Data as of .
SCEP vs SIXH: which paid, and which earned it?
SCEP and SIXH both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SCEP and SIXH hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SCEP | SIXH |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP | 5.70% | 2.67% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP | 2.64% | 3.11% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 1.54% | 2.47% |
| APPLE INC | 5.71% | 1.45% |
| BROADCOM INC | 5.61% | 1.35% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 2.23% | 1.30% |
| ABBVIE INC | 1.62% | 1.30% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 4.68% | 1.29% |
| ELI LILLY & COMPANY | 1.25% | 1.49% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | 2.40% | 1.19% |
| WALMART INC | 1.05% | 1.11% |
| PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (THE) | 1.03% | 1.23% |
| Only in SCEP | Only in SIXH |
|---|---|
| ALPHABET INC 5.98% | Altria Group, Inc. 4.83% |
| JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.55% | Philip Morris International Inc. 4.07% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 3.49% | VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 3.77% |
| PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP 2.63% | SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 3.74% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 2.19% | AT&T INC. 3.59% |
| WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 2.15% | QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 3.53% |
| ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC 2.07% | Pepsico, Inc. 3.44% |
| EQUINIX INC 2.05% | COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 2.66% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCEP | SIXH | SCEP | SIXH | SCEP | SIXH | |
| 3 months | −0.1% | +4.5% | 1.7% | 0.5% | −2.4 pts | +2.2 pts |
| 6 months | +8.3% | +7.4% | 3.7% | 0.9% | −9.7 pts | −10.6 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +16.3% | not published | 2.0% | not published | −0.3 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +43.8% | not published | 6.6% | not published | −34.6 pts |
| Since launch | +3.5% | +96.3% | 5.0% | 16.0% | −8.2 pts | −88.5 pts |
| SCEP STERLING CAPITAL HEDGED EQUITY 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Sterling Capital | Exchange Traded Concepts |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.1% | 0.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.69% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.0% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) | 2.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | −1.6% | +14.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.5% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) | +16.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +11.7% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −8.2 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 281 days | 2321 days |
| Net assets | $235m | $543m |
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.
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 is cheaper, SCEP or SIXH?
- SCEP charges 0.65% a year and SIXH charges 0.69%, so SCEP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, SCEP against SIXH, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/scep-vs-sixh Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.