Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
WEPN vs XLVI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
WEPN and XLVI both write options for income.
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Net assets: $6.1m on Jul 31, 2026 for Nicholas Defense and Rare Earth Income ETF, and $38m on Nov 3, 2026 for State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF.
Not measured
WEPN since launch: paid 7.4%, price −24.4%, total −17.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
WEPN
−17.8%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
WEPN since launch: paid 7.4%, price −24.4%, total −17.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
WEPN
−17.8%
7.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. WEPN since launch: paid 7.4%, price −24.4%, total −17.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.12.2 pts behind XLV
XLVI over 1 year: paid 13.0%, price +6.1%, total +20.7%, XLV +32.9%, −12.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
XLV
+32.9%
XLVI
+20.7%
13.0% as cash
12.2 pts behind XLV
Total return, distributions reinvested
12.2 pts behind XLV
XLVI over 1 year: paid 13.0%, price +6.1%, total +20.7%, XLV +32.9%, −12.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
XLV
+32.9%
XLVI
+20.7%
12.2 pts behind XLV
13.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XLVI over 1 year: paid 13.0%, price +6.1%, total +20.7%, XLV +32.9%, −12.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
XLVI costs 0.76 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | WEPN | XLVI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +20.7% |
| Price change | fell 16.9% (6 months) | rose 6.1% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Oct 28, 2026 payment | 100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | its own holdings | Health care sector, measured through XLV |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 5.9 pts | behind by 12.2 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.11% | 0.35% |
| Net assets, WEPN as of Jul 31, 2026 and XLVI as of Nov 3, 2026 | $6.1m | $38m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, WEPN and XLVI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.
half
0% in common
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Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
Window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | WEPN | XLVI | WEPN | XLVI | WEPN | XLVI |
| 3 months | −12.2% | +6.8% | 2.9% | 3.5% | −4.0 pts | −9.2 pts |
| 6 months | −11.8% | +18.1% | 5.8% | 6.5% | −5.9 pts | −13.4 pts |
| 1 year | – | +20.7% | – | 13.0% | – | −12.2 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: WEPN Mar 2026 · XLVI Jul 2025 | −17.8% | +29.9% | 7.4% | 17.2% | not measured | −14.4 pts |
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WEPN's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026) returned −5.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.9 pts.
Over the 6 months to Nov 4, 2026, WEPN paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 16.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −11.8%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.1%, paid weekly. Nicholas estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 28, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
XLVI
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLVI paid 13.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +20.7%. Health care sector (XLV) returned +32.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.0%, paid monthly. State Street estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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