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

WEPN and XLKI both write options for income.

Nicholas Defense and Rare Earth Income ETF and State Street(R) Technology Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF.

6.1%WEPN cash paid, 1 year
18.9%XLKI cash paid, 1 year
−7.3%WEPN total return, 1 year
+26.1%XLKI total return, 1 year
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
XLKI12 pts behind XLK · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
XLK+38.0%XLKI+26.1%18.9% of it arrived as cash12 pts behind XLKTotal return, distributions reinvestedXLK+38.0%XLKI+26.1%12 pts behind XLK

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in WEPNOnly in XLKI
Invesco DB Base Metals Fund 6.48%STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT 101.25%
AeroVironment Inc 5.72%SSI US GOV MONEY MARKET CLASS 0.18%
Palo Alto Networks Inc 4.93%US DOLLAR 0.02%
Crowdstrike Holdings Inc 4.82%STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT OCT26 194 -0.03%
VanEck Steel ETF 4.28%STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT OCT26 192 -1.43%
BWX Technologies Inc 4.14%
Ondas Inc 4.02%
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 and Sep 17, 2026.

Performance, window by window

WEPN and XLKI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WEPNXLKIWEPNXLKIWEPNXLKI
3 months+0.6%+3.3%3.0%5.1%+11.0 pts+4.2 pts
6 months+1.1%+22.9%6.2%10.5%+4.9 pts−17.5 pts
1 yearnot published+26.1%not published18.9%not published−12.0 pts
Since launch−7.3%+32.4%6.1%21.4%+5.2 pts−11.6 pts
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WEPN and XLKI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
WEPN
Nicholas Defense and Rare Earth Income ETF
Option income on ITA, paying weekly
XLKI
State Street(R) Technology Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF
Covered call on XLK, paying monthly
IssuerNicholasState Street
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkAerospace and defense (ITA), used as the proxyTechnology sector (XLK)
Paysweeklymonthly
Payout rate, annualized11.9%15.3%
Expense ratio1.11%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year6.1% (since launch on Mar 3, 2026)18.9%
Price change, 1 year−13.3%+4.6%
Total return, 1 year−7.3% (since launch on Mar 3, 2026)+26.1%
Benchmark return, 1 year−12.5%+38.0%
Ahead or behind+5.2 pts−12.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age199 days415 days
Net assets$6m$17m

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.

XLKI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XLKI paid 18.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +26.1%. Technology sector (XLK) returned +38.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, WEPN or XLKI?
WEPN charges 1.11% a year and XLKI charges 0.35%, so XLKI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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WEPN against XLKI, 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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How every figure is computed · Standards and sources