Data as of .
SEPI vs SIXH: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year SEPI paid 7.5% of its price in cash against SIXH’s 2.0%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SEPI 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, SEPI and SIXH hold 25% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SEPI | SIXH |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP | 4.04% | 2.67% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 3.31% | 2.47% |
| EXXON MOBIL CORP | 3.08% | 2.37% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 6.53% | 2.37% |
| DUKE ENERGY CORP | 2.08% | 2.39% |
| APPLE INC | 5.24% | 1.45% |
| MERCK & COMPANY INC | 2.67% | 1.37% |
| GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY | 1.96% | 1.36% |
| BROADCOM INC | 3.08% | 1.35% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 2.79% | 1.30% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 3.36% | 1.29% |
| CATERPILLAR INC | 7.20% | 1.24% |
| Only in SEPI | Only in SIXH |
|---|---|
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 7.54% | Altria Group, Inc. 4.83% |
| ALPHABET INC 4.68% | Philip Morris International Inc. 4.07% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (THE) 3.91% | SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 3.74% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 3.42% | AT&T INC. 3.59% |
| EBAY INC 2.47% | QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 3.53% |
| ARISTA NETWORKS INC 2.18% | Pepsico, Inc. 3.44% |
| CARDINAL HEALTH INC 1.91% | LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.11% |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 1.87% | COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 2.66% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEPI | SIXH | SEPI | SIXH | SEPI | SIXH | |
| 3 months | +5.4% | +4.5% | 2.1% | 0.5% | +3.2 pts | +2.2 pts |
| 6 months | +20.5% | +7.4% | 4.7% | 0.9% | +2.5 pts | −10.6 pts |
| 1 year | +21.8% | +16.3% | 7.5% | 2.0% | +5.2 pts | −0.3 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +43.8% | not published | 6.6% | not published | −34.6 pts |
| Since launch | +24.4% | +96.3% | 7.7% | 16.0% | +5.4 pts | −88.5 pts |
| SEPI Shelton Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | SIXH ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Shelton | Exchange Traded Concepts |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.3% | 0.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.54% | 0.69% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.5% | 2.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | +13.4% | +14.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.8% | +16.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +5.2 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 375 days | 2321 days |
| Net assets | $152m | $543m |
SEPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SEPI paid 7.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, 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, SEPI or SIXH?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SEPI paid 7.5% of its starting price in cash and SIXH paid 2.0%, so SEPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, SEPI or SIXH?
- With every distribution reinvested, SEPI returned +21.8% and SIXH returned +16.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SEPI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, SEPI or SIXH?
- SEPI charges 0.54% a year and SIXH charges 0.69%, so SEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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