{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/income/scep-vs-tdaq","section":"compare","title":"SCEP vs TDAQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return | ETFIQ","description":"SCEP paid 6.1% in cash each over its own window and TDAQ 16.8%. Total return with distributions reinvested was +5.3% against +12.0%, to Nov 4, 2026.","as_of":"Nov 4, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which is cheaper, SCEP or TDAQ?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"SCEP charges 0.65% a year and TDAQ charges 0.68%, so SCEP is cheaper. 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As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. SCEP TDAQ \n Expense ratio 0.65% 0.68% \n Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 $235m $248m \n Total return, 1 year not published +12.0% \n Benchmark its own stocks Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ \n Holdings in common 0% \n Holdings in common uses ","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, SCEP against TDAQ, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/scep-vs-tdaq","a":{"ticker":"SCEP","name":"STERLING CAPITAL HEDGED EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF","issuer":"Sterling Capital","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-11-04","verdict":"Over the 6 months to Nov 4, 2026, SCEP paid 3.5% in cash and returned 2.4%, against 2.1% for its own stocks.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/scep","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, 6 months, on its starting price","value":"3.5%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Total return, 6 months","value":"+2.4%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Against its own stocks","value":"+0.3 pts","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Return of capital, latest payout (Sterling Capital estimate)","value":"100.0%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"Sterling Capital estimate"},{"label":"Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Nov 2, 2026","value":"$0.145","as_of":"2026-11-02","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$235m","as_of":"2026-06-30","source":"SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jun 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.65%","as_of":"2025-12-08","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Dec 8, 2025"}]},"b":{"ticker":"TDAQ","name":"TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF","issuer":"TappAlpha","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-11-04","verdict":"Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TDAQ paid 16.8% in cash and returned 12.0% in total, against 12.3% for QQQ.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/tdaq","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price","value":"16.8%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+12.0%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Against QQQ","value":"\u22120.3 pts","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Return of capital, latest payout (TappAlpha estimate)","value":"98.0%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"TappAlpha estimate"},{"label":"Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 20, 2026","value":"$0.3825","as_of":"2026-10-20","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$248m","as_of":"2026-06-30","source":"SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jun 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.68%","as_of":"2026-10-23","source":"497 XBRL, Oct 23, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":0,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/income/scep-vs-tdaq"}