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SIXH vs XDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XDTE paid 25.5% 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 $321m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF.

At a glance
2.1%
SIXH cash paid, 1 year
25.5%
XDTE cash paid, 1 year
+23.5%
SIXH total return, 1 year
+14.6%
XDTE 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.
XDTE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPY
XDTE
+14.6%
SPY
+14.8%

About even with SPY

XDTE over 1 year: paid 25.5%, price −13.2%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XDTE

+14.6%

25.5% of it arrived as cash

about even with SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPY

XDTE over 1 year: paid 25.5%, price −13.2%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XDTE

+14.6%

25.5% cash

about even with SPY

25.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XDTE over 1 year: paid 25.5%, price −13.2%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SIXH costs 0.28 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.9 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SIXH vs XDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureSIXHXDTE
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+23.5%+14.6%
Price change, 1 yearrose 21.2%fell 13.2%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarkits own holdingsS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.69%0.97%
Net assets, SIXH as of Aug 31, 2026 and XDTE as of Nov 4, 2026$603m$321m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SIXH scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score98.5SIXH39.2XDTE

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

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

Risk and return

Mar 15, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 137 weekly returns
SIXH XDTE
Return
Total return edge XDTE +37.0% +46.1%
Annualized edge XDTE +12.7% +15.5%
Price return edge SIXH +30.1% −28.0%
Risk
Volatility edge SIXH 8.1% 13.2%
Max drawdown edge SIXH −7.3% −16.7%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge SIXH 0.99 0.83
Sortino edge SIXH 1.41 1.19
Calmar edge SIXH 1.73 0.93
Reading

From Mar 2024 to Oct 2026, XDTE returned more: +46.1% to +37.0%. SIXH swung less: 8.1% to 13.2%. SIXH fell less at its worst: −7.3% to −16.7%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: SIXH vs XDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureSIXHXDTEEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+37.0%+46.1%XDTEPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+12.7%+15.5%XDTETotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+30.1%−28.0%SIXHPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility8.1%13.2%SIXHSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation5.6%9.3%SIXHLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−7.3%−16.7%SIXHDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.990.83SIXHReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.411.19SIXHReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar1.730.93SIXHAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 137 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, SIXH and XDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SIXH XDTE
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%
PEPSICO, INC. 3.69%
Philip Morris International Inc. 3.60%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2.85%
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 2.82%
Only in XDTE
SPY 11/19/2027 77.43 C 90.03%
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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 XDTE Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly
Strategy option income 0DTE 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 weekly
Payout rate, annualized 3.2% 12.4%
Expense ratio 0.69% 0.97%
Cash paid, 1 year 2.1% 25.5%
Price change, 1 year +21.2% −13.2%
Total return, 1 year +23.5% +14.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year +18.0% +14.8%
Ahead or behind +5.5 pts −0.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 100%
Age 6.5 years 2.7 years
Net assets, SIXH as of Aug 31, 2026 and XDTE as of Nov 4, 2026 $603m $321m

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 XDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowSIXHXDTESIXHXDTESIXHXDTE
3 months+6.0%+1.0%0.5%4.2%+1.8 pts+1.2 pts
6 months+10.3%+5.5%1.0%9.3%+3.5 pts+0.5 pts
1 year+23.5%+14.6%2.1%25.5%+5.5 pts−0.2 pts
3 years+47.6%–6.8%–not measured–
Since launchNot the same days: SIXH May 2020 · XDTE Mar 2024+104.1%+47.4%16.7%60.8%not measured−6.4 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.

XDTE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XDTE paid 25.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.4%, paid weekly. Roundhill estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 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 XDTE?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SIXH paid 2.1% of its starting price in cash and XDTE paid 25.5%, 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 +23.5% and XDTE +14.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
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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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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