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SIXH vs XDTE: which paid, and which earned it?

Over the year XDTE paid 26.5% of its price in cash against SIXH’s 2.0%, though SIXH returned more with it reinvested.

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF and Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF.

2.0%SIXH cash paid, 1 year
26.5%XDTE cash paid, 1 year
+16.3%SIXH total return, 1 year
+15.6%XDTE total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SIXH scores higher

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

SIXH 81.8XDTE 41.43.8, the lowest in this set96.8, the highest

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

SIXHAbout even with SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%SIXH+16.3%2.0% cashabout even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%SIXH+16.3%about even with SPY
XDTE1 pt behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%XDTE+15.6%26.5% of it arrived as cash1 pt behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%XDTE+15.6%26.5% as cash1 pt behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SIXH and XDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in SIXHOnly in XDTE
Altria Group, Inc. 4.83%SPX 03/19/2027 678.8 C 66.30%
Philip Morris International Inc. 4.07%SPX 06/11/2027 678.8 C 24.62%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 3.77%Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 7.23%
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 3.74%First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 1.84%
AT&T INC. 3.59%
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 3.53%
Pepsico, Inc. 3.44%
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.11%

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

SIXH and XDTE over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
SIXHXDTESIXHXDTESIXHXDTE
3 months+4.5%+2.5%0.5%5.1%+2.2 pts+0.3 pts
6 months+7.4%+14.9%0.9%10.6%−10.6 pts−3.1 pts
1 year+16.3%+15.6%2.0%26.5%−0.3 pts−1.0 pts
3 years+43.8%not published6.6%not published−34.6 ptsnot published
Since launch+96.3%+45.9%16.0%59.5%−88.5 pts−6.9 pts
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SIXH and XDTE on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SIXH
ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
XDTE
Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF
0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly
IssuerExchange Traded ConceptsRoundhill
Strategyoption income0DTE covered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized0.4%15.2%
Expense ratio0.69%0.97%
Cash paid, 1 year2.0%26.5%
Price change, 1 year+14.1%−13.4%
Total return, 1 year+16.3%+15.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−0.3 pts−1.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age2321 days925 days
Net assets$543m$336m

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.

XDTE in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XDTE paid 26.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.2%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, SIXH or XDTE?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SIXH paid 2.0% of its starting price in cash and XDTE paid 26.5%, so XDTE 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 XDTE?
With every distribution reinvested, SIXH returned +16.3% and XDTE returned +15.6% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SIXH returned more.
Which is cheaper, SIXH or XDTE?
SIXH charges 0.69% a year and XDTE charges 0.97%, so SIXH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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SIXH against XDTE, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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