Data as of .
QYLG vs SIXH: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QYLG paid 17.4% of its price in cash against SIXH’s 2.0%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SIXH 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, QYLG and SIXH hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QYLG | SIXH |
|---|---|---|
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 4.99% | 2.37% |
| APPLE INC | 7.73% | 1.45% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS INC | 1.53% | 1.44% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.67% | 1.35% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 3.11% | 1.30% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 4.31% | 1.29% |
| WALMART INC | 2.25% | 1.11% |
| GILEAD SCIENCES INC | 0.81% | 1.30% |
| T-MOBILE US INC | 0.78% | 2.42% |
| PEPSICO INC | 0.77% | 3.44% |
| Only in QYLG | Only in SIXH |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP 8.44% | Altria Group, Inc. 4.83% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 5.77% | Philip Morris International Inc. 4.07% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 3.97% | VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 3.77% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.23% | SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 3.74% |
| TESLA INC 3.01% | AT&T INC. 3.59% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL C 3.00% | QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 3.53% |
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 2.85% | LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.11% |
| INTEL CORP 2.48% | 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QYLG | SIXH | QYLG | SIXH | QYLG | SIXH | |
| 3 months | −0.1% | +4.5% | 2.1% | 0.5% | +2.4 pts | +2.2 pts |
| 6 months | +19.6% | +7.4% | 4.6% | 0.9% | −4.7 pts | −10.6 pts |
| 1 year | +22.2% | +16.3% | 17.4% | 2.0% | +0.5 pts | −0.3 pts |
| 3 years | +76.2% | +43.8% | 51.1% | 6.6% | −22.0 pts | −34.6 pts |
| Since launch | +122.0% | +96.3% | 75.3% | 16.0% | −52.0 pts | −88.5 pts |
| QYLG Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth 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 | 6.8% | 0.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.69% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 17.4% | 2.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | +2.4% | +14.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.2% | +16.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.5 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 96% | not published |
| Age | 2187 days | 2321 days |
| Net assets | $175m | $543m |
QYLG in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QYLG paid 17.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.2%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.8%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 96% 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, QYLG or SIXH?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QYLG paid 17.4% of its starting price in cash and SIXH paid 2.0%, so QYLG paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, QYLG or SIXH?
- With every distribution reinvested, QYLG returned +22.2% and SIXH returned +16.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so QYLG returned more.
- Which is cheaper, QYLG or SIXH?
- QYLG charges 0.35% a year and SIXH charges 0.69%, so QYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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