Data as of .
DIVO vs SEPI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year SEPI paid 7.5% of its price in cash against DIVO’s 6.8%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SEPI scores higher
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DIVO and SEPI hold 37% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DIVO | SEPI |
|---|---|---|
| Caterpillar Inc | 5.34% | 7.20% |
| Apple Inc | 5.49% | 5.24% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 3.97% | 4.04% |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The | 4.76% | 3.91% |
| Microsoft Corp | 5.97% | 3.42% |
| Alphabet Inc | 3.15% | 4.68% |
| Merck & Co Inc | 3.51% | 2.67% |
| Duke Energy Corp | 1.81% | 2.08% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | 4.90% | 1.77% |
| Walmart Inc | 1.96% | 1.69% |
| American Express Co | 4.01% | 1.50% |
| RTX Corp | 3.20% | 1.26% |
| Only in DIVO | Only in SEPI |
|---|---|
| Visa Inc 5.15% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 7.54% |
| Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 12/31/2031 5.02% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 6.53% |
| Amgen Inc 4.74% | AMAZON.COM INC 3.36% |
| Chevron Corp 4.67% | JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.31% |
| State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF 4.53% | EXXON MOBIL CORP 3.08% |
| Amplify Samsung SOFR ETF 4.17% | BROADCOM INC 3.08% |
| CME Group Inc 3.14% | META PLATFORMS INC 2.79% |
| Freeport-McMoRan Inc 2.51% | EBAY INC 2.47% |
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 Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIVO | SEPI | DIVO | SEPI | DIVO | SEPI | |
| 3 months | +4.5% | +5.4% | 1.2% | 2.1% | +2.3 pts | +3.2 pts |
| 6 months | +9.4% | +20.5% | 2.5% | 4.7% | −8.6 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 1 year | +14.6% | +21.8% | 6.8% | 7.5% | −2.0 pts | +5.2 pts |
| 3 years | +56.1% | not published | 19.1% | not published | −22.3 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +218.8% | +24.4% | 72.4% | 7.7% | −76.3 pts | +5.4 pts |
| DIVO Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SPY, paying monthly | SEPI Shelton Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Amplify | Shelton |
| Strategy | dividend stocks with call overlay | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 4.9% | 8.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.56% | 0.54% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 6.8% | 7.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | +7.3% | +13.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.6% | +21.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −2.0 pts | +5.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 3565 days | 375 days |
| Net assets | $7.8bn | $152m |
DIVO in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DIVO paid 6.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.9%, paid monthly.
SEPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SEPI paid 7.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, DIVO or SEPI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DIVO paid 6.8% of its starting price in cash and SEPI paid 7.5%, so SEPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, DIVO or SEPI?
- With every distribution reinvested, DIVO returned +14.6% and SEPI returned +21.8% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SEPI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, DIVO or SEPI?
- DIVO charges 0.56% a year and SEPI charges 0.54%, so SEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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