Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
WEPN vs YRAM: Dividend Yield & Total Return
WEPN and YRAM 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 $6.4m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Memory and Storage Portfolio Option Income ETF.
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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
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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.Not measured
YRAM since launch: paid 6.8%, price −21.9%, total −16.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
YRAM
−16.2%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
YRAM since launch: paid 6.8%, price −21.9%, total −16.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
YRAM
−16.2%
6.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YRAM since launch: paid 6.8%, price −21.9%, total −16.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
YRAM costs 0.10 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | WEPN | YRAM |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Price change | fell 16.9% (6 months) | fell 21.9% (since Aug 25, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Oct 28, 2026 payment | 99% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | its own holdings | not published |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 5.9 pts | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.11% | 1.01% |
| Net assets, WEPN as of Jul 31, 2026 and YRAM as of Nov 3, 2026 | $6.1m | $6.4m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, WEPN and YRAM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
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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 | YRAM | WEPN | YRAM | WEPN | YRAM |
| 3 months | −12.2% | – | 2.9% | – | −4.0 pts | – |
| 6 months | −11.8% | – | 5.8% | – | −5.9 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: WEPN Mar 2026 · YRAM Aug 2026 | −17.8% | −16.2% | 7.4% | 6.8% | not measured | not measured |
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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.
YRAM
Over the period from its first trade on Aug 25, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, YRAM paid 6.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −16.2%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 42.2%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 99% 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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