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WEEI vs WEPN: which paid, and which earned it?

WEEI and WEPN both write options for income.

Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF and Nicholas Defense and Rare Earth Income ETF.

12.6%WEEI cash paid, 1 year
6.1%WEPN cash paid, 1 year
+32.0%WEEI total return, 1 year
−7.3%WEPN total return, 1 year
WEEI15.8 pts behind XLE · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
XLE+47.8%WEEI+32.0%12.6% as cash15.8 pts behind XLETotal return, distributions reinvestedXLE+47.8%WEEI+32.0%15.8 pts behind XLE
WEPN5.2 pts ahead of ITA · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
ITA−12.5%WEPN−7.3%5.2 pts ahead of ITATotal return, distributions reinvestedITA−12.5%WEPN−7.3%5.2 pts ahead of ITA

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, WEEI and WEPN hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in WEEIOnly in WEPN
EXXON MOBIL CORP 23.33%Invesco DB Base Metals Fund 6.48%
CHEVRON CORP 13.58%AeroVironment Inc 5.72%
CONOCOPHILLIPS 6.23%Palo Alto Networks Inc 4.93%
VALERO ENERGY CORP 5.30%Crowdstrike Holdings Inc 4.82%
SLB LTD 5.12%VanEck Steel ETF 4.28%
WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 5.00%BWX Technologies Inc 4.14%
BAKER HUGHES COMPANY 4.18%Ondas Inc 4.02%
PHILLIPS 66 3.99%Palantir Technologies Inc 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.

Performance, window by window

WEEI and WEPN over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WEEIWEPNWEEIWEPNWEEIWEPN
3 months+15.2%+0.6%3.0%3.0%−5.3 pts+11.0 pts
6 months+9.0%+1.1%5.5%6.2%−0.9 pts+4.9 pts
1 year+32.0%not published12.6%not published−15.8 ptsnot published
Since launch+37.3%−7.3%26.1%6.1%−12.7 pts+5.2 pts
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WEEI and WEPN on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
WEEI
Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF
Option income on XLE, paying monthly
WEPN
Nicholas Defense and Rare Earth Income ETF
Option income on ITA, paying weekly
IssuerWestwoodNicholas
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkEnergy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxyAerospace and defense (ITA), used as the proxy
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized10.8%11.9%
Expense ratio0.85%1.11%
Cash paid, 1 year12.6%6.1% (since launch on Mar 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+17.3%−13.3%
Total return, 1 year+32.0%−7.3% (since launch on Mar 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+47.8%−12.5%
Ahead or behind−15.8 pts+5.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age870 days199 days
Net assets$73m$6m

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.

WEPN in plain words

Over the period since launch on Mar 3, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, WEPN paid 6.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −7.3%. Aerospace and defense (ITA), used as the proxy returned −12.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, WEEI or WEPN?
WEEI charges 0.85% a year and WEPN charges 1.11%, so WEEI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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WEEI against WEPN, 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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