Data as of .
SCEP vs YYY: which paid, and which earned it?
SCEP and YYY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SCEP and YYY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in SCEP | Only in YYY |
|---|---|
| ALPHABET INC 5.98% | abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.61% |
| APPLE INC 5.71% | BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.33% |
| NVIDIA CORP 5.70% | Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.32% |
| BROADCOM INC 5.61% | Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.30% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 4.68% | PIMCO High Income Fund 3.04% |
| JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.55% | Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 2.98% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 3.49% | Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.66% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP 2.64% | Western Asset Diversified Income Fund 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 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCEP | YYY | SCEP | YYY | SCEP | YYY | |
| 3 months | −0.1% | −2.5% | 1.7% | 3.1% | −2.4 pts | −4.8 pts |
| 6 months | +8.3% | +4.7% | 3.7% | 6.5% | −9.7 pts | −13.3 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +3.4% | not published | 12.1% | not published | −13.2 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +37.1% | not published | 37.7% | not published | −41.3 pts |
| Since launch | +3.5% | +117.8% | 5.0% | 112.4% | −8.2 pts | −519.1 pts |
| SCEP STERLING CAPITAL HEDGED EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Sterling Capital | Amplify |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.1% | 13.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 3.23% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.0% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) | 12.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | −1.6% | −8.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.5% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) | +3.4% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +11.7% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −8.2 pts | −13.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 281 days | 5211 days |
| Net assets | $235m | $702m |
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.
YYY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YYY paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, SCEP or YYY?
- SCEP charges 0.65% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, 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 YYY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/scep-vs-yyy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.