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DRKY vs SIXH: which paid, and which earned it?

DRKY and SIXH both write options for income.

VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF and ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF.

14.1%DRKY cash paid, 1 year
2.0%SIXH cash paid, 1 year
+24.1%DRKY total return, 1 year
+16.3%SIXH total return, 1 year
DRKY9.7 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+14.4%DRKY+24.1%14.1% of it arrived as cash9.7 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+14.4%DRKY+24.1%14.1% cash9.7 pts ahead of SPY
SIXHAbout even with SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%SIXH+16.3%about even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%SIXH+16.3%about even with SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DRKY and SIXH hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DRKY and SIXH both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDRKYSIXH
Amazon.com Inc4.42%1.29%
Only in each
Only in DRKYOnly in SIXH
Natera Inc 25.22%Altria Group, Inc. 4.83%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 9.17%Philip Morris International Inc. 4.07%
STMicroelectronics NV 7.49%VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 3.77%
YPF SA 4.78%SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 3.74%
Insmed Inc 4.62%AT&T INC. 3.59%
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 4.52%QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 3.53%
Alphabet Inc 4.45%Pepsico, Inc. 3.44%
BBB Foods Inc 4.29%LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.11%

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

DRKY and SIXH over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DRKYSIXHDRKYSIXHDRKYSIXH
3 months+11.8%+4.5%3.8%0.5%+9.6 pts+2.2 pts
6 months+25.1%+7.4%8.1%0.9%+7.1 pts−10.6 pts
1 yearnot published+16.3%not published2.0%not published−0.3 pts
3 yearsnot published+43.8%not published6.6%not published−34.6 pts
Since launch+24.1%+96.3%14.1%16.0%+9.7 pts−88.5 pts
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DRKY and SIXH on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DRKY
VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
SIXH
ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerVistaSharesExchange Traded Concepts
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized14.8%0.4%
Expense ratio0.95%0.69%
Cash paid, 1 year14.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025)2.0%
Price change, 1 year+8.1%+14.1%
Total return, 1 year+24.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025)+16.3%
Benchmark return, 1 year+14.4%+16.6%
Ahead or behind+9.7 pts−0.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age345 days2321 days
Net assets$19m$543m

DRKY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Oct 8, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, DRKY paid 14.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +24.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +14.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 9.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.8%, paid monthly.

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, DRKY or SIXH?
DRKY charges 0.95% 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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DRKY against SIXH, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, DRKY against SIXH, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/drky-vs-sixh Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources