Data as of .
QYLD vs SIXH: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QYLD paid 12.5% of its price in cash against SIXH’s 2.0%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: QYLD scores higher
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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
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QYLD and SIXH hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QYLD | SIXH |
|---|---|---|
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 5.05% | 2.37% |
| APPLE INC | 7.82% | 1.45% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS INC | 1.55% | 1.44% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.71% | 1.35% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 3.15% | 1.30% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 4.36% | 1.29% |
| WALMART INC | 2.28% | 1.11% |
| GILEAD SCIENCES INC | 0.82% | 1.30% |
| T-MOBILE US INC | 0.79% | 2.42% |
| PEPSICO INC | 0.78% | 3.44% |
| Only in QYLD | Only in SIXH |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP 8.54% | Altria Group, Inc. 4.83% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 5.84% | Philip Morris International Inc. 4.07% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.02% | VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 3.77% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.27% | SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 3.74% |
| TESLA INC 3.05% | AT&T INC. 3.59% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL C 3.02% | QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 3.53% |
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 2.88% | LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.11% |
| INTEL CORP 2.51% | NVIDIA CORPORATION 2.67% |
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 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QYLD | SIXH | QYLD | SIXH | QYLD | SIXH | |
| 3 months | +3.2% | +4.5% | 3.0% | 0.5% | +5.7 pts | +2.2 pts |
| 6 months | +14.5% | +7.4% | 6.3% | 0.9% | −9.7 pts | −10.6 pts |
| 1 year | +23.0% | +16.3% | 12.5% | 2.0% | +1.2 pts | −0.3 pts |
| 3 years | +55.3% | +43.8% | 36.6% | 6.6% | −42.9 pts | −34.6 pts |
| Since launch | +198.3% | +96.3% | 116.0% | 16.0% | −644.6 pts | −88.5 pts |
| QYLD Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | SIXH ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | Exchange Traded Concepts |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 11.8% | 0.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.60% | 0.69% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.5% | 2.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.1% | +14.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.0% | +16.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +1.2 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | not published |
| Age | 4663 days | 2321 days |
| Net assets | $8.5bn | $543m |
QYLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QYLD paid 12.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +23.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.8%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
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, QYLD or SIXH?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QYLD paid 12.5% of its starting price in cash and SIXH paid 2.0%, so QYLD paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, QYLD or SIXH?
- With every distribution reinvested, QYLD returned +23.0% and SIXH returned +16.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so QYLD returned more.
- Which is cheaper, QYLD or SIXH?
- QYLD charges 0.60% a year and SIXH charges 0.69%, so QYLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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