Data as of .
DDDD vs SIXH: which paid, and which earned it?
DDDD and SIXH both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DDDD and SIXH hold 14% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DDDD | SIXH |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Communications Inc | 3.96% | 3.77% |
| PepsiCo Inc | 3.50% | 3.44% |
| Altria Group Inc | 2.94% | 4.83% |
| ConocoPhillips | 4.07% | 2.29% |
| Merck & Co Inc | 4.93% | 1.37% |
| Only in DDDD | Only in SIXH |
|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories 4.53% | Philip Morris International Inc. 4.07% |
| Amgen Inc 4.38% | SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 3.74% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The 4.30% | AT&T INC. 3.59% |
| Chevron Corp 4.25% | QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 3.53% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The 4.01% | LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.11% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc 3.84% | NVIDIA CORPORATION 2.67% |
| Home Depot Inc/The 3.68% | COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 2.66% |
| Texas Instruments Inc 3.32% | Mondelez International, Inc. 2.51% |
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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DDDD | SIXH | DDDD | SIXH | DDDD | SIXH | |
| 3 months | +4.9% | +4.5% | 1.6% | 0.5% | +2.6 pts | +2.2 pts |
| 6 months | +10.5% | +7.4% | 1.7% | 0.9% | −7.6 pts | −10.6 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +16.3% | not published | 2.0% | not published | −0.3 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +43.8% | not published | 6.6% | not published | −34.6 pts |
| Since launch | +8.7% | +96.3% | 1.6% | 16.0% | −6.5 pts | −88.5 pts |
| DDDD YieldMax(R) U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY | SIXH ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Exchange Traded Concepts |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | not established | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 18.4% | 0.4% |
| Expense ratio | 1.01% | 0.69% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 1.6% (since launch on Mar 12, 2026) | 2.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | +7.0% | +14.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +8.7% (since launch on Mar 12, 2026) | +16.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.3% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −6.5 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 67% | not published |
| Age | 190 days | 2321 days |
| Net assets | $7m | $543m |
DDDD in plain words
Over the period since launch on Mar 12, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, DDDD paid 1.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.4%, paid periodically. YieldMax estimates that 67% of the distribution paid Jul 6, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
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 is cheaper, DDDD or SIXH?
- DDDD charges 1.01% 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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Cite this page. ETFIQ, DDDD against SIXH, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/dddd-vs-sixh Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.