Data as of Nov 12, 2026.
INK vs SEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Return, fees and overlap, side by side.
Pair scorecard
INK costs 0.19 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | INK | SEPI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +15.3% |
| Price change | fell 1.2% (since Nov 4, 2026) | rose 5.9% (1 year) |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.54% |
| Net assets, INK as of Nov 11, 2026 and SEPI as of Jun 30, 2026 | $5.3m | $152m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
Not measured
INK since launch: paid 0.0%, price −1.2%, total −1.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
INK
−1.2%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
INK since launch: paid 0.0%, price −1.2%, total −1.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
INK
−1.2%
0.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. INK since launch: paid 0.0%, price −1.2%, total −1.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.3.3 pts ahead of SPY
SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.8%, price +5.9%, total +15.3%, SPY +12.0%, +3.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
SPY
+12.0%
SEPI
+15.3%
8.8% of it arrived as cash
3.3 pts ahead of SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
3.3 pts ahead of SPY
SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.8%, price +5.9%, total +15.3%, SPY +12.0%, +3.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
SPY
+12.0%
SEPI
+15.3%
8.8% cash
3.3 pts ahead of SPY
8.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.8%, price +5.9%, total +15.3%, SPY +12.0%, +3.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.Side by side
As of Nov 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
Window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | INK | SEPI | INK | SEPI | INK | SEPI |
| 3 months | – | −1.3% | – | 2.1% | – | +1.2 pts |
| 6 months | – | +4.6% | – | 4.3% | – | +2.9 pts |
| 1 year | – | +15.3% | – | 8.8% | – | +3.4 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: INK Nov 2026 · SEPI Sep 2025 | −1.2% | +23.0% | 0.0% | 10.0% | not measured | +4.7 pts |
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INK
Over the period from its first trade on Nov 4, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026, INK paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −1.2%.
SEPI
Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, SEPI paid 8.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.3 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.6%, paid monthly. Shelton estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Sep 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
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