Data as of .
SIXH vs SPIN: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year SPIN paid 5.2% of its price in cash against SIXH’s 2.0%, though SIXH returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SIXH 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, SIXH and SPIN hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SIXH | SPIN |
|---|---|---|
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 2.37% | 2.91% |
| APPLE INC. | 1.45% | 6.03% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. | 1.44% | 1.52% |
| BROADCOM INC. | 1.35% | 3.23% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. | 1.29% | 4.87% |
| UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 1.19% | 1.03% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 2.47% | 1.02% |
| WALMART INC. | 1.11% | 0.68% |
| MERCK & CO., INC. | 1.37% | 0.66% |
| CONOCOPHILLIPS | 2.29% | 0.65% |
| Pepsico, Inc. | 3.44% | 0.23% |
| T-MOBILE US, INC. | 2.42% | 0.15% |
| Only in SIXH | Only in SPIN |
|---|---|
| Altria Group, Inc. 4.83% | NVIDIA CORP 9.87% |
| Philip Morris International Inc. 4.07% | MICROSOFT CORP 7.06% |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 3.77% | ALPHABET INC CL A 5.65% |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 3.74% | META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 3.14% |
| AT&T INC. 3.59% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 2.61% |
| QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 3.53% | JPMORGAN CHASE + CO 2.09% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.11% | EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.07% |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 2.67% | ELI LILLY + CO 2.00% |
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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIXH | SPIN | SIXH | SPIN | SIXH | SPIN | |
| 3 months | +4.5% | +3.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | +2.2 pts | +1.4 pts |
| 6 months | +7.4% | +12.3% | 0.9% | 3.2% | −10.6 pts | −5.8 pts |
| 1 year | +16.3% | +11.3% | 2.0% | 5.2% | −0.3 pts | −5.2 pts |
| 3 years | +43.8% | not published | 6.6% | not published | −34.6 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +96.3% | +28.5% | 16.0% | 15.2% | −88.5 pts | −13.7 pts |
| SIXH ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | SPIN State Street(R) US Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Exchange Traded Concepts | State Street |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 0.4% | 2.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.69% | 0.25% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 2.0% | 5.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | +14.1% | +5.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.3% | +11.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.3 pts | −5.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 2321 days | 743 days |
| Net assets | $543m | $48m |
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.
SPIN in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPIN paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 2.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, SIXH or SPIN?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SIXH paid 2.0% of its starting price in cash and SPIN paid 5.2%, so SPIN paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, SIXH or SPIN?
- With every distribution reinvested, SIXH returned +16.3% and SPIN returned +11.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SIXH returned more.
- Which is cheaper, SIXH or SPIN?
- SIXH charges 0.69% a year and SPIN charges 0.25%, so SPIN 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, SIXH against SPIN, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/sixh-vs-spin Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.