# WDTE (Defiance S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETF)

Defiance · Income ETFs · data as of Sep 11, 2026

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, WDTE paid 28.1% in cash and finished level with SPY.

## Key facts

- WDTE, cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price: 28.1%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- WDTE, total return, 1 year: +17.1%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- WDTE, against SPY: −0.4 pts, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- WDTE, return of capital, latest payout (Defiance estimate): 100.0%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- WDTE, net assets: $72m (the issuer own daily fund list, as of Sep 11, 2026).
- WDTE, expense ratio: 1.03% (485BPOS XBRL, Dec 17, 2025).

## WDTE over each window to Sep 11, 2026

| Window | Cash paid | Price | Total return | SPY | Ahead or behind |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | 7.4% | −3.4% | +4.2% | +3.3% | +0.9 pts |
| 6 months | 15.3% | −0.7% | +15.4% | +16.0% | −0.7 pts |
| 1 year | 28.1% | −13.7% | +17.1% | +17.5% | −0.4 pts |
| Since launch | 77.6% | −51.6% | +49.4% | +78.6% | −29.1 pts |

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Strategy | option income | ETFIQ |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | ETFIQ |
| Pays | weekly | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $72m | the issuer own daily fund list, as of Sep 11, 2026 |
| Latest payout, annualized | 30.1% | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 1.03% | 485BPOS XBRL, Dec 17, 2025 |
| Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price | 32.6% | ETFIQ |
| Launched | Sep 19, 2023 | ETFIQ |
| Return of capital, latest distribution | 100.0% | Defiance 19a-1 estimate |
| Pays | weekly | ETFIQ |
| Typical gap between ex-dates | 7 days | ETFIQ |
| Typical wait from ex-date to payment | 1 day | ETFIQ |
| Last paid, per share | $0.168 ex Sep 10, 2026 | ETFIQ |
| Sum of the last 12 distributions | $2.0519 | ETFIQ |

## Questions

### How much has WDTE paid over the last year?

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, WDTE paid 28.1% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 13.7%.

### Is WDTE ahead of SPY?

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, WDTE returned +17.1% against +17.5% for S&P 500 (SPY), so a holder was about even with it by 0.4 points.

### How often does WDTE pay, and how much?

WDTE pays weekly. The latest distribution annualizes to 30.1% at its price on Sep 11, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.

### Is the WDTE distribution return of capital?

Defiance estimates 100% of the distribution paid Sep 4, 2026 was return of capital. That is a tax characterization from the fund's own 19a-1 notice, not a measure of erosion.

### When does WDTE next pay a distribution?

WDTE pays weekly. The last distribution went ex on Sep 10, 2026 at $0.168 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 7 days the ex-date falls near Sep 17, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 1 day.

### What does WDTE cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 1.03% a year.


## Cite this page

ETFIQ, WDTE, data as of Sep 11, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/wdte
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