Data as of .
FEPI vs SCLZ: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FEPI paid 23.4% of its price in cash against SCLZ’s 8.4%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SCLZ scores higher
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FEPI and SCLZ hold 49% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FEPI | SCLZ |
|---|---|---|
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 8.91% | 7.89% |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 7.76% | 5.99% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 8.83% | 5.18% |
| APPLE INC. | 5.14% | 6.15% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. | 9.98% | 5.14% |
| BROADCOM INC. | 8.05% | 4.71% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. | 5.21% | 3.75% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 5.19% | 3.71% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | 5.14% | 3.34% |
| TESLA, INC. | 7.47% | 1.80% |
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 5.17% | 1.42% |
| NETFLIX, INC. | 5.16% | 0.99% |
| Only in FEPI | Only in SCLZ |
|---|---|
| INTEL CORPORATION 5.24% | ELI LILLY & COMPANY 3.86% |
| APPLOVIN CORPORATION 5.16% | JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.50% |
| ORACLE CORPORATION 5.16% | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 3.10% |
| United States of America 2.42% | CISCO SYSTEMS INC 3.01% |
| GE AEROSPACE 2.74% | |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.41% | |
| VISA INC 2.27% | |
| EXXON MOBIL CORP 1.92% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEPI | SCLZ | FEPI | SCLZ | FEPI | SCLZ | |
| 3 months | +2.9% | +2.9% | 6.0% | 2.1% | +5.4 pts | −3.6 pts |
| 6 months | +17.2% | +14.2% | 12.8% | 3.8% | −7.1 pts | +1.6 pts |
| 1 year | +15.7% | +13.2% | 23.4% | 8.4% | −6.1 pts | −14.0 pts |
| Since launch | +69.0% | +36.5% | 66.8% | 19.6% | −28.5 pts | −6.3 pts |
| FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | SCLZ Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | REX | Swan |
| Strategy | covered call | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 24.9% | 8.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 23.4% | 8.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | −10.0% | +4.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.7% | +13.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +27.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −6.1 pts | −14.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1073 days | 934 days |
| Net assets | $710m | $20m |
FEPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FEPI paid 23.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 24.9%, paid weekly.
SCLZ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.2%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 14.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, FEPI or SCLZ?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FEPI paid 23.4% of its starting price in cash and SCLZ paid 8.4%, so FEPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, FEPI or SCLZ?
- With every distribution reinvested, FEPI returned +15.7% and SCLZ returned +13.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so FEPI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FEPI or SCLZ?
- FEPI charges 0.65% a year and SCLZ charges 0.79%, so FEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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