Data as of .
SCEP vs SIOO: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the window both share SIOO paid 11.1% of its price in cash against SCEP’s 5.0%, and returned more with it reinvested.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SCEP and SIOO hold 42% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SCEP | SIOO |
|---|---|---|
| APPLE INC | 5.71% | 9.24% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 5.70% | 9.83% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 4.68% | 4.41% |
| ALPHABET INC | 5.98% | 3.62% |
| BROADCOM INC | 5.61% | 3.57% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 3.49% | 5.91% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 2.23% | 3.12% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC | 2.19% | 2.00% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 1.54% | 1.45% |
| VISA INC | 1.98% | 1.37% |
| WALMART INC | 1.05% | 1.05% |
| ABBVIE INC | 1.62% | 1.03% |
| Only in SCEP | Only in SIOO |
|---|---|
| JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.55% | United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 7.85% |
| PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP 2.63% | Micron Technology Inc 2.37% |
| WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 2.15% | Tesla Inc 2.23% |
| ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC 2.07% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.03% |
| EQUINIX INC 2.05% | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.99% |
| AMPHENOL CORP 1.94% | Eli Lilly & Co 1.85% |
| MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS INC 1.89% | ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 1.49% |
| ANALOG DEVICES INC 1.87% | Intel Corp 1.12% |
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 Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCEP | SIOO | SCEP | SIOO | SCEP | SIOO | |
| 3 months | −0.1% | +4.0% | 1.7% | 3.7% | −2.4 pts | +0.7 pts |
| 6 months | +8.3% | +14.3% | 3.7% | 7.9% | −9.7 pts | −5.8 pts |
| Since launch | +3.5% | +10.8% | 5.0% | 11.1% | −8.2 pts | −0.2 pts |
| SCEP STERLING CAPITAL HEDGED EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | SIOO VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF Covered call on OEF, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Sterling Capital | VistaShares |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 100 (OEF) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.1% | 15.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.0% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) | 11.1% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | −1.6% | −1.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.5% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) | +10.8% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +11.7% | +11.0% |
| Ahead or behind | −8.2 pts | −0.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 281 days | 281 days |
| Net assets | $235m | $21m |
SCEP in plain words
Over the period since launch on Dec 11, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SCEP paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.1%, paid monthly.
SIOO in plain words
Over the period since launch on Dec 11, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SIOO paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.8%. S&P 100 (OEF) returned +11.0% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.1%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, SCEP or SIOO?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SCEP paid 5.0% of its starting price in cash and SIOO paid 11.1%, so SIOO paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, SCEP or SIOO?
- With every distribution reinvested, SCEP returned +3.5% and SIOO returned +10.8% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SIOO returned more.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, SCEP against SIOO, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/scep-vs-sioo Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.