Growth of $100
Green is what an investor who reinvested every payout would have; red is the price alone. The gap between them is the income. If the red line keeps falling, the payouts are partly your own money coming back.
Was the payout earned?
Over the last year USOY paid 53.6% but returned +50.8% in total, so about 93% of the payout was earned; the rest came back out of the fund's own value (its price fell).
| Earned % (3 months) | 81% |
| Earned % (1 year) | 93% |
| Earned % (full history, up to 5 yrs) | 22% |
Earned % = total return ÷ payouts. 100% means every dollar paid out was earned; below 100% means part of it came from the fund's own value. This is an economic measure based on market price, not the tax label on the payout.
Where the DT Score comes from
Total 72.5 / 100 · rank #25 of 420. How the score works
Risk
| Sortino ratio (1Y) | 2.02 |
| Sharpe ratio (1Y) | 1.45 |
| Steadiness vs S&P 500 | 35% |
| Beta to S&P 500 | -1.01 |
| Correlation to S&P 500 | -0.35 |
| Max drop (1Y) | -25.5% |
| Max drop (up to 5 yrs) | -25.5% |
| Trend | Downtrend |
| History | 2.5 yrs |
Vs. USO (what it's built on)
| Upside capture | 73% |
| Downside capture | 76% |
| Capture ratio | 0.96 |
| Beta | 0.69 |
| Correlation | 0.91 |
| Tracking | Closely |
On days USO rose, USOY caught 73% of the gain; on days it fell, USOY took 76% of the loss.
Payout history
Each bar is one payout (last 36 shown). Pays Weekly.
| Ex-date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-11-05 | $0.0640 |
| 2026-10-29 | $0.0670 |
| 2026-10-22 | $0.0660 |
| 2026-10-15 | $0.0650 |
| 2026-10-08 | $0.0630 |
| 2026-10-01 | $0.0630 |
| 2026-09-24 | $0.0630 |
| 2026-09-17 | $0.0700 |
| 2026-09-10 | $0.0650 |
| 2026-09-03 | $0.0640 |
| 2026-08-27 | $0.0590 |
| 2026-08-20 | $0.0620 |
Funds that track the same thing
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| Fund | Category | Fwd rate | 12m yield | 1Y total ret. | Earned % 1Y | Upside capt. | Downside capt. | Tracking | DT Score | Momentum | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLJY Amplify SILJ Junior Silver Miners Covered Call ETF | Index Covered Call / Option Income | 22.1% | 28.4% | +22.7% | 85% | 77% | 75% | Loosely | 65 | 12 | Downtrend |
| GDXW Roundhill Gold Miners WeeklyPay ETF | Leveraged Income | 46.7% | 71.0% | +23.2% | 46% | 211% | 196% | Loosely | 51 | 27 | Downtrend |
| KSLV Kurv Silver Enhanced Income ETF | Other | 33.2% | 39.4% | +9.7% | 31% | 103% | 105% | Closely | 46 | 3 | Downtrend |
| KGLD Kurv Gold Enhanced Income ETF | Other | 15.9% | 17.6% | +1.9% | 12% | 104% | 105% | Closely | 38 | 20 | Downtrend |
| NUGY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Gold Miners ETF | Index Covered Call / Option Income | 60.7% | 128.9% | – | – | 62% | 64% | Loosely | 38 | 40 | Downtrend |
| IAUI NEOS Gold High Income ETF | Other | 13.5% | 14.3% | +0.1% | -2% | 81% | 83% | Closely | 35 | 29 | Downtrend |
| GOLI Defiance Gold Enhanced Options Income ETF | Other | 20.6% | 42.2% | -2.1% | -7% | 74% | 77% | Loosely | 34 | 29 | Downtrend |
| GLDW Roundhill Gold WeeklyPay ETF | Leveraged Income | 26.3% | 36.2% | +0.3% | 1% | 118% | 121% | Closely | 32 | 18 | Downtrend |
| YGLD Simplify Gold Strategy PLUS Income ETF | Other | 14.3% | 27.4% | -10.1% | -57% | 149% | 158% | Closely | 28 | 11 | Downtrend |
| KCOP Kurv Copper & Mining Enhanced Income ETF | Other | 19.7% | 12.1% | – | – | 80% | 80% | Closely | – | 13 | Down (short history) |
About USOY
| Issuer | Defiance |
| Structure | ETF |
| Category | Other |
| Strategy | Enhanced options income on commodity ETF with T-bill collateral |
| Underlying | Crude oil (USO) |
| Exposure | Commodities |
| Index linkage | No - active |
| Pays | Weekly |
| Expense ratio | 0.99% |
| Launched | 2024 |
| Uses leverage | No |
| Upside capped | Yes |
| Rate sensitivity | Neutral |
| Return of capital common | Yes |
| Tax notes | Mostly ROC / ordinary income |
Research notes: Expense ratio from memory - verify.
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