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WEEIWestwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF

Grow my money2y track recordRanked #2,051 of 2,960 in this goal

Seeks to provide current income and capital appreciation.

By Westwood · Launched 2024

Annual Cost

0.85%

#4,336 of 5,562 · expensive

Fund Size

$82M

#3,126 of 5,562 · mid-size

Return (1Y)Goal

+20.9%

Track Record

2 years

#3,544 of 5,562 · seasoned

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$12,053+20.5%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Alternative

Strategy

Option income

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 74.5% of fundconcentrated

Exxon Mobil CorpXOM
23.1%
Chevron CorpCVX
14.0%
ConocoPhillipsCOP
5.9%
SLB LtdSLB
5.2%
Valero Energy CorpVLO
4.9%
Williams Companies IncWMB
4.7%
Baker Hughes Co Class ABKR
4.6%
Marathon Petroleum CorpMPC
4.2%
Phillips 66PSX
4.1%
EOG Resources IncEOG
3.8%

Asset allocation

Stocks
98.9%
Cash
1.1%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
14.4%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-18.8%Moderate

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
Unavailable

Needs 3+ years of history

Sortino (3Y)
Not yet

Needs 3+ years of history

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
NASDAQ Global Select Market

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks to provide current income and capital appreciation.
Strategy
Actively managed ETF investing primarily in equity securities of Energy Companies across various market capitalizations. Engages in covered call writing to generate income and enhance returns, focusing mainly on North American energy sector investments.
Inception date
April 30, 2024
Fund family
Westwood

Our take

Structural notes on how this fund behaves. Read our guide on the 6 warning signs.

Covered call
Warning

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