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

WEPN and XLSI both write options for income.

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

6.1%WEPN cash paid, 1 year
11.8%XLSI cash paid, 1 year
−7.3%WEPN total return, 1 year
+5.5%XLSI 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
XLSI12.5 pts ahead of XLY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
XLY−6.9%XLSI+5.5%11.8% as cash12.5 pts ahead of XLYTotal return, distributions reinvestedXLY−6.9%XLSI+5.5%12.5 pts ahead of XLY

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in WEPNOnly in XLSI
Invesco DB Base Metals Fund 6.48%STATE STREET CONSUMER STAPLES 99.85%
AeroVironment Inc 5.72%SSI US GOV MONEY MARKET CLASS 0.75%
Palo Alto Networks Inc 4.93%US DOLLAR 0.07%
Crowdstrike Holdings Inc 4.82%STATE STREET CONSUMER STAPLES OCT26 86 C -0.17%
VanEck Steel ETF 4.28%STATE STREET CONSUMER STAPLES OCT26 85 C -0.50%
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 XLSI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WEPNXLSIWEPNXLSIWEPNXLSI
3 months+0.6%+1.2%3.0%3.1%+11.0 pts+6.3 pts
6 months+1.1%+4.9%6.2%6.2%+4.9 pts+1.4 pts
1 yearnot published+5.5%not published11.8%not published+12.5 pts
Since launch−7.3%+4.8%6.1%12.7%+5.2 pts+4.5 pts
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WEPN and XLSI 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
XLSI
State Street(R) Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF
Covered call on XLY, paying monthly
IssuerNicholasState Street
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkAerospace and defense (ITA), used as the proxyConsumer discretionary (XLY)
Paysweeklymonthly
Payout rate, annualized11.9%9.3%
Expense ratio1.11%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year6.1% (since launch on Mar 3, 2026)11.8%
Price change, 1 year−13.3%−6.5%
Total return, 1 year−7.3% (since launch on Mar 3, 2026)+5.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year−12.5%−6.9%
Ahead or behind+5.2 pts+12.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age199 days415 days
Net assets$6m$18m

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.

XLSI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XLSI paid 11.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.5%. Consumer discretionary (XLY) returned −6.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 12.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.3%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

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

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Where these figures came from

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WEPN against XLSI, 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, WEPN against XLSI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/wepn-vs-xlsi Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources