Data as of .
SCEP vs XIMR: which paid, and which earned it?
SCEP and XIMR both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SCEP and XIMR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in SCEP | Only in XIMR |
|---|---|
| ALPHABET INC 5.98% | 2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.06 114.57% |
| APPLE INC 5.71% | 2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 648.56 1.15% |
| NVIDIA CORP 5.70% | US Dollar 0.78% |
| BROADCOM INC 5.61% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/01/2026 0.60% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 4.68% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 0.60% |
| JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.55% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 01/21/2027 0.59% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 3.49% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 02/18/2027 0.59% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP 2.64% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 03/18/2027 0.59% |
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 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCEP | XIMR | SCEP | XIMR | SCEP | XIMR | |
| 3 months | −0.1% | +1.5% | 1.7% | 1.8% | −2.4 pts | −0.8 pts |
| 6 months | +8.3% | +5.0% | 3.7% | 3.1% | −9.7 pts | −13.1 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +7.5% | not published | 6.7% | not published | −9.1 pts |
| Since launch | +3.5% | +19.2% | 5.0% | 16.2% | −8.2 pts | −32.9 pts |
| SCEP STERLING CAPITAL HEDGED EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | XIMR FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Sterling Capital | First Trust |
| Strategy | covered call | buffer with income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.1% | 7.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.85% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.0% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) | 6.7% |
| Price change, 1 year | −1.6% | +0.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.5% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) | +7.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +11.7% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −8.2 pts | −9.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 281 days | 913 days |
| Net assets | $235m | $27m |
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.
XIMR in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XIMR paid 6.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, SCEP or XIMR?
- SCEP charges 0.65% a year and XIMR charges 0.85%, 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 XIMR, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/scep-vs-ximr Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.