Data as of .
SCLZ vs SPUT: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year SCLZ paid 8.4% of its price in cash against SPUT’s 5.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SCLZ and SPUT hold 28% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SCLZ | SPUT |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP | 5.99% | 3.85% |
| APPLE INC | 6.15% | 3.22% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 3.71% | 2.47% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 3.75% | 2.09% |
| ALPHABET INC | 5.18% | 1.84% |
| BROADCOM INC | 4.71% | 1.60% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 3.34% | 1.10% |
| TESLA INC | 1.80% | 0.91% |
| JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY | 3.50% | 0.70% |
| ELI LILLY & COMPANY | 3.86% | 0.65% |
| EXXON MOBIL CORP | 1.92% | 0.54% |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 3.10% | 0.54% |
| Only in SCLZ | Only in SPUT |
|---|---|
| HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC 0.29% | TREASURY BILL 49.24% |
| SOLSTICE ADVANCED MATERIALS INC 0.04% | Alphabet Inc 1.59% |
| Intel Corp 0.34% | |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The 0.28% | |
| Bank of America Corp 0.28% | |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc 0.28% | |
| Lam Research Corp 0.27% | |
| Applied Materials Inc 0.26% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCLZ | SPUT | SCLZ | SPUT | SCLZ | SPUT | |
| 3 months | +2.9% | +2.4% | 2.1% | 1.1% | −3.6 pts | +0.1 pts |
| 6 months | +14.2% | +11.5% | 3.8% | 2.5% | +1.6 pts | −6.5 pts |
| 1 year | +13.2% | +11.5% | 8.4% | 5.2% | −14.0 pts | −5.1 pts |
| Since launch | +36.5% | +22.4% | 19.6% | 8.5% | −6.3 pts | −15.6 pts |
| SCLZ Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | SPUT Innovator Equity Premium Income - Daily PutWrite ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Swan | Innovator |
| Strategy | dividend stocks with call overlay | covered call |
| 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% | 4.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.4% | 5.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | +4.1% | +6.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.2% | +11.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +27.2% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −14.0 pts | −5.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 934 days | 553 days |
| Net assets | $20m | $17m |
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.
SPUT in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPUT paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, SCLZ or SPUT?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.4% of its starting price in cash and SPUT paid 5.2%, 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 SPUT?
- With every distribution reinvested, SCLZ returned +13.2% and SPUT returned +11.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SCLZ returned more.
- Which is cheaper, SCLZ or SPUT?
- SCLZ charges 0.79% a year and SPUT charges 0.79%, so SCLZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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