Data as of .
SCEP vs TSPY: which paid, and which earned it?
SCEP and TSPY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SCEP and TSPY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in SCEP | Only in TSPY |
|---|---|
| ALPHABET INC 5.98% | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.00% |
| APPLE INC 5.71% | |
| NVIDIA CORP 5.70% | |
| BROADCOM INC 5.61% | |
| AMAZON.COM INC 4.68% | |
| JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.55% | |
| MICROSOFT CORP 3.49% | |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP 2.64% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCEP | TSPY | SCEP | TSPY | SCEP | TSPY | |
| 3 months | −0.1% | +2.3% | 1.7% | 3.5% | −2.4 pts | 0.0 pts |
| 6 months | +8.3% | +16.4% | 3.7% | 7.6% | −9.7 pts | −1.6 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +15.1% | not published | 14.1% | not published | −1.5 pts |
| Since launch | +3.5% | +37.3% | 5.0% | 28.7% | −8.2 pts | −4.0 pts |
| SCEP STERLING CAPITAL HEDGED EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | TSPY TappAlpha S&P 500 Growth & Daily Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Sterling Capital | TappAlpha |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.1% | 14.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.77% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.0% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) | 14.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | −1.6% | −0.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.5% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) | +15.1% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +11.7% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −8.2 pts | −1.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 281 days | 764 days |
| Net assets | $235m | $311m |
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.
TSPY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TSPY paid 14.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.0%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, SCEP or TSPY?
- SCEP charges 0.65% a year and TSPY charges 0.77%, 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 TSPY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/scep-vs-tspy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.