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

WEPN and XLUI both write options for income.

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

6.1%WEPN cash paid, 1 year
13.6%XLUI cash paid, 1 year
−7.3%WEPN total return, 1 year
+2.0%XLUI 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
XLUI1.9 pts ahead of XLU · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
XLU+0.1%XLUI+2.0%13.6% cash1.9 pts ahead of XLUTotal return, distributions reinvestedXLU+0.1%XLUI+2.0%1.9 pts ahead of XLU

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in WEPNOnly in XLUI
Invesco DB Base Metals Fund 6.48%STATE STREET UTILITIES SELECT 100.35%
AeroVironment Inc 5.72%SSI US GOV MONEY MARKET CLASS 0.25%
Palo Alto Networks Inc 4.93%STATE STREET UTILITIES SELECT OCT26 43 CALL -0.12%
Crowdstrike Holdings Inc 4.82%STATE STREET UTILITIES SELECT OCT26 42 CALL -0.48%
VanEck Steel ETF 4.28%
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 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

WEPN and XLUI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WEPNXLUIWEPNXLUIWEPNXLUI
3 months+0.6%−5.3%3.0%2.9%+11.0 pts+2.3 pts
6 months+1.1%−1.9%6.2%6.8%+4.9 pts+4.8 pts
1 yearnot published+2.0%not published13.6%not published+1.9 pts
Since launch−7.3%+2.4%6.1%14.7%+5.2 pts+3.2 pts
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WEPN and XLUI 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
XLUI
State Street(R) Utilities Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF
Covered call on XLU, paying monthly
IssuerNicholasState Street
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkAerospace and defense (ITA), used as the proxyUtilities sector (XLU)
Paysweeklymonthly
Payout rate, annualized11.9%11.8%
Expense ratio1.11%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year6.1% (since launch on Mar 3, 2026)13.6%
Price change, 1 year−13.3%−11.3%
Total return, 1 year−7.3% (since launch on Mar 3, 2026)+2.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year−12.5%+0.1%
Ahead or behind+5.2 pts+1.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age199 days415 days
Net assets$6m$55m

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.

XLUI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XLUI paid 13.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 11.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.0%. Utilities sector (XLU) returned +0.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.8%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

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

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Where these figures came from

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WEPN against XLUI, 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