Which paid more, SEPI or YYY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SEPI paid 8.9% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, so YYY 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 YYY?

With every distribution reinvested, SEPI returned +17.9% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, SEPI or YYY?

SEPI charges 0.54% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so SEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

SEPI vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its price in cash against SEPI’s 8.9%, though SEPI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $152m on Jun 30, 2026 for Shelton Equity Premium Income ETF, and $674m on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify CEF High Income ETF.

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8.9%

SEPI cash paid, 1 year

12.4%

YYY cash paid, 1 year

+17.9%

SEPI total return, 1 year

+1.9%

YYY total return, 1 year

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.

YYY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

YYY

+1.9%

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YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

12.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SEPI costs 2.69 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 16.0 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SEPI vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	SEPI	YYY
Paid and earned
Measure	SEPI	YYY
Total return, 1 year	+17.9%	+1.9%
Price change, 1 year	rose 8.3%	fell 10.3%
Against its benchmark
Measure	SEPI	YYY
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	its own holdings
Cost and size
Measure	SEPI	YYY
Expense ratio	0.54%	3.23%
Net assets, SEPI as of Jun 30, 2026 and YYY as of Nov 3, 2026	$152m	$674m
Holdings
Measure	SEPI	YYY
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, SEPI and YYY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SEPI YYY

Only in one fund ↓

Only in SEPI

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 7.84%

CATERPILLAR INC 7.49%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 6.79%

APPLE INC 5.45%

ALPHABET INC 4.86%

NVIDIA CORP 4.20%

GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (THE) 4.07%

MICROSOFT CORP 3.55%

Only in YYY

abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.64%

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 3.31%

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.31%

BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.30%

PIMCO High Income Fund 3.06%

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.04%

Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.70%

abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund 2.66%

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Side by side

SEPI Shelton Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF · Income from closed-end funds on its own holdings, paying monthly

Issuer Shelton Amplify

Strategy covered call income from closed-end funds

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) YYY's own holdings (from its holdings of Nov 3, 2026)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.5% 13.8%

Expense ratio 0.54% 3.23%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.9% 12.4%

Price change, 1 year +8.3% −10.3%

Total return, 1 year +17.9% +1.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published

Ahead or behind +3.1 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 99% 18%

Age 1.2 years 14.4 years

Net assets, SEPI as of Jun 30, 2026 and YYY as of Nov 3, 2026 $152m $674m

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 YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	SEPI	YYY	SEPI	YYY	SEPI	YYY
3 months	−0.1%	−4.9%	2.1%	3.2%	0.0 pts	not measured
6 months	+6.8%	−4.1%	4.4%	6.2%	+1.8 pts	not measured
1 year	+17.9%	+1.9%	8.9%	12.4%	+3.1 pts	not measured
3 years	–	+35.2%	–	38.6%	–	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: SEPI Sep 2025 · YYY Jun 2012	+23.5%	+114.4%	10.0%	113.6%	+3.7 pts	not 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.

YYY

No 1-year comparison: a quarter's holdings filing is missing from the year.

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.8%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 18% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, SEPI or YYY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SEPI paid 8.9% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, so YYY 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 YYY?: With every distribution reinvested, SEPI returned +17.9% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, SEPI or YYY?: SEPI charges 0.54% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so SEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →SEPI on its own →YYY on its own →SEPI dividend history →SEPI holdings →YYY dividend history →YYY holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

SEPI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SEPI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SEPI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Shelton website ↗

YYY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YYY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YYY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for YYY ↗

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How this is computed

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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