Which paid more, SDTY or SIXH?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDTY paid 24.9% of its starting price in cash and SIXH paid 2.1%, so SDTY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, SDTY or SIXH?

With every distribution reinvested, SDTY returned +14.7% and SIXH +23.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, SDTY or SIXH?

SDTY charges 1.08% a year and SIXH charges 0.69%, so SIXH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

SDTY vs SIXH: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDTY paid 24.9% of its price in cash against SIXH’s 2.1%, though SIXH returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $40m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF, and $603m on Aug 31, 2026 for ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF.

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At a glance

24.9%

SDTY cash paid, 1 year

2.1%

SIXH cash paid, 1 year

+14.7%

SDTY total return, 1 year

+23.5%

SIXH total return, 1 year

SDTY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with VOO

SDTY

+14.7%

VOO

+14.8%

About even with VOO

SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.9%, price −12.3%, total +14.7%, VOO +14.8%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

SDTY

+14.7%

24.9% of it arrived as cash

about even with VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with VOO

SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.9%, price −12.3%, total +14.7%, VOO +14.8%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

SDTY

+14.7%

24.9% cash

about even with VOO

24.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.9%, price −12.3%, total +14.7%, VOO +14.8%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SIXH · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings

SIXH

+23.5%

Own

+18.0%

5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings

SIXH over 1 year: paid 2.1%, price +21.2%, total +23.5%, its own holdings +18.0%, +5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own holdings

+18.0%

SIXH

+23.5%

5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings

SIXH over 1 year: paid 2.1%, price +21.2%, total +23.5%, its own holdings +18.0%, +5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own holdings

+18.0%

SIXH

+23.5%

2.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SIXH over 1 year: paid 2.1%, price +21.2%, total +23.5%, its own holdings +18.0%, +5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SIXH costs 0.39 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.8 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SDTY vs SIXH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	SDTY	SIXH
Paid and earned
Measure	SDTY	SIXH
Total return, 1 year	+14.7%	+23.5%
Price change, 1 year	fell 12.3%	rose 21.2%
Against its benchmark
Measure	SDTY	SIXH
Benchmark	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO	its own holdings
Cost and size
Measure	SDTY	SIXH
Expense ratio	1.08%	0.69%
Net assets, SDTY as of Nov 3, 2026 and SIXH as of Aug 31, 2026	$40m	$603m
Holdings
Measure	SDTY	SIXH
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SIXH scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score40.4SDTY98.5SIXH

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

SDTY 40.4

SIXH 98.5

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, SDTY and SIXH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SDTY SIXH

Only in one fund ↓

Only in SDTY

SPX 12/18/2026 1200.26 C 85.22%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 1.62%

Only in SIXH

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 4.95%

Altria Group, Inc. 4.90%

AT&T INC. 4.08%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 3.92%

PEPSICO, INC. 3.69%

Philip Morris International Inc. 3.60%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2.85%

QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 2.82%

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Side by side

SDTY YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on VOO, paying weekly SIXH ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF · Option income on its own holdings, paying monthly

Issuer YieldMax Exchange Traded Concepts

Strategy 0DTE covered call option income

Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) SIXH's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 23.2% 3.2%

Expense ratio 1.08% 0.69%

Cash paid, 1 year 24.9% 2.1%

Price change, 1 year −12.3% +21.2%

Total return, 1 year +14.7% +23.5%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +18.0%

Ahead or behind −0.1 pts +5.5 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published

Age 1.7 years 6.5 years

Net assets, SDTY as of Nov 3, 2026 and SIXH as of Aug 31, 2026 $40m $603m

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

Window by window: SDTY vs SIXH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	SDTY	SIXH	SDTY	SIXH	SDTY	SIXH
3 months	+1.2%	+6.0%	5.4%	0.5%	+1.4 pts	+1.8 pts
6 months	+6.6%	+10.3%	11.7%	1.0%	+1.5 pts	+3.5 pts
1 year	+14.7%	+23.5%	24.9%	2.1%	−0.1 pts	+5.5 pts
3 years	–	+47.6%	–	6.8%	–	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: SDTY Feb 2025 · SIXH May 2020	+23.8%	+104.1%	37.8%	16.7%	−5.3 pts	not measured

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About each fund

SDTY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDTY paid 24.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.7%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 23.2%, paid weekly.

SIXH

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SIXH paid 2.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 21.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +23.5%. SIXH's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026) returned +18.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 3.2%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, SDTY or SIXH?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDTY paid 24.9% of its starting price in cash and SIXH paid 2.1%, so SDTY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, SDTY or SIXH?: With every distribution reinvested, SDTY returned +14.7% and SIXH +23.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, SDTY or SIXH?: SDTY charges 1.08% a year and SIXH charges 0.69%, so SIXH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

SDTY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SDTY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SDTY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for SDTY ↗

SIXH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SIXH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Exchange Traded Concepts website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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