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Westwood Announces Monthly Income Distributions for Westwood Salient Enhanced Midstream Income ETF (MDST) and Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF (WEEI)

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Westwood Holdings Group (WHG) has announced monthly income distributions for two of its actively managed ETFs: the Westwood Salient Enhanced Midstream Income ETF (MDST) and Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF (WEEI).

MDST, launched April 8, 2024, focuses on midstream energy companies and MLPs involved in energy product transportation and distribution. The fund has accumulated $81 million in net assets as of February 27, 2025. WEEI, launched April 30, 2024, provides exposure to various energy sector companies and has reached $16 million in net assets.

Both ETFs are designed to generate high monthly income through a combination of dividend yields and options premiums from covered calls, currently delivering double-digit income to investors. The funds aim to provide both current income and potential capital appreciation within the energy sector.

Westwood Holdings Group (WHG) ha annunciato distribuzioni mensili di reddito per due dei suoi ETF gestiti attivamente: il Westwood Salient Enhanced Midstream Income ETF (MDST) e il Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF (WEEI).

MDST, lanciato l'8 aprile 2024, si concentra sulle aziende energetiche midstream e sugli MLP coinvolti nel trasporto e nella distribuzione di prodotti energetici. Il fondo ha accumulato $81 milioni in attivi netti al 27 febbraio 2025. WEEI, lanciato il 30 aprile 2024, offre esposizione a varie aziende del settore energetico e ha raggiunto $16 milioni in attivi netti.

Entrambi gli ETF sono progettati per generare un elevato reddito mensile attraverso una combinazione di rendimenti da dividendi e premi per opzioni da call coperte, attualmente offrendo un reddito a due cifre agli investitori. I fondi mirano a fornire sia reddito attuale che potenziale apprezzamento del capitale all'interno del settore energetico.

Westwood Holdings Group (WHG) ha anunciado distribuciones de ingresos mensuales para dos de sus ETFs gestionados activamente: el Westwood Salient Enhanced Midstream Income ETF (MDST) y el Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF (WEEI).

MDST, lanzado el 8 de abril de 2024, se centra en las empresas de energía midstream y en los MLP involucrados en el transporte y la distribución de productos energéticos. El fondo ha acumulado $81 millones en activos netos al 27 de febrero de 2025. WEEI, lanzado el 30 de abril de 2024, proporciona exposición a diversas empresas del sector energético y ha alcanzado $16 millones en activos netos.

Ambos ETFs están diseñados para generar altos ingresos mensuales a través de una combinación de rendimientos por dividendos y primas de opciones de llamadas cubiertas, ofreciendo actualmente un ingreso de dos dígitos a los inversores. Los fondos tienen como objetivo proporcionar tanto ingresos actuales como una posible apreciación del capital dentro del sector energético.

웨스트우드 홀딩스 그룹(WHG)는 두 개의 적극적으로 관리되는 ETF에 대한 월간 소득 분배를 발표했습니다: 웨스트우드 살리언트 강화 중간 스트림 소득 ETF(MDST)웨스트우드 살리언트 강화 에너지 소득 ETF(WEEI).

MDST는 2024년 4월 8일에 출시되었으며, 에너지 제품의 운송 및 분배에 관여하는 중간 스트림 에너지 회사 및 MLP에 중점을 두고 있습니다. 이 펀드는 2025년 2월 27일 기준으로 8100만 달러의 순자산을 축적했습니다. WEEI는 2024년 4월 30일에 출시되었으며, 다양한 에너지 부문 기업에 대한 노출을 제공하며 1600만 달러의 순자산에 도달했습니다.

두 ETF 모두 배당 수익과 커버드 콜 옵션 프리미엄의 조합을 통해 높은 월간 소득을 생성하도록 설계되었으며, 현재 투자자에게 두 자릿수 소득을 제공하고 있습니다. 이 펀드는 에너지 부문 내에서 현재 소득과 잠재적인 자본 상승을 모두 제공하는 것을 목표로 합니다.

Westwood Holdings Group (WHG) a annoncé des distributions de revenus mensuelles pour deux de ses ETF gérés activement : le Westwood Salient Enhanced Midstream Income ETF (MDST) et le Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF (WEEI).

MDST, lancé le 8 avril 2024, se concentre sur les entreprises énergétiques midstream et les MLP impliqués dans le transport et la distribution de produits énergétiques. Le fonds a accumulé 81 millions de dollars d'actifs nets au 27 février 2025. WEEI, lancé le 30 avril 2024, offre une exposition à diverses entreprises du secteur de l'énergie et a atteint 16 millions de dollars d'actifs nets.

Les deux ETF sont conçus pour générer des revenus mensuels élevés grâce à une combinaison de rendements de dividendes et de primes d'options provenant d'appels couverts, offrant actuellement un revenu à deux chiffres aux investisseurs. Les fonds visent à fournir à la fois des revenus actuels et une appréciation potentielle du capital dans le secteur de l'énergie.

Westwood Holdings Group (WHG) hat monatliche Einkommensverteilungen für zwei seiner aktiv verwalteten ETFs angekündigt: den Westwood Salient Enhanced Midstream Income ETF (MDST) und den Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF (WEEI).

MDST, der am 8. April 2024 gestartet wurde, konzentriert sich auf Midstream-Energieunternehmen und MLPs, die an Transport und Verteilung von Energieprodukten beteiligt sind. Der Fonds hat bis zum 27. Februar 2025 81 Millionen Dollar an Nettovermögen angesammelt. WEEI, gestartet am 30. April 2024, bietet Zugang zu verschiedenen Unternehmen im Energiesektor und hat 16 Millionen Dollar an Nettovermögen erreicht.

Beide ETFs sind darauf ausgelegt, ein hohes monatliches Einkommen durch eine Kombination aus Dividendenrenditen und Optionsprämien aus gedeckten Calls zu generieren, und bieten derzeit den Anlegern ein Einkommen im zweistelligen Bereich. Die Fonds zielen darauf ab, sowohl laufende Einkünfte als auch potenziellen Kapitalzuwachs im Energiesektor zu bieten.

Positive
  • Both ETFs currently delivering double-digit income returns
  • MDST accumulated $81M in assets within 10 months
  • Diversified income strategy combining dividends and options premiums
Negative
  • WEEI showing relatively low asset accumulation ($16M)
  • Current month's distribution is 100% return of capital for MDST
  • Distributions may decrease ETF's NAV and trading price over time

DALLAS, March 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Westwood Holdings Group (WHG), a publicly-traded investment management boutique and wealth management firm, today announced monthly income distributions for Westwood Salient Enhanced Midstream Income ETF (NYSE: MDST) and Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF (NASDAQ: WEEI) as shown in the table below. This pair of Westwood Exchange- Traded Funds (ETFs) deliver income from both dividends and options premiums to help provide monthly income distributions for investors. Most recently, both strategies are providing double-digit income to investors.

ETF TickerETFDistribution per ShareAnnualized DistributionRate1
(NYSE: MDST)Westwood Salient Enhanced Midstream Income ETF0.22510.0%
(NASDAQ: WEEI)Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF0.22512.3%


Both MDST and WEEI are actively managed funds, designed to provide advisors and investors with a robust solution for generating high distributable monthly income, combining dividend yield (distributions paid from the Fund’s net investment income) and options premiums from covered calls, while also offering the potential for equity appreciation within the energy sector.

Launched April 8, 2024, MDST seeks to deliver current income and capital appreciation by investing in midstream energy companies, defined as companies and master limited partnerships (MLPs) that gather, transport, store and distribute crude oil, natural gas and other energy products. The fund combines dividend yield and options premiums from covered calls to target monthly income distributions. MDST currently has $81 million in net assets, as of February 27, 2025.

WEEI, which launched April 30, 2024, offers broad exposure to energy companies, including upstream, downstream, oil service and integrated companies that operate in all phases of oil exploration, production, service and distribution. Like MDST, WEEI combines dividend yield and options premiums from covered calls to target monthly income distributions. WEEI currently has $16 million in net assets as of February 27, 2025.

Standardized Performance as of 12/31/24QTDSince
Inception
MDST Inception: April 8, 2024
Expense ratio: 0.80%
MDST Fund NAV (%)7.52%16.31%
MDST Market Price (%)7.89%16.92%
WEEI Inception: April 30, 2024
Expense ratio: 0.85%
WEEI Fund NAV (%)-1.77%-4.22%
WEEI Market Price (%)-1.78%-4.19%
Subsidized/Unsubsidized 30-Day Yield
MDST 4.05%/4.05%        WEEI 2.45%/2.45%


The performance data quoted represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted above. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call toll-free (877) 386- 3944.

NAV Return represents the closing price of underlying securities. Market Return is calculated using the price which investors buy and sell ETF shares in the market. The market returns in the table are based upon the midpoint of the bid/ask spread at 4:00 pm EST, and do not represent the returns you would have received if you traded shares at other times.

1The Annualized Distribution Rate shown is as of February 27, 2025. The Annualized Distribution Rate is the rate an investor would receive if the most recent distribution, which includes option premium income, remained the same going forward. The Annualized Distribution Rate is calculated by multiplying an ETF's Distribution per Share by twelve (12), and dividing the resulting amount by the ETF's most recent NAV. The Distribution Rate represents a single distribution from the ETF and does not represent its total return. The current months distribution is 100% return of capital (ROC) for MDST and 23.15% ROC for WEEI. Distributions may also include a combination of ordinary dividends, capital gain, and return of investor capital, which may decrease an ETF's NAV and trading price over time. As a result, an investor may suffer significant losses to their investment. These Distribution Rates may be caused by unusually favorable market conditions and may not be sustainable. Such conditions may not continue to exist and there should be no expectation that this performance may be repeated in the future.

More information on Westwood’s ETF offerings is available at westwoodetfs.com.

ABOUT WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP, INC.

Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. is a focused investment management boutique and wealth management firm.

Founded in 1983, Westwood offers a broad array of investment solutions to institutional investors, private wealth clients and financial intermediaries. The firm specializes in several distinct investment capabilities: U.S. Value Equity, Multi-Asset, Energy & Real Assets, Income Alternatives, Tactical Absolute Return and Managed Investment Solutions, which are available through separate accounts, the Westwood Funds® family of mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and other pooled vehicles. Westwood benefits from significant, broad-based employee ownership and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “WHG.” Based in Dallas, Westwood also maintains offices in Chicago, Houston and San Francisco.

For more information on Westwood, please visit westwoodgroup.com.

Westwood ETFs are distributed by Northern Lights Distributors, LLC (Member FINRA). Northern Lights Distributors and Westwood ETFs (or Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.) are separate and unaffiliated.

To determine if these Funds are an appropriate investment for you, carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risk factors, charges and expenses before investing. This and other information can be found in the Fund prospectus’, which may be obtained by calling 800.944.0755. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

The Funds are newly formed and have limited operating history.

The Fund’s investments are concentrated in the energy infrastructure industry with an emphasis on securities issued by MLPs, which may increase price fluctuation. The value of commodity-linked investments such as the MLPs and energy infrastructure companies (including midstream MLPs and energy infrastructure companies) in which the Fund invests are subject to risks specific to the industry they serve, such as fluctuations in commodity prices, reduced volumes of available natural gas or other energy commodities, slowdowns in new construction and acquisitions, a sustained reduced demand for crude oil, natural gas and refined petroleum products, depletion of the natural gas reserves or other commodities, changes in the macroeconomic or regulatory environment, environmental hazards, rising interest rates and threats of attack by terrorists on energy assets, each of which could affect the Fund’s profitability. Covered Call Strategy Risk: This risk arises when an investor holds a long position in a stock and simultaneously sells a call option against it. While this strategy can generate income, it limits potential upside gains if the stock price rises significantly above the strike price of the option. Options Risk/Flex Options Risk: This refers to the inherent risks associated with trading options, such as the risk of losing the entire premium paid for an option if it expires out-of-the-money. Flex options risk is a specific type of options risk that arises from the flexibility of flex options, which can be adjusted or exercised under certain conditions.

The SEC 30-Day Yield represents net investment income earned by the Fund over a 30-day period, expressed as an annual percentage rate based on the Fund's share price at the end of the 30-day period. 30-day SEC yield is a standardized calculation adopted by the SEC based on a 30-day period that helps investors compare funds using a consistent method of calculating yield. The subsidized yield includes the effect of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements, while the unsubsidized yield excludes these cost reductions, showing what the yield would be if the fund had to cover all expenses from its own income. Options Premiums is the price paid to purchase an option contract. Covered Call Option is a financial contract that gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy a specific asset at a predetermined price (strike price) within a specified time period. Dividend Yield is a dividend expressed as a percentage of a current share price.

MLPs are subject to significant regulation and may be adversely affected by changes in the regulatory environment including the risk that an MLP could lose its tax status as a partnership. If an MLP were to be obligated to pay federal income tax on its income at the corporate tax rate, the amount of cash available for distribution would be reduced and such distributions received by the Fund would be taxed under federal income tax laws applicable to corporate dividends received (as dividend income, return of capital or capital gain). Investing in MLPs involves additional risks as compared to the risks of investing in common stock, including risks related to cash flow, dilution and voting rights. Such companies may trade less frequently than larger companies due to their smaller capitalizations, which may result in erratic price movement or difficulty in buying or selling. Additional management fees and other expenses are associated with investing in MLP funds. The tax benefits received by an investor investing in the Fund differs from that of a direct investment in an MLP by an investor. This document does not constitute an offering of any security, product, service or fund, including the Fund, for which an offer can be made only by the Fund’s prospectus. No fund is a complete investment program and you may lose money investing in a fund. The Fund may engage in other investment practices that may involve additional risks and you should review the Fund prospectus for a complete description.

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FAQ

What are the current net assets of Westwood's MDST and WEEI ETFs as of February 2025?

As of February 27, 2025, MDST has $81 million in net assets, while WEEI has $16 million in net assets.

When were Westwood's MDST and WEEI ETFs launched?

MDST was launched on April 8, 2024, and WEEI was launched on April 30, 2024.

How do WHG's MDST and WEEI ETFs generate monthly income?

Both ETFs generate monthly income through a combination of dividend yields and options premiums from covered calls.

What is the investment focus of Westwood's MDST ETF?

MDST invests in midstream energy companies and MLPs that gather, transport, store, and distribute crude oil, natural gas, and other energy products.

What type of companies does Westwood's WEEI ETF invest in?

WEEI invests in broad energy companies, including upstream, downstream, oil service, and integrated companies involved in oil exploration, production, service, and distribution.
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