Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
SCEP vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
SCEP and YLDE both write options for income.
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Net assets: $235m on Jun 30, 2026 for STERLING CAPITAL HEDGED EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF, and $186m on Nov 3, 2026 for Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF.
Not measured
SCEP since launch: paid 6.1%, price −1.0%, total +5.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SCEP
+5.3%
6.1% as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
SCEP since launch: paid 6.1%, price −1.0%, total +5.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SCEP
+5.3%
6.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. SCEP since launch: paid 6.1%, price −1.0%, total +5.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.4.2 pts ahead of IWV
YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
IWV
+14.8%
YLDE
+19.0%
7.9% of it arrived as cash
4.2 pts ahead of IWV
Total return, distributions reinvested
4.2 pts ahead of IWV
YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
IWV
+14.8%
YLDE
+19.0%
4.2 pts ahead of IWV
7.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
YLDE costs 0.17 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | SCEP | YLDE |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +19.0% |
| Price change | fell 1.1% (6 months) | rose 10.5% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment | 67% of the Apr 6, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | its own stocks | iShares Russell 3000 ETF, measured through IWV |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.48% |
| Net assets, SCEP as of Jun 30, 2026 and YLDE as of Nov 3, 2026 | $235m | $186m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 27% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, SCEP and YLDE hold 27% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.
half
27% in common
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Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
Window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | SCEP | YLDE | SCEP | YLDE | SCEP | YLDE |
| 3 months | −1.2% | +3.2% | 1.7% | 1.6% | +0.8 pts | +3.6 pts |
| 6 months | +2.4% | +8.6% | 3.5% | 4.0% | +0.4 pts | +3.7 pts |
| 1 year | – | +19.0% | – | 7.9% | – | +4.2 pts |
| 3 years | – | +61.5% | – | 18.0% | – | −19.5 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: SCEP Dec 2025 · YLDE May 2017 | +5.3% | +197.5% | 6.1% | 44.5% | not measured | −52.9 pts |
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SCEP's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) returned +2.1% over the same days, so a holder was about even.
Over the 6 months to Nov 4, 2026, SCEP paid 3.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.4%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.0%, paid monthly. Sterling Capital estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
YLDE
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YLDE paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.0%. iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly. Franklin estimates that 67% of the distribution paid Apr 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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