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SIXH vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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SIXH and VOOY both write options for income.

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Net assets: $603m on Aug 31, 2026 for ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF, beside XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF.

At a glance
2.1%
SIXH cash paid, 1 year
1.5%
VOOY cash paid, since launch, Sep 2, 2026
+23.5%
SIXH total return, 1 year
+0.3%
VOOY total return, since launch, Sep 2, 2026
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.
VOOY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
VOOY
+0.3%
none

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

1.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SIXH costs 0.06 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SIXH vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureSIXHVOOY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+23.5%not published
Price changerose 21.2% (1 year)fell 1.2% (since Sep 2, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate26% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarkits own holdingsnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.69%0.75%
Net assets$603mnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

SIXH ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF · Option income on its own holdings, paying monthly VOOY XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF · Option income
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark SIXH's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026) none
Pays monthly not established
Payout rate, annualized 3.2% 9.1%
Expense ratio 0.69% 0.75%
Cash paid, 1 year 2.1% 1.5% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +21.2% −1.2% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +23.5% +0.3% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +18.0% not published
Ahead or behind +5.5 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 26%
Age 6.5 years 63 days
Net assets $603m 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: SIXH vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowSIXHVOOYSIXHVOOYSIXHVOOY
3 months+6.0%–0.5%–+1.8 pts–
6 months+10.3%–1.0%–+3.5 pts–
1 year+23.5%–2.1%–+5.5 pts–
3 years+47.6%–6.8%–not measured–
Since launchNot the same days: SIXH May 2020 · VOOY Sep 2026+104.1%+0.3%16.7%1.5%not measurednot measured

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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.

VOOY

Over the period from its first trade on Sep 2, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, VOOY paid 1.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.3%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid periodically. XFUNDS estimates that 26% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, SIXH or VOOY?
SIXH charges 0.69% a year and VOOY charges 0.75%, so SIXH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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