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MDST Westwood Salient Enhanced Midstream Income ETF

Option income on XLE, paying monthly

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, MDST paid 10.0% in cash and still finished 28.6 points behind XLE.

Westwood · Income ETFs · data as of

Key facts

10.0%Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
+19.2%Total return, 1 year
−28.6 ptsAgainst XLE
9.3%Latest payout, annualized

Method

ETFIQ Return Stability Score

43.1111th of 173

MDST paid 10.0% in cash and its price rose 8.2%, so the payout came out of returns rather than principal.

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

Against its benchmark
MLPD −35.8 ptsEIPI −26.8 ptsBLOX −26.6 ptsYQQQ −25.3 ptsULTY −24.3 ptsSLTY −22.7 ptsGDXY −21.4 ptsTDVI −20.9 ptsTOPW −19.8 ptsHIGH −18.8 ptsACKY −17.9 ptsYMAX −16.8 ptsHISF −16.4 ptsNDIV −16.4 ptsSDVD −16.4 ptsWEEI −15.8 ptsOARK −15.2 ptsFDND −14.1 ptsSCLZ −14.0 ptsLFGY −13.6 ptsXLRI −13.6 ptsTCAL −13.5 ptsQRMI −13.3 ptsSLJY −13.2 ptsYYY −13.2 ptsYFYA −13.1 ptsHIPS −12.8 ptsJULH −12.1 ptsRNTY −12.0 ptsXLKI −12.0 ptsXBTY −11.8 ptsQUSA −11.7 ptsJULJ −11.5 ptsLJUL −11.5 ptsJANJ −11.4 ptsLJAN −11.4 ptsFGSI −11.3 ptsLOCT −11.2 ptsQLDY −11.2 ptsOCTJ −11.1 ptsCVRD −11.0 ptsIWMY −10.9 ptsJUCY −10.9 ptsAPRJ −10.5 ptsLAPR −10.5 ptsXISE −10.5 ptsXIJN −10.3 ptsAPRH −10.1 ptsJANH −10.1 ptsXIDE −10.1 ptsXLEI −10.0 ptsOCTH −9.9 ptsJEPI −9.5 ptsAIPI −9.4 ptsMAGY −9.4 ptsBAGY −9.2 ptsXIMR −9.1 ptsSRHR −8.8 ptsBUYW −8.1 ptsRDVI −8.0 ptsIAUI −7.7 ptsOVLH −7.5 ptsVEGA −7.2 ptsXV −7.1 ptsYBTC −7.1 ptsFTHI −6.9 ptsBITY −6.7 ptsXLVI −6.7 ptsXRMI −6.3 ptsIGLD −6.2 ptsFEPI −6.1 ptsYLDE −6.0 ptsGPTY −5.7 ptsKHPI −5.5 ptsQQQI −5.3 ptsSPIN −5.2 ptsTYLG −5.2 ptsSPUT −5.1 ptsETCO −4.8 ptsWTPI −4.6 ptsCAIE −4.1 ptsIQQQ −4.1 ptsPAPI −3.8 ptsBIGY −3.6 ptsJEPQ −3.2 ptsXLBI −3.2 ptsISPY −3.1 ptsIWMW −3.0 ptsWEEL −2.3 ptsGIAX −2.1 ptsDIVO −2.0 ptsKNG −1.6 ptsQDTY −1.6 ptsDFII −1.5 ptsRDTY −1.5 ptsTSPY −1.5 ptsYMAG −1.5 ptsBTCC −1.4 ptsNBOS −1.4 ptsNIHI −1.4 ptsEGGY −1.2 ptsSPYI −1.2 ptsRYLD −1.1 ptsRYLG −1.0 ptsXDTE −1.0 ptsXPAY −0.9 ptsSDTY −0.8 ptsWDTE −0.8 ptsJOYT −0.7 ptsQDTE −0.7 ptsKGLD −0.6 ptsQQQY −0.6 ptsRDTE −0.6 ptsTHTA −0.6 ptsXLII −0.6 ptsFTKI −0.5 ptsGPIQ −0.4 ptsFTQI −0.3 ptsSIXH −0.3 ptsDJIA +0.2 ptsLTTI +0.2 ptsDYLG +0.3 ptsGPIX +0.4 ptsXLFI +0.4 ptsQYLG +0.5 ptsHYBI +0.6 ptsHYTI +0.6 ptsIVVW +0.6 ptsLQTI +0.6 ptsXYLG +0.7 ptsTDAQ +1.0 ptsIWMI +1.1 ptsQYLD +1.2 ptsCSHI +1.3 ptsTLTX +1.3 ptsXYLD +1.4 ptsHYGW +1.5 ptsHYBL +1.6 ptsBNDI +1.7 ptsOVS +1.7 ptsPBP +1.9 ptsTLTI +1.9 ptsXLUI +1.9 ptsBALI +2.0 ptsBTCI +2.0 ptsCHPY +2.3 ptsOVB +2.3 ptsOVT +2.3 ptsYBIT +2.3 ptsITWO +2.4 ptsOVL +2.6 ptsYETH +2.8 ptsOVM +2.9 ptsTLTP +3.0 ptsSOXY +3.5 ptsDUBS +3.7 ptsLQDW +3.8 ptsXLYI +4.1 ptsTLTW +4.2 ptsOVF +4.5 ptsDOGG +4.6 ptsOMAH +4.9 ptsIDVO +5.2 ptsSEPI +5.2 ptsBCCC +5.9 ptsCEPI +6.0 ptsIDUB +7.2 ptsXLCI +7.9 ptsBUCK +9.6 ptsUSOY +11.6 ptsXLSI +12.5 ptsKLIP +22.5 ptsMDST −28.6 ptsMDST −28.6 pts−35.8 pts+22.5 pts

0.9% of the 173 sit at or below MDST on this measure.

What happened to the principal
ETCO −75.5%XBTY −74.1%YETH −66.4%YBTC −60.1%BTCC −59.1%YBIT −58.9%BAGY −57.9%ULTY −54.1%BITY −51.5%SLTY −51.5%BCCC −48.5%BTCI −47.0%LFGY −44.7%DFII −43.7%BLOX −40.9%YMAX −40.7%TOPW −37.7%OARK −34.0%GDXY −33.1%KLIP −32.5%YMAG −28.1%YQQQ −25.7%MAGY −25.3%IWMY −24.9%CEPI −22.5%RDTY −21.8%RDTE −21.4%QLDY −20.3%QDTE −19.2%TLTX −18.5%EGGY −16.2%XLYI −15.5%ACKY −15.1%WDTE −14.8%QDTY −14.0%AIPI −13.8%TLTP −13.4%XDTE −13.4%QQQY −13.2%LTTI −12.6%XLUI −11.3%QUSA −11.0%SDTY −10.8%GIAX −10.5%FEPI −10.0%TLTW −9.9%LQTI −9.7%XLRI −9.4%TLTI −9.1%LQDW −8.8%XLCI −8.8%XV −8.8%YYY −8.8%TCAL −8.6%HIGH −8.3%FDND −8.2%GPTY −8.1%IGLD −7.9%RNTY −7.3%HIPS −7.0%HYTI −6.8%XLSI −6.5%OMAH −6.3%XLBI −6.3%IWMW −6.2%XLFI −6.2%HYGW −6.0%XPAY −5.8%HYBI −5.5%OVB −5.0%BNDI −4.9%USOY −4.8%HISF −4.7%OVT −4.3%QRMI −3.8%OVM −3.6%FGSI −3.2%HYBL −2.8%CAIE −2.5%JUCY −2.5%XRMI −2.4%BUCK −2.2%CVRD −2.2%MLPD −2.1%IAUI −2.0%IVVW −2.0%YFYA −1.7%JEPI −1.2%XLII −1.2%XIJN −0.9%WTPI −0.8%JULJ −0.6%XISE −0.6%CSHI −0.4%JULH −0.4%KNG −0.4%BIGY −0.3%LJUL −0.3%QQQI −0.1%TSPY −0.1%JANH 0.0%JANJ 0.0%LAPR 0.0%OCTH 0.0%XIDE 0.0%APRJ +0.1%LJAN +0.1%LOCT +0.1%OCTJ +0.1%APRH +0.3%FTHI +0.3%XIMR +0.5%WEEL +0.7%SRHR +1.0%SDVD +1.2%SPYI +1.2%IWMI +1.3%KHPI +1.5%BUYW +2.1%DJIA +2.4%QYLG +2.4%XYLG +2.6%YLDE +2.6%NIHI +2.8%RYLD +2.9%KGLD +3.4%TDAQ +3.4%DYLG +3.5%FTKI +3.8%XLVI +4.0%SCLZ +4.1%THTA +4.1%RYLG +4.2%PAPI +4.5%XLKI +4.6%PBP +5.5%JEPQ +5.7%SPIN +5.8%XYLD +5.9%NBOS +6.0%SPUT +6.0%DIVO +7.3%GPIX +7.4%ISPY +7.6%DOGG +8.0%FTQI +8.0%TDVI +8.2%OVF +8.3%OVS +8.5%OVLH +8.8%VEGA +8.9%QYLD +9.1%BALI +9.2%GPIQ +9.3%OVL +9.4%RDVI +9.6%ITWO +10.5%IQQQ +10.8%SLJY +12.3%EIPI +12.8%XLEI +12.8%SEPI +13.4%SIXH +14.1%IDVO +14.4%JOYT +15.2%WEEI +17.3%IDUB +17.4%DUBS +17.6%NDIV +20.4%CHPY +20.6%TYLG +20.6%SOXY +64.1%MDST +8.2%MDST +8.2%−75.5%+64.1%

85.3% of the 173 sit at or below MDST on this measure.

Weighted evenly, those two positions are what the score combines, across the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. Neither spread above is the score: a fund can sit further right on one and score lower. A position in this set, not a rating: it moves when the set moves, and it is not a figure to average against another desk's.

What the score is computed from
What it measuresThis fundIts percentileWeight
against its benchmark−28.6 pts0.950%
what happened to the principal+8.2%85.350%

All income ETFs ranked by this score · How it is computed

6th of 7 income ETFs writing on XLE, by return against it 69th of 369 income ETFs by net assets

What a holder got

MDST against XLEMDST returned +19.2% with distributions reinvested against +47.8% for Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy, a gap of −28.6 pts. Of that, 10.0% arrived as cash rather than price.+19.2%MDST total return+47.8%Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy10.0% as cash

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, MDST returned +19.2% with distributions reinvested and Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy returned +47.8%, so a holder came out behind it by 28.6 points. The lighter segment is the 10.0% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Its ten largest equity positions

MDST top ten by weight, 65.2% of its 22 equity positions, from the holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026. The options the fund writes are not positions of this kind and are not listed. Source: the fund’s SEC filing.
HoldingWeight
ENERGY TRANSFER LP8.97%
ENBRIDGE INC8.79%
WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE)8.61%
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS LP6.87%
DT MIDSTREAM INC6.43%
KINDER MORGAN INC5.64%
CHENIERE ENERGY INC5.05%
ONEOK INC5.00%
SOUTH BOW CORP4.92%
TC ENERGY CORP4.91%

Method

Period by period

MDST over each window to Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowCash paidPriceTotal returnXLEAhead or behind
3 months2.4%+2.2%+4.6%+20.4%−15.9 pts
6 months4.7%+1.0%+5.8%+9.9%−4.2 pts
1 year10.0%+8.2%+19.2%+47.8%−28.6 pts
Since launch26.1%+17.0%+48.9%+41.6%+7.3 pts

Method

When MDST pays

MDST pays monthly. The last distribution was $0.225 a share, which went ex on Aug 28, 2026, with payment about 2 days later. The next has not been declared. On its own cadence of about 30 days the ex-date falls near Sep 28, 2026; that date is an ETFIQ projection, not the issuer’s.

Expected distributions for MDST. Where the basis is a projection, ETFIQ has carried the fund’s own spacing forward from its last ex-date and held the amount at the last one paid; neither is an issuer statement. Source: ETFIQ.
Ex-datePay dateAmountBasis
Sep 28, 2026Sep 30, 2026$0.225ETFIQ projection
Oct 28, 2026Oct 30, 2026$0.225ETFIQ projection
Every distribution ETFIQ holds for MDST (13, most recent first)
Cash distributions per share for MDST. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.
Ex-dateAmount
Aug 28, 2026$0.225
Jul 30, 2026$0.225
Jun 29, 2026$0.225
May 28, 2026$0.225
Apr 29, 2026$0.225
Mar 30, 2026$0.225
Feb 26, 2026$0.225
Jan 29, 2026$0.225
Jan 5, 2026$0.225
Nov 26, 2025$0.225
Oct 30, 2025$0.225
Sep 29, 2025$0.225
Aug 28, 2025$0.225

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Method

In plain words

Since it launched on Apr 9, 2024, MDST has returned +48.9% with distributions reinvested, against +41.6% for Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy, and has paid out 26.1% of its starting value in cash along the way. It pays monthly, and at its current price the latest distribution annualizes to 9.3%. No Rule 19a-1 notice has been published for this fund, so there is no issuer estimate of how much of its distributions was a return of capital.

MDST (Westwood Salient Enhanced Midstream Income ETF), income ETFs fields as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Strategyoption income
BenchmarkEnergy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy (proxy)
Paysmonthly
Net assets (SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Apr 30, 2026)$247m
Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)9.3%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Feb 28, 2025)0.80%
Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)9.3%
LaunchedApr 9, 2024
Paysmonthly
Typical gap between ex-dates30 days
Typical wait from ex-date to payment2 days
Last paid, per share$0.225 ex Aug 28, 2026
Sum of the last 12 distributions$2.7

Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation from exchange prices and cash distributions (Tiingo end-of-day), total return with distributions reinvested. Return of capital is the issuer’s estimate. How these figures are computed

Questions people ask

How much has MDST paid over the last year?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, MDST paid 10.0% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 8.2%.
Is MDST ahead of XLE?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, MDST returned +19.2% against +47.8% for Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy, so a holder was behind it by 28.6 points.
How often does MDST pay, and how much?
MDST pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 9.3% at its price on Sep 18, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
When does MDST next pay a distribution?
MDST pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Aug 28, 2026 at $0.225 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 30 days the ex-date falls near Sep 28, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 2 days.
What does MDST cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.80% a year.

The words on this page

Total return
What a holder actually ended up with: price change plus every distribution, reinvested. The only figure that answers whether you came out ahead.
Cash paid
Distributions over the window as a share of what the fund cost at the start. A measure of cash delivered, not of return: a fund can pay a great deal and still lose money.
Ahead or behind
The fund’s total return minus the benchmark’s over exactly the same days, in percentage points. Both sides reinvest.
Return of capital
The issuer’s own estimate, in a Rule 19a-1 notice, of how much of a distribution was your own money returned. An estimate and a tax characterization, not a measure of erosion.
Covered call
Selling call options on shares the fund holds. It collects a premium and gives up the gains above the strike, which is why these funds pay well and lag a rising market.

Every term used here, defined in full on the income ETFs vocabulary page.

Where these figures came from

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