Which paid more, SIXH or SPIN?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SIXH paid 2.1% of its starting price in cash and SPIN paid 5.1%, 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 +23.5% and SPIN +9.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

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.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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SIXH vs SPIN: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SPIN paid 5.1% of its price in cash against SIXH’s 2.1%, though SIXH returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $603m on Aug 31, 2026 for ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF, and $45m on Nov 3, 2026 for State Street US Equity Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

2.1%

SIXH cash paid, 1 year

5.1%

SPIN cash paid, 1 year

+23.5%

SIXH total return, 1 year

+9.3%

SPIN total return, 1 year

SIXH · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings

SIXH

+23.5%

Own

+18.0%

5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings

SIXH over 1 year: paid 2.1%, price +21.2%, total +23.5%, its own holdings +18.0%, +5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own holdings

+18.0%

SIXH

+23.5%

5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings

SIXH over 1 year: paid 2.1%, price +21.2%, total +23.5%, its own holdings +18.0%, +5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own holdings

+18.0%

SIXH

+23.5%

2.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. SIXH over 1 year: paid 2.1%, price +21.2%, total +23.5%, its own holdings +18.0%, +5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPIN · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 5.5 pts behind SPY

SPIN

+9.3%

SPY

+14.8%

5.5 pts behind SPY

SPIN over 1 year: paid 5.1%, price +3.9%, total +9.3%, SPY +14.8%, −5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SPIN

+9.3%

5.1% as cash

5.5 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.5 pts behind SPY

SPIN over 1 year: paid 5.1%, price +3.9%, total +9.3%, SPY +14.8%, −5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SPIN

+9.3%

5.5 pts behind SPY

5.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +23.5%. SPIN over 1 year: paid 5.1%, price +3.9%, total +9.3%, SPY +14.8%, −5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +23.5%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SPIN costs 0.44 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.2 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SIXH vs SPIN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	SIXH	SPIN
Paid and earned
Measure	SIXH	SPIN
Total return, 1 year	+23.5%	+9.3%
Price change, 1 year	rose 21.2%	rose 3.9%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		97% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	SIXH	SPIN
Benchmark	its own holdings	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	SIXH	SPIN
Expense ratio	0.69%	0.25%
Net assets, SIXH as of Aug 31, 2026 and SPIN as of Nov 3, 2026	$603m	$45m
Holdings
Measure	SIXH	SPIN
Holdings in common	21%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SIXH scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score98.5SIXH84.1SPIN

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

SIXH 98.5

SPIN 84.1

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

21%

By the books each fund has filed, SIXH and SPIN hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

21% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SIXH SPIN

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2.85% 2.50%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.54% 1.87%

NVIDIA CORPORATION 1.34% 9.22%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORPORATION 1.26% 2.28%

META PLATFORMS, INC. 1.26% 2.93%

APPLE INC. 1.25% 6.03%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 1.21% 1.94%

AMAZON.COM, INC. 1.17% 4.87%

ALPHABET INC. 1.16% 4.59%

APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 1.10% 1.41%

WALMART INC. 2.31% 0.74%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 2.69% 0.72%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in SIXH

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 4.95%

Altria Group, Inc. 4.90%

AT&T INC. 4.08%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 3.92%

QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 2.82%

PFIZER INC. 2.78%

COMCAST CORPORATION 2.72%

BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 2.50%

Only in SPIN

MICROSOFT CORP 7.47%

BROADCOM INC 3.37%

ELI LILLY + CO 2.50%

JPMORGAN CHASE + CO 2.13%

VISA INC CLASS A SHARES 1.73%

AMPHENOL CORP CL A 1.41%

HOME DEPOT INC 1.39%

EMERSON ELECTRIC CO 1.30%

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Side by side

SIXH ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF · Option income on its own holdings, paying monthly SPIN State Street US Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer Exchange Traded Concepts State Street

Strategy option income covered call

Benchmark SIXH's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 3.2% 5.5%

Expense ratio 0.69% 0.25%

Cash paid, 1 year 2.1% 5.1%

Price change, 1 year +21.2% +3.9%

Total return, 1 year +23.5% +9.3%

Benchmark return, 1 year +18.0% +14.8%

Ahead or behind +5.5 pts −5.5 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 97%

Age 6.5 years 2.2 years

Net assets, SIXH as of Aug 31, 2026 and SPIN as of Nov 3, 2026 $603m $45m

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: SIXH vs SPIN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	SIXH	SPIN	SIXH	SPIN	SIXH	SPIN
3 months	+6.0%	+0.8%	0.5%	0.9%	+1.8 pts	+0.9 pts
6 months	+10.3%	+6.0%	1.0%	1.9%	+3.5 pts	+1.0 pts
1 year	+23.5%	+9.3%	2.1%	5.1%	+5.5 pts	−5.5 pts
3 years	+47.6%	–	6.8%	–	not measured	–
Since launchNot the same days: SIXH May 2020 · SPIN Sep 2024	+104.1%	+30.3%	16.7%	16.0%	not measured	−12.9 pts

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About each fund

SIXH

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SIXH paid 2.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 21.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +23.5%. SIXH's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026) returned +18.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 3.2%, paid monthly.

SPIN

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SPIN paid 5.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.5%, paid monthly. State Street estimates that 97% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, SIXH or SPIN?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SIXH paid 2.1% of its starting price in cash and SPIN paid 5.1%, 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 +23.5% and SPIN +9.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
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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Sources and dates

SIXH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SIXH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Exchange Traded Concepts website ↗

SPIN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPIN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SPIN 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

State Street website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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