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USOY · Defiance Oil Enhanced Options Income ETF

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Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, USOY paid 47.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 11.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +49.7%. Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy returned +48.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 45.2%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 4, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterisation rather than a measure of erosion).

USOY (Defiance Oil Enhanced Options Income ETF), income desk fields as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Strategyoption income
BenchmarkEnergy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy (proxy)
Paysweekly
Payout rate, annualised (ETFIQ)45.2%
Expense ratio (prospectus XBRL)1.12%
Cash paid, trailing 12 months (ETFIQ)53.4%
LaunchedMay 10, 2024
3 months: paid / price / total / XLE / ahead or behind (ETFIQ)10.2% / −10.1% / +1.1% / +11.9% / −10.8 pts
6 months: paid / price / total / XLE / ahead or behind (ETFIQ)25.8% / −3.9% / +23.3% / +14.8% / +8.5 pts
1 year: paid / price / total / XLE / ahead or behind (ETFIQ)47.4% / −11.3% / +49.7% / +48.3% / +1.4 pts
since launch: paid / price / total / XLE / ahead or behind (ETFIQ)81.2% / −63.2% / +56.2% / +46.5% / +9.7 pts
Return of capital, latest distribution (Defiance 19a-1 estimate)0.0%

Questions people ask

How much has USOY paid over the last year?
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, USOY paid 47.4% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 11.3%.
Is USOY ahead of XLE?
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, USOY returned +49.7% against +48.3% for Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy, so a holder was ahead of it by 1.4 points.
How often does USOY pay, and how much?
USOY pays weekly. The latest distribution annualises to 45.2% at its price on Sep 4, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
Is the USOY distribution return of capital?
Defiance estimates 0% of the distribution paid Sep 4, 2026 was return of capital. That is a tax characterisation from the fund's own 19a-1 notice, not a measure of erosion.
What does USOY cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 1.12% a year.

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