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

Over the year KHPI paid 9.1% of its price in cash against SIXH’s 2.0%, though SIXH returned more with it reinvested.

Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF and ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF.

9.1%KHPI cash paid, 1 year
2.0%SIXH cash paid, 1 year
+11.0%KHPI total return, 1 year
+16.3%SIXH total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SIXH scores higher

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

KHPI 55.5SIXH 81.83.8, the lowest in this set96.8, the highest

A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

KHPI5.5 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%KHPI+11.0%9.1% of it arrived as cash5.5 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%KHPI+11.0%9.1% cash5.5 pts behind SPY
SIXHAbout even with SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%SIXH+16.3%2.0% cashabout 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, KHPI and SIXH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in KHPIOnly in SIXH
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.00%Altria Group, Inc. 4.83%
Philip Morris International Inc. 4.07%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 3.77%
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 3.74%
AT&T INC. 3.59%
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 3.53%
Pepsico, Inc. 3.44%
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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

Performance, window by window

KHPI and SIXH over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
KHPISIXHKHPISIXHKHPISIXH
3 months+1.9%+4.5%2.2%0.5%−0.3 pts+2.2 pts
6 months+11.3%+7.4%4.7%0.9%−6.8 pts−10.6 pts
1 year+11.0%+16.3%9.1%2.0%−5.5 pts−0.3 pts
3 yearsnot published+43.8%not published6.6%not published−34.6 pts
Since launch+24.6%+96.3%18.4%16.0%−17.7 pts−88.5 pts
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KHPI and SIXH on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
KHPI
Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
SIXH
ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerKensingtonExchange 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, annualized9.0%0.4%
Expense ratio0.98%0.69%
Cash paid, 1 year9.1%2.0%
Price change, 1 year+1.5%+14.1%
Total return, 1 year+11.0%+16.3%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−5.5 pts−0.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age743 days2321 days
Net assets$401m$543m

KHPI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, KHPI paid 9.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.0%, 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 paid more, KHPI or SIXH?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, KHPI paid 9.1% of its starting price in cash and SIXH paid 2.0%, so KHPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, KHPI or SIXH?
With every distribution reinvested, KHPI returned +11.0% and SIXH returned +16.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SIXH returned more.
Which is cheaper, KHPI or SIXH?
KHPI charges 0.98% 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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KHPI 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.

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