTE | YYY |
| 3 months | −0.4% | −4.9% | 7.3% | 3.2% | −0.2 pts | not measured |
| 6 months | +4.6% | −4.1% | 14.4% | 6.2% | −0.4 pts | not measured |
| 1 year | +14.1% | +1.9% | 27.9% | 12.4% | −0.7 pts | not measured |
| 3 years | +50.8% | +35.2% | 78.5% | 38.6% | −32.1 pts | not measured |
| Since launchNot the same days: WDTE Sep 2023 · YYY Jun 2012 | +49.2% | +114.4% | 79.5% | 113.6% | −30.4 pts | not measured |
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). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
No 1-year comparison: a quarter's holdings filing is missing from the year.
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.8%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 18% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 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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