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SCLZ vs VOO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SCLZ returned +11.2% to VOO's +13.7%, and VOO charges 0.03% to SCLZ's 0.79%.

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Net assets: $20m on Jun 30, 2026 for Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF, and $1.0tn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard S&P 500 ETF.

At a glance
+11.2%
SCLZ total return, 1 year
+13.7%
VOO total return, 1 year
0.79%
SCLZ expense ratio
0.03%
VOO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VOO costs 0.76 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.5 points.

SCLZ vs VOO: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureSCLZVOO
Return
Total return, 1 year+11.2%+13.7%
Price change, 1 yearrose 2.2%rose 12.4%
Latest payout, annualized8.6%
Against its benchmark
What it tracksBenchmark: S&P 500, measured through SPYS&P 500 Index
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 2.4 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.03%
Net assets, SCLZ as of Jun 30, 2026 and VOO as of Sep 30, 2026$20m$1.0tn
Holdings
Holdings in common49%
In the S&P 500, by weight100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund39.1%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Mar 8, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026 · 137 weekly returns
SCLZ VOO
Return
Total return edge VOO +35.7% +53.6%
Annualized edge VOO +12.3% +17.7%
Price return edge VOO +11.4% +48.5%
Risk
Volatility edge SCLZ 10.1% 14.4%
Max drawdown edge SCLZ −10.5% −16.7%
Downside capture 74.3% 99.9%
Beta 0.64 1.00
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge VOO 0.77 0.91
Sortino edge VOO 1.12 1.39
Treynor 0.122 0.134
Calmar edge SCLZ (slight) 1.17 1.06
Against the benchmark
Alpha −0.5% a year 0.0% a year
Alpha t-stat −0.19 0.51
Information ratio −0.78 0.02
Tracking error 6.6% 0.4%

Each against its own benchmark: SCLZ against SPY, Mar 8, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026; VOO against IVV, Sep 17, 2010 to Oct 23, 2026.

Reading

VOO returned more: +53.6% to +35.7%. SCLZ swung less: 10.1% to 14.4%. SCLZ fell less at its worst: −10.5% to −16.7%.

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Risk and return: SCLZ vs VOO: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureSCLZVOOEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+35.7%+53.6%VOOPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+12.3%+17.7%VOOTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+11.4%+48.5%VOOPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility10.1%14.4%SCLZSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation6.9%9.4%SCLZLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−10.5%−16.7%SCLZDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture58.8%99.8%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture74.3%99.9%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.641.00Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.841.00Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.770.91VOOReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.121.39VOOReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1220.134Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar1.171.06SCLZ (slight)Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkSPYIVVThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−0.5% a year0.0% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−0.190.51Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−5.5% to +4.5%−0.1% to +0.2%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.780.02Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error6.6%0.4%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 137 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

49%

By the books each fund has filed, SCLZ and VOO hold 49% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

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49% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SCLZ VOO
APPLE INC 6.20% 7.39%
NVIDIA CORP 6.03% 8.40%
MICROSOFT CORP 3.74% 5.79%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.77% 3.72%
ALPHABET INC 5.22% 3.07%
BROADCOM INC 4.74% 2.54%
META PLATFORMS INC 3.36% 2.43%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 7.95% 1.83%
TESLA INC 1.81% 1.52%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 5.18% 1.52%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 3.12% 1.41%
ELI LILLY & COMPANY 3.88% 1.41%
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Only in SCLZ
JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.53%
GE AEROSPACE 2.76%
EXXON MOBIL CORP 1.94%
TJX COMPANIES INC (THE) 0.85%
LOWE'S COMPANIES INC 0.66%
WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 0.30%
SOLSTICE ADVANCED MATERIALS INC 0.04%
Only in VOO
Alphabet Inc 2.46%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.34%
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 1.02%
Intel Corp 0.91%
Lam Research Corp 0.62%
Applied Materials Inc 0.62%
Bank of America Corp 0.54%
Procter & Gamble Co 0.51%
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Side by side

SCLZ Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
Where it sits Income ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Swan Vanguard
What it is dividend stocks with call overlay, vs SPY Tracks the S&P 500
Total return, 1 year +11.2% +13.7%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.6% (SPY) +13.7% (IVV)
Gap to its benchmark −2.4 pts vs SPY 0.0 pts vs IVV
Cash paid, 1 year 8.4% not an income fund
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.03%
Holdings not read by ETFIQ 507
Net assets, SCLZ as of Jun 30, 2026 and VOO as of Sep 30, 2026 $20m $1.0tn

SCLZ and VOO on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price.

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-18DE0B24F6

SCLZ and VOO do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

  1. What each follows. SCLZ is measured against S&P 500 through SPY and VOO follows S&P 500 Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 49% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026).
  3. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 SCLZ returned +11.2% and VOO +13.7% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 2.5 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund
SCLZ

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +13.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.4 pts. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.6%, paid monthly.

VOO

VOO tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 507 positions, with the top ten at 39.1%.

Questions people ask

Are SCLZ and VOO in the same category?
SCLZ is an option-income ETF and VOO is a stock ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which returned more over the last year, SCLZ or VOO?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCLZ returned +11.2% and VOO +13.7%.
Which is cheaper, SCLZ or VOO?
VOO is cheaper, by 0.76 percentage points a year. That is about $76 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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