Data as of .
WEEI vs YRAM: which paid, and which earned it?
WEEI and YRAM both write options for income.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEEI | YRAM | WEEI | YRAM | WEEI | YRAM | |
| 3 months | +15.2% | not published | 3.0% | not published | −5.3 pts | not published |
| 6 months | +9.0% | not published | 5.5% | not published | −0.9 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +32.0% | not published | 12.6% | not published | −15.8 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +37.3% | +6.1% | 26.1% | 1.6% | −12.7 pts | +3.0 pts |
| WEEI Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF Option income on XLE, paying monthly | YRAM YieldMax Memory and Storage Portfolio Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SMH | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Westwood | YieldMax |
| Strategy | option income | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy | Semiconductors (SMH), used as the proxy |
| Pays | monthly | not established |
| Payout rate, annualized | 10.8% | 8.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.6% | 1.6% (since launch on Aug 25, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +17.3% | +4.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +32.0% | +6.1% (since launch on Aug 25, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +47.8% | +3.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −15.8 pts | +3.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 97% |
| Age | 870 days | 24 days |
| Net assets | $73m | $5m |
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.
YRAM in plain words
Over the period since launch on Aug 25, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, YRAM paid 1.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.1%. Semiconductors (SMH), used as the proxy returned +3.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%, paid periodically. YieldMax estimates that 97% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, WEEI against YRAM, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/weei-vs-yram Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.