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SEPI vs TMGN: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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SEPI and TMGN both write options for income.

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Net assets: $152m on Jun 30, 2026 for Shelton Equity Premium Income ETF, beside TappAlpha Cboe Magnificent 10 Growth & Daily Income ETF.

At a glance
8.9%
SEPI cash paid, 1 year
5.4%
TMGN cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
+17.9%
SEPI total return, 1 year
+5.2%
TMGN total return, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
SEPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.1 pts ahead of SPY
SEPI
+17.9%
SPY
+14.8%

3.1 pts ahead of SPY

SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SEPI

+17.9%

8.9% of it arrived as cash

3.1 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.1 pts ahead of SPY

SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SEPI

+17.9%

8.9% cash

3.1 pts ahead of SPY

8.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
TMGN · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
TMGN
+5.2%
none

Not measured

TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TMGN

+5.2%

5.4% as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TMGN

+5.2%

5.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SEPI costs 0.34 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SEPI vs TMGN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureSEPITMGN
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+17.9%not published
Price changerose 8.3% (1 year)fell 0.1% (since Jul 15, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate99% of the Sep 30, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 28, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.54%0.88%
Net assets$152mnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

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SEPI Shelton Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly TMGN TappAlpha Cboe Magnificent 10 Growth & Daily Income ETF · Option income, paying monthly
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) none
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 8.5% 21.7%
Expense ratio 0.54% 0.88%
Cash paid, 1 year 8.9% 5.4% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +8.3% −0.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +17.9% +5.2% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published
Ahead or behind +3.1 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 99% 100%
Age 1.2 years 112 days
Net assets $152m not read by ETFIQ

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: SEPI vs TMGN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowSEPITMGNSEPITMGNSEPITMGN
3 months−0.1%+3.6%2.1%5.3%0.0 ptsnot measured
6 months+6.8%–4.4%–+1.8 pts–
1 year+17.9%–8.9%–+3.1 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: SEPI Sep 2025 · TMGN Jul 2026+23.5%+5.2%10.0%5.4%+3.7 ptsnot measured

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About each fund
SEPI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SEPI paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly. Shelton estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Sep 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

TMGN

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, TMGN paid 5.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.2%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 21.7%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 28, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

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Which is cheaper, SEPI or TMGN?
SEPI charges 0.54% a year and TMGN charges 0.88%, so SEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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