Data as of .
SCEP vs YLDE: which paid, and which earned it?
SCEP and YLDE both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SCEP and YLDE hold 28% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SCEP | YLDE |
|---|---|---|
| ALPHABET INC | 5.98% | 3.60% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 5.70% | 3.03% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 3.49% | 2.67% |
| JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY | 3.55% | 2.51% |
| BROADCOM INC | 5.61% | 2.25% |
| WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) | 2.15% | 4.63% |
| APPLE INC | 5.71% | 1.91% |
| AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC | 1.87% | 2.83% |
| VISA INC | 1.98% | 1.83% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 2.23% | 1.63% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 1.54% | 1.99% |
| HOME DEPOT INC (THE) | 1.52% | 1.39% |
| Only in SCEP | Only in YLDE |
|---|---|
| AMAZON.COM INC 4.68% | EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 4.05% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP 2.64% | NESTLE' SA/AG 2.94% |
| PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP 2.63% | APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.78% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 2.40% | UNILEVER PLC 2.64% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 2.19% | PUBLIC STORAGE 2.59% |
| ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC 2.07% | MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC 2.52% |
| EQUINIX INC 2.05% | OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP 2.49% |
| AMPHENOL CORP 1.94% | UNION PACIFIC CORP 2.45% |
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 | YLDE | SCEP | YLDE | SCEP | YLDE | |
| 3 months | −0.1% | +2.5% | 1.7% | 2.3% | −2.4 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +8.3% | +8.4% | 3.7% | 4.1% | −9.7 pts | −9.6 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +10.5% | not published | 7.6% | not published | −6.0 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +51.1% | not published | 16.8% | not published | −27.3 pts |
| Since launch | +3.5% | +181.4% | 5.0% | 42.1% | −8.2 pts | −86.6 pts |
| SCEP STERLING CAPITAL HEDGED EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Sterling Capital | Franklin |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.1% | 7.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.48% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.0% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) | 7.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | −1.6% | +2.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.5% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) | +10.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +11.7% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −8.2 pts | −6.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 281 days | 3405 days |
| Net assets | $235m | $170m |
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.
YLDE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YLDE paid 7.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.0%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, SCEP or YLDE?
- SCEP charges 0.65% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so YLDE 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 YLDE, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/scep-vs-ylde Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.