Data as of .
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.
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 XDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in SIXH | Only 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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIXH | XDTE | SIXH | XDTE | SIXH | XDTE | |
| 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 published | 6.6% | not published | −34.6 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +96.3% | +45.9% | 16.0% | 59.5% | −88.5 pts | −6.9 pts |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Exchange Traded Concepts | Roundhill |
| Strategy | option income | 0DTE covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 0.4% | 15.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.69% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 2.0% | 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 estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 2321 days | 925 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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Cite this page. ETFIQ, SIXH against XDTE, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/sixh-vs-xdte Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.