Data as of .
CVRD vs SIXH: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year CVRD paid 7.4% of its price in cash against SIXH’s 2.0%, though SIXH returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SIXH scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CVRD and SIXH hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | CVRD | SIXH |
|---|---|---|
| PepsiCo Inc | 3.07% | 3.44% |
| T-Mobile US Inc | 2.85% | 2.42% |
| Comcast Corp | 2.35% | 2.32% |
| QUALCOMM Inc | 2.04% | 3.53% |
| Broadcom Inc | 3.57% | 1.35% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.66% | 1.30% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.06% | 1.29% |
| Lowe's Cos Inc | 2.99% | 1.13% |
| Only in CVRD | Only in SIXH |
|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks Inc 4.84% | Altria Group, Inc. 4.83% |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 4.58% | Philip Morris International Inc. 4.07% |
| Danaher Corp 4.32% | VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 3.77% |
| Agilent Technologies Inc 3.98% | SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 3.74% |
| Microsoft Corp 3.88% | AT&T INC. 3.59% |
| Visa Inc 3.68% | LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.11% |
| Union Pacific Corp 3.17% | NVIDIA CORPORATION 2.67% |
| Blackrock Inc 3.03% | COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 2.66% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVRD | SIXH | CVRD | SIXH | CVRD | SIXH | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | +4.5% | 1.7% | 0.5% | +1.7 pts | +2.2 pts |
| 6 months | +5.7% | +7.4% | 3.3% | 0.9% | −12.3 pts | −10.6 pts |
| 1 year | +5.6% | +16.3% | 7.4% | 2.0% | −11.0 pts | −0.3 pts |
| 3 years | +19.5% | +43.8% | 25.9% | 6.6% | −58.9 pts | −34.6 pts |
| Since launch | +21.1% | +96.3% | 26.3% | 16.0% | −59.8 pts | −88.5 pts |
| CVRD Madison Covered Call ETF Covered call on SPY, paying quarterly | SIXH ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Madison | Exchange Traded Concepts |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | quarterly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.5% | 0.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.92% | 0.69% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.4% | 2.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | −2.2% | +14.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.6% | +16.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.0 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1123 days | 2321 days |
| Net assets | $32m | $543m |
CVRD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, CVRD paid 7.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.6%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.5%, paid quarterly.
SIXH in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SIXH paid 2.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.4%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, CVRD or SIXH?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, CVRD paid 7.4% of its starting price in cash and SIXH paid 2.0%, so CVRD paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, CVRD or SIXH?
- With every distribution reinvested, CVRD returned +5.6% and SIXH returned +16.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SIXH returned more.
- Which is cheaper, CVRD or SIXH?
- CVRD charges 0.92% a year and SIXH charges 0.69%, so SIXH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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