Westwood Salient Enhanced Midstream Income ETF

MDST

Market cap $261M

The Westwood Salient Enhanced Midstream Income ETF offers a 9.27% yield via a covered call strategy on midstream energy equities. MDST sacrifices capital gains upside for higher distributable income, outperforming peers in flat or declining midstream markets but lagging during strong rallies. Recent portfolio changes prioritize higher yield (Pembina Pipeline) over growth potential (Targa Resources), aligning with the fund's income focus.

Westwood Salient Enhanced Midstream Income ETF (NYSEARCA:MDST) has paid $0.225 per share every month for 26 straight months, with no cuts and no skipped payments.

DALLAS, June 03, 2026 (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), Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF (NASDAQ: WEEI) and Westwood Enhanced Income Opportunity (YLDW) as shown in the table below. Part of the Westwood Income Series ETFs, these deliver income from both dividends and options premiums to help provide monthly income distributions for investors.

DALLAS, May 06, 2026 (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), Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF (NASDAQ: WEEI) and Westwood Enhanced Income Opportunity (YLDW) as shown in the table below. Part of the Westwood Income Series ETFs, these deliver income from both dividends and options premiums to help provide monthly income distributions for investors.

XLEI leads a pack of high-yield energy ETFs as oil volatility and Middle East tensions keep income-focused funds in the spotlight.

Energy ETFs are likely to remain strong, as oil prices are unlikely to return to pre-war levels even if an Iran war truce materializes, keeping high-yield funds in focus.

Westwood Salient Enhanced Midstream Income ETF (MDST) offers a ~9% yield via aggressive covered call writing on a midstream equity portfolio. MDST's structure caps upside, underperforms in rallies, and fails to deliver significant alpha in flat markets versus alternatives like ENFR. The ETF's income is broadly sustainable, but NAV erosion occurs even in consolidating markets, making it a Strong Hold rather than a Buy.

DALLAS, Feb. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Westwood Holdings Group (NYSE: WHG), a leading boutique asset manager, today announced the Westwood Enhanced Income Series™ ETFs, a key component of Westwood's growing ETF platform, has surpassed $250 million in assets under management (AUM). Concurrently, the Westwood Salient Enhanced Midstream Income ETF (NYSE: MDST) which provides access to an actively managed portfolio of midstream and MLP energy infrastructure companies with an income-focused options overlay, has reached $200 million in assets.

If you have a long-term focus and you also want high yields, it's a good idea to look into the ProShares Russell 2000 High Income ETF (BATS:ITWO), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond BuyWrite Strat ETF (BATS:TLTW), and Westwood Salient Enhanced Midstream Income ETF (NYSE:MDST).

DALLAS, Jan. 12, 2026 (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.