Data as of .
SEPI vs XIMR: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year SEPI paid 7.5% of its price in cash against XIMR’s 6.7%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SEPI scores higher
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SEPI and XIMR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in SEPI | Only in XIMR |
|---|---|
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 7.54% | 2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.06 114.57% |
| CATERPILLAR INC 7.20% | 2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 648.56 1.15% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 6.53% | US Dollar 0.78% |
| APPLE INC 5.24% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/01/2026 0.60% |
| ALPHABET INC 4.68% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 0.60% |
| NVIDIA CORP 4.04% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 01/21/2027 0.59% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (THE) 3.91% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 02/18/2027 0.59% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 3.42% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 03/18/2027 0.59% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEPI | XIMR | SEPI | XIMR | SEPI | XIMR | |
| 3 months | +5.4% | +1.5% | 2.1% | 1.8% | +3.2 pts | −0.8 pts |
| 6 months | +20.5% | +5.0% | 4.7% | 3.1% | +2.5 pts | −13.1 pts |
| 1 year | +21.8% | +7.5% | 7.5% | 6.7% | +5.2 pts | −9.1 pts |
| Since launch | +24.4% | +19.2% | 7.7% | 16.2% | +5.4 pts | −32.9 pts |
| SEPI Shelton Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | XIMR FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Shelton | First Trust |
| Strategy | covered call | buffer with income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.3% | 7.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.54% | 0.85% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.5% | 6.7% |
| Price change, 1 year | +13.4% | +0.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.8% | +7.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +5.2 pts | −9.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 375 days | 913 days |
| Net assets | $152m | $27m |
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.
XIMR in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XIMR paid 6.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, SEPI or XIMR?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SEPI paid 7.5% of its starting price in cash and XIMR paid 6.7%, 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 XIMR?
- With every distribution reinvested, SEPI returned +21.8% and XIMR returned +7.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SEPI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, SEPI or XIMR?
- SEPI charges 0.54% a year and XIMR charges 0.85%, so SEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, SEPI against XIMR, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/sepi-vs-ximr Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.