Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
CVRD vs SCEP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
CVRD and SCEP both write options for income.
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Net assets on Jun 30, 2026: $32m for Madison Covered Call ETF and $235m for STERLING CAPITAL HEDGED EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF.
10.4 pts behind its own stocks
CVRD over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +4.3%, total +12.7%, its own stocks +23.1%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
its own stocks
+23.1%
CVRD
+12.7%
7.7% of it arrived as cash
10.4 pts behind its own stocks
Total return, distributions reinvested
10.4 pts behind its own stocks
CVRD over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +4.3%, total +12.7%, its own stocks +23.1%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
its own stocks
+23.1%
CVRD
+12.7%
10.4 pts behind its own stocks
7.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. CVRD over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +4.3%, total +12.7%, its own stocks +23.1%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Not measured
SCEP since launch: paid 6.1%, price −1.0%, total +5.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SCEP
+5.3%
6.1% as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
SCEP since launch: paid 6.1%, price −1.0%, total +5.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SCEP
+5.3%
6.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SCEP since launch: paid 6.1%, price −1.0%, total +5.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
SCEP costs 0.25 points a year less; SCEP is 7.3 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | CVRD | SCEP |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +12.7% | not published |
| Price change | rose 4.3% (1 year) | fell 1.1% (6 months) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | its own stocks | its own stocks |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.90% | 0.65% |
| Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 | $32m | $235m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 18% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, CVRD and SCEP hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.
half
18% in common
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Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
Window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | CVRD | SCEP | CVRD | SCEP | CVRD | SCEP |
| 3 months | +5.7% | −1.2% | 1.6% | 1.7% | −0.8 pts | +0.8 pts |
| 6 months | +5.8% | +2.4% | 3.2% | 3.5% | −3.8 pts | +0.4 pts |
| 1 year | +12.7% | – | 7.7% | – | −10.4 pts | – |
| 3 years | +26.9% | – | 27.7% | – | not measured | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: CVRD Aug 2023 · SCEP Dec 2025 | +27.2% | +5.3% | 27.8% | 6.1% | not measured | not measured |
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CVRD
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CVRD paid 7.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.7%. CVRD's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) returned +23.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid quarterly.
SCEP's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) returned +2.1% over the same days, so a holder was about even.
Over the 6 months to Nov 4, 2026, SCEP paid 3.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.4%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.0%, paid monthly. Sterling Capital estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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