WDTE Dividend Yield
Defiance S&P 500 Target 30 Weekly Distribution ETF · Trading--Miscellaneous · Defiance ETFs LLC · ETF · weekly payer
$26.61
Add to PortfolioAs of Nov 7, 2026, WDTE (Defiance S&P 500 Target 30 Weekly Distribution ETF) yields 34.55%, paying $9.19 a share a year in weekly distributions at its $26.61 price. It costs 1.03% a year and manages $69.5M. Over the last 3 years it returned 14.7% a year with distributions reinvested, against 23.3% for the S&P 500.
Dividend yield
34.55%
Paid a Year
$9.19
Expense Ratio
1.03%
Assets
$69.5M
3-Yr Return
14.7%/yr
Frequency
Weekly
Key facts about WDTE
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- As of Nov 7, 2026, WDTE yields 34.55% and pays about $9.19 a share a year, weekly.
- WDTE paid $9.1930 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 7, 2026, in 52 payments.
- WDTE's expense ratio is 1.03% a year, or $103.00 on $10,000.
- WDTE is an ETF from Defiance ETFs LLC with $69.5M in assets, started Sep 18, 2023.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "WDTE Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 7, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/WDTE
What $10,000 in WDTE became
Change the dates →From Sep 2023 to Oct 2026, month-end values
Payouts reinvested
$14,932
Payouts taken as cash
$12,797
$8,146 of it cash
S&P 500 (SPY)
$18,331
Since Sep 2023, WDTE's share price has fallen 53%, while its total return with distributions reinvested was 49%. Part of what it paid out came out of the share price, which is what investors call NAV erosion: the income was real, but so was the shrinking price.
WDTE total return
A year, through Oct 2026. Total return counts every payout, reinvested; price return doesn't.
| Period | Total return | Price return | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | +12.4% | −17.5% | +12.0% |
| 3 years | +14.7% | −21.0% | +23.3% |
WDTE distributions
Every payment →| Ex-date | Paid | Per share |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2026 | — | $0.1590 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | Oct 30, 2026 | $0.1620 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 | $0.1640 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Oct 16, 2026 | $0.1670 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 | $0.1680 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Oct 2, 2026 | $0.1660 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | Sep 25, 2026 | $0.1690 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | $0.1660 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | Sep 11, 2026 | $0.1680 |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Sep 4, 2026 | $0.1680 |
| Aug 27, 2026 | Aug 28, 2026 | $0.17 |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Aug 21, 2026 | $0.1710 |
What WDTE holds
Top ten holdings and sector weights as the fund reports them.
- FGXXX First American Government Obligs X5.2%
- Technology39.0%
- Financials11.1%
- Communication10.6%
- Consumer cyclical9.9%
- Healthcare8.3%
- Industrials7.8%
- Consumer defensive4.5%
- Energy3.1%
- Utilities2.1%
- Real estate1.8%
- Materials1.7%
WDTE questions
What is WDTE's dividend yield?
As of Nov 7, 2026, WDTE yields 34.55%. Over the last 12 months it paid $9.1930 a share in 52 payments, against a $26.61 share price.
How often does WDTE pay dividends?
WDTE pays weekly, 52 times a year.
How much does 100 shares of WDTE pay?
At about $9.1930 a share a year, 100 shares of WDTE pay about $919.30 a year, $17.68 each week, before tax.
What is WDTE's expense ratio?
WDTE's expense ratio is 1.03% a year: $103.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.
What is WDTE's total return?
In the year to Oct 2026, WDTE returned 12.4% a year with distributions reinvested, of which -17.5% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.
Does WDTE have NAV erosion?
Since Sep 2023, WDTE's share price has fallen 53%, while its total return with distributions reinvested was 49%. Part of what it paid out came out of the share price, which is what investors call NAV erosion: the income was real, but so was the shrinking price.
Fund facts
- Type
- ETF
- Issuer
- Defiance ETFs LLC
- Category
- Trading--Miscellaneous
- Started
- Sep 18, 2023
- Expense ratio
- 1.03%
- Assets
- $69.5M
- Dividend yield
- 34.55%
- Paid in the last year
- $9.1930 (52 payments)
- Last payment
- $0.1590 · ex Nov 5, 2026
- Beta (3 years)
- 8.36
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Fund facts from the fund's own reports via Yahoo Finance; payments and returns from SmarterDividends records. For information only, not investment advice.