About this ETF
The Defiance S&P 500 Enhanced Options Income ETF, known as “the Fund,” is principally designed to provide investors with a steady stream of income. Its additional, but secondary, aim is to grow its capital value.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Aug 26, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | +1.25% | -5.26% | -4.00% | -6.94% | -12.68% | — | — | — | -21.56% |
| Total return | +3.05% | +1.52% | +10.84% | +11.85% | +17.67% | — | — | — | +13.50% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Aug 25, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 1.03% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $103.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Aug 22, 2026 — portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 5 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPX US 12/18/26 C600 | — | 93.90% | 89 | $62.8M |
| 2 | Cash & Other | — | 3.89% | 2.60M | $2.6M |
| 3 | First American Government Obligations Fund… | — | 2.34% | 1.57M | $1.6M |
| 4 | SPX 08/24/2026 7699.7 C | — | 0.12% | 89 | $82.0K |
| 5 | SPX 08/24/2026 7674.37 C | — | -0.26% | -89 | -$170.8K |
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Sector Exposure
Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 32.41% | Paid (last 12 months) | $9.5425 |
| Frequency | Weekly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Aug 20, 2026 | Last payment | $0.1710 (Aug 21, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | -37.16% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | — / — |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2026 | Aug 20, 2026 | Aug 21, 2026 | $0.1710 |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 | Aug 14, 2026 | $0.1729 |
| Aug 06, 2026 | Aug 06, 2026 | Aug 07, 2026 | $0.1738 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Jul 30, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 | $0.1685 |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 24, 2026 | $0.1705 |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 17, 2026 | $0.1722 |
| Jul 09, 2026 | Jul 09, 2026 | Jul 10, 2026 | $0.1726 |
| Jul 02, 2026 | Jul 02, 2026 | Jul 06, 2026 | $0.1728 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 | Jun 26, 2026 | $0.1714 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Jun 18, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | $0.1750 |
| Jun 11, 2026 | Jun 11, 2026 | Jun 12, 2026 | $0.1732 |
| Jun 04, 2026 | Jun 04, 2026 | Jun 05, 2026 | $0.1792 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 11.38% / 11.44% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 1.30 / 0.927 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -7.65% / -16.75% | Sortino 1Y | 1.83 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.653 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.925 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 8.09% | Risk-free rate used | 3.72% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Aug 26, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 24.39K | Average volume | 21.49K |
| AUM | $66.8M | Premium/Discount | +0.26% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV — an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | -$20.8K | -0.03% | $66.9M → $66.8M |
| 1 Week | $172.7K | +0.26% | $67.4M → $66.8M |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
External links open the issuer's site or SEC EDGAR in a new tab. The prospectus and official documents are always the authoritative source — review them before investing.
Latest News for WDTE
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Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.
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