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WisdomTree Equity Premium Income Fund (PUTW)
Performance
Return for Risk
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN
US97717X5602
CUSIP
97717X560
Inception Date
Feb 24, 2016
Region
North America (U.S.)
Leveraged
1x (No leverage)
Index Tracked
Volos U.S. Large Cap Target 2.5% PutWrite Index
Distribution Policy
Distributing
Asset Class
Equity
Asset Class Size
Multi-Cap

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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in WisdomTree Equity Premium Income Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


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S&P 500 Index

Returns By Period

WisdomTree Equity Premium Income Fund (PUTW) has returned -1.66% so far this year and 15.64% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, PUTW has returned 7.80% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% annually.


WisdomTree Equity Premium Income Fund

1D
2.60%
1M
-3.50%
YTD
-1.66%
6M
1.99%
1Y
15.64%
3Y*
13.04%
5Y*
9.37%
10Y*
7.80%

Benchmark (S&P 500 Index)

1D
2.91%
1M
-5.09%
YTD
-4.63%
6M
-2.39%
1Y
16.33%
3Y*
16.69%
5Y*
10.18%
10Y*
12.16%
*Multi-year figures are annualized to reflect compound growth (CAGR)

Monthly Returns

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Feb 24, 2016, PUTW's average daily return is +0.03%, while the average monthly return is +0.68%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 8.5 years.

Historically, 75% of months were positive and 25% were negative. The best month was Nov 2020 with a return of +9.1%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -13.1%. The longest winning streak lasted 24 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 3 months.

On a daily basis, PUTW closed higher 57% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 13, 2020 with a return of +8.2%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -10.5%.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20262.40%-0.48%-3.50%-1.66%
20252.52%-1.05%-4.06%0.04%2.70%3.15%1.92%2.09%2.82%1.54%1.48%0.64%14.45%
20241.98%3.67%2.35%-3.08%3.92%2.47%0.56%0.30%1.37%0.28%4.34%-1.93%17.18%
20233.77%-0.21%1.87%1.95%1.28%3.10%2.13%-1.04%-3.52%-1.63%4.81%2.34%15.53%
2022-2.02%-0.30%4.15%-4.14%-1.80%-3.31%3.46%-4.48%-5.57%3.40%2.30%-1.66%-10.11%
2021-0.26%1.85%4.17%0.51%2.31%2.28%1.58%1.69%-0.75%3.93%-1.15%3.17%20.94%

Benchmark Metrics

WisdomTree Equity Premium Income Fund has an annualized alpha of -0.17%, beta of 0.64, and R² of 0.76 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since February 25, 2016.

  • This fund participated in 67.54% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 58.17% of its upside — more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
  • Beta of 0.64 indicates this fund moves significantly less than S&P 500 Index — a genuinely defensive profile with reduced participation in both market rallies and downturns.

Alpha
-0.17%
Beta
0.64
0.76
Upside Capture
58.17%
Downside Capture
67.54%

Expense Ratio

PUTW has an expense ratio of 0.44%, placing it in the medium range.


Return for Risk

Risk / Return Rank

PUTW ranks 69 for risk / return — better than 69% of mutual funds on our site. You're getting solid returns for the risk taken. A good sign, especially for investors who want growth without excessive volatility.


PUTW Risk / Return Rank: 6969
Overall Rank
PUTW Sharpe Ratio Rank: 5959
Sharpe Ratio Rank
PUTW Sortino Ratio Rank: 6363
Sortino Ratio Rank
PUTW Omega Ratio Rank: 7272
Omega Ratio Rank
PUTW Calmar Ratio Rank: 6969
Calmar Ratio Rank
PUTW Martin Ratio Rank: 8585
Martin Ratio Rank
The rank (0–100) shows how this investment's returns compare to the risk taken. Higher = better. Based on the past 12 months of data, combining Sharpe, Sortino, and other metrics used by quantitative funds and institutional investors.

Return / Risk — by metrics

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for WisdomTree Equity Premium Income Fund (PUTW) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).


PUTWBenchmarkDifference

Sharpe ratio

Return per unit of total volatility

1.10

0.90

+0.20

Sortino ratio

Return per unit of downside risk

1.65

1.39

+0.26

Omega ratio

Gain probability vs. loss probability

1.27

1.21

+0.06

Calmar ratio

Return relative to maximum drawdown

1.62

1.40

+0.23

Martin ratio

Return relative to average drawdown

8.70

6.61

+2.10

Explore PUTW risk-adjusted metrics in detail

Dive deeper into individual metrics with historical trends, benchmark comparisons, and performance across different time periods.

Dividends

Dividend History

WisdomTree Equity Premium Income Fund provided a 12.37% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $3.95 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.


0.00%2.00%4.00%6.00%8.00%10.00%12.00%14.00%$0.00$1.00$2.00$3.00$4.002016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Dividend$3.95$4.35$3.95$2.84$0.98$0.00$0.41$0.42$1.64$1.02$0.62

Dividend yield

12.37%13.18%11.99%8.94%3.27%0.00%1.43%1.47%6.46%3.52%2.27%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for WisdomTree Equity Premium Income Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026$0.25$0.00$0.32$0.58
2025$0.34$0.33$0.32$0.30$0.31$0.32$0.33$0.33$0.33$0.34$0.33$0.81$4.35
2024$0.32$0.33$0.33$0.32$0.33$0.34$0.33$0.33$0.33$0.34$0.34$0.34$3.95
2023$0.32$0.31$0.00$0.27$0.14$0.22$0.29$0.51$0.11$0.25$0.15$0.30$2.84
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.34$0.32$0.33$0.98
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the WisdomTree Equity Premium Income Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the WisdomTree Equity Premium Income Fund was 28.40%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 202 trading sessions.

The current WisdomTree Equity Premium Income Fund drawdown is 4.73%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-28.4%Feb 24, 202021Mar 23, 2020202Jan 8, 2021223
-16.56%Apr 21, 2022121Oct 12, 2022295Dec 14, 2023416
-15.41%Oct 3, 201857Dec 24, 2018257Jan 2, 2020314
-15.26%Feb 20, 202534Apr 8, 202567Jul 16, 2025101
-8.19%Jan 29, 20189Feb 8, 201870May 21, 201879

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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