WCEO ETF — Hypatia Women Ceo ETF

Hypatia Women Ceo ETF (WCEO)

Updated October 16, 2026.

WCEO is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.56%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.56%, its expense ratio is 0.85%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 51.9% over the past 3.8 years, 54.4 points behind SPY at 106.3%.

Hypatia Women CEO is an actively managed ETF that invests at least 80% of its assets in U.S. equities of companies with market capitalizations of at least $500 million that are led by female Chief Executive Officers, primarily tracking the Hypatia Women CEO Index. The fund has a modest current distribution rate and makes annual distributions, with an expense ratio of 0.85%. It appeals to equity investors seeking exposure to companies meeting specific leadership criteria rather than those primarily focused on income generation.

WCEO performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 51.9% over the past 3.8 years, 54.4 points behind SPY at 106.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 18.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 7.3%.

WCEO key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Hypatia

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/06/2023

Expense ratio

0.85%

Distribution rate

0.56%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

0.56%

Last close

$37.85 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$12,506,180

Average volume

858.0

Dividend

$0.211

Ex-dividend date

12/19/2025

Payment date

12/24/2025

Beta

0.98

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.56%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.56%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Hypatia; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

WCEO risks and drawbacks

WCEO's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 7.3%.

Who may consider WCEO — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (WCEO pays annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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Frequently asked questions

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