Data as of .
SCLZ vs XISE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year SCLZ paid 8.4% of its price in cash against XISE’s 6.5%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SCLZ 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 XISE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in SCLZ | Only in XISE |
|---|---|
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 7.89% | 2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® 98.96% |
| APPLE INC 6.15% | 2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® 5.02% |
| NVIDIA CORP 5.99% | US Dollar 1.19% |
| ALPHABET INC 5.18% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 01/28/2027 0.55% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 5.14% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 02/25/2027 0.55% |
| BROADCOM INC 4.71% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 0.55% |
| ELI LILLY & COMPANY 3.86% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 12/01/2026 0.55% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 3.75% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 12/31/2026 0.55% |
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 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCLZ | XISE | SCLZ | XISE | SCLZ | XISE | |
| 3 months | +2.9% | +1.2% | 2.1% | 2.0% | −3.6 pts | −1.1 pts |
| 6 months | +14.2% | +4.9% | 3.8% | 3.6% | +1.6 pts | −13.2 pts |
| 1 year | +13.2% | +6.1% | 8.4% | 6.5% | −14.0 pts | −10.5 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +20.9% | not published | 19.1% | not published | −57.5 pts |
| Since launch | +36.5% | +21.1% | 19.6% | 19.2% | −6.3 pts | −57.0 pts |
| SCLZ Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | XISE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Swan | First Trust |
| Strategy | dividend stocks with call overlay | buffer with income |
| Benchmark | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.5% | 6.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.85% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.4% | 6.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | +4.1% | −0.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.2% | +6.1% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +27.2% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −14.0 pts | −10.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 934 days | 1096 days |
| Net assets | $20m | $32m |
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.
XISE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XISE paid 6.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.0%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, SCLZ or XISE?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.4% of its starting price in cash and XISE paid 6.5%, 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 XISE?
- With every distribution reinvested, SCLZ returned +13.2% and XISE returned +6.1% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SCLZ returned more.
- Which is cheaper, SCLZ or XISE?
- SCLZ charges 0.79% a year and XISE charges 0.85%, so SCLZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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