Data as of .
SCLZ vs SIXH: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year SCLZ paid 8.4% of its price in cash against SIXH’s 2.0%, though SIXH returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SIXH scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SCLZ and SIXH hold 29% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SCLZ | SIXH |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP | 5.99% | 2.67% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 2.41% | 2.47% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 7.89% | 2.37% |
| EXXON MOBIL CORP | 1.92% | 2.37% |
| ELI LILLY & COMPANY | 3.86% | 1.49% |
| APPLE INC | 6.15% | 1.45% |
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC | 1.42% | 1.42% |
| BROADCOM INC | 4.71% | 1.35% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 3.34% | 1.30% |
| ABBVIE INC | 1.82% | 1.30% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 3.75% | 1.29% |
| CATERPILLAR INC | 1.84% | 1.24% |
| Only in SCLZ | Only in SIXH |
|---|---|
| ALPHABET INC 5.18% | VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 3.77% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 5.14% | SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 3.74% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 3.71% | QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 3.53% |
| JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.50% | Pepsico, Inc. 3.44% |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 3.10% | LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.11% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC 3.01% | COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 2.66% |
| GE AEROSPACE 2.74% | Mondelez International, Inc. 2.51% |
| VISA INC 2.27% | PFIZER INC. 2.47% |
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 May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCLZ | SIXH | SCLZ | SIXH | SCLZ | SIXH | |
| 3 months | +2.9% | +4.5% | 2.1% | 0.5% | −3.6 pts | +2.2 pts |
| 6 months | +14.2% | +7.4% | 3.8% | 0.9% | +1.6 pts | −10.6 pts |
| 1 year | +13.2% | +16.3% | 8.4% | 2.0% | −14.0 pts | −0.3 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +43.8% | not published | 6.6% | not published | −34.6 pts |
| Since launch | +36.5% | +96.3% | 19.6% | 16.0% | −6.3 pts | −88.5 pts |
| SCLZ Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | SIXH ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Swan | Exchange Traded Concepts |
| Strategy | dividend stocks with call overlay | option income |
| Benchmark | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.5% | 0.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.69% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.4% | 2.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | +4.1% | +14.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.2% | +16.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +27.2% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −14.0 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 934 days | 2321 days |
| Net assets | $20m | $543m |
SCLZ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.2%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 14.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly.
SIXH in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SIXH paid 2.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.4%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, SCLZ or SIXH?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.4% of its starting price in cash and SIXH paid 2.0%, so SCLZ paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, SCLZ or SIXH?
- With every distribution reinvested, SCLZ returned +13.2% and SIXH returned +16.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SIXH returned more.
- Which is cheaper, SCLZ or SIXH?
- SCLZ charges 0.79% a year and SIXH charges 0.69%, so SIXH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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