MDSTWestwood Salient Enhanced Midstream Income ETF
Seeks to provide current income and capital appreciation.
By Westwood · Launched 2024
0.80%
#4,189 of 5,562 · expensive
$252M
#2,126 of 5,562 · mid-size
+17.4%
2 years
#3,523 of 5,562 · seasoned
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDTotal-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundWhat it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 63.9% of fundconcentrated
Asset allocation
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsYear-on-year price swings
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Needs 3+ years of history
Needs 3+ years of history
Where to buy
Listing
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks to provide current income and capital appreciation.
- Strategy
- Actively managed ETF investing primarily in North American midstream corporations and U.S. master limited partnerships (MLPs). Focuses on energy infrastructure, including natural gas and crude oil logistics, while employing a covered call strategy to enhance income.
- Inception date
- April 8, 2024
- Fund family
- Westwood
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Structural notes on how this fund behaves. Read our guide on the 6 warning signs.
Covered call ETF — yield ≠ total return
The high distribution yield is not free income — it comes from selling upside via call options. Research finds these strategies systematically underperform their underlying index over full cycles, typically by 100–300 basis points per year depending on the option-overlay design. The monthly distributions make the shortfall hard to see in return summaries.
Source: Israelov & Ndong, 'A Devil's Bargain: When Generating Income Undermines Investment Returns' (NDVR, 2023)
Why we flagged this: strategy=option_income + option_income_strategy
Educational analysis of structural product characteristics. Not investment advice. Always read the fund prospectus and consult a qualified advisor before investing. More
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Data updated on 2026-06-19