Which paid more, SIXH or XISE?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SIXH paid 2.1% of its starting price in cash and XISE paid 6.1%, so XISE 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 XISE?

With every distribution reinvested, SIXH returned +23.5% and XISE +7.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, SIXH or XISE?

SIXH charges 0.69% a year and XISE charges 0.85%, so SIXH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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SIXH vs XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XISE paid 6.1% 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 $33m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September.

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At a glance

2.1%

SIXH cash paid, 1 year

6.1%

XISE cash paid, 1 year

+23.5%

SIXH total return, 1 year

+7.0%

XISE 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.

XISE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 7.8 pts behind VOO

XISE

+7.0%

VOO

+14.8%

7.8 pts behind VOO

XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XISE

+7.0%

6.1% as cash

7.8 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

7.8 pts behind VOO

XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XISE

+7.0%

7.8 pts behind VOO

6.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +23.5%. XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

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

Pair scorecard

SIXH costs 0.16 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 16.5 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SIXH vs XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	SIXH	XISE
Paid and earned
Measure	SIXH	XISE
Total return, 1 year	+23.5%	+7.0%
Price change, 1 year	rose 21.2%	rose 0.7%
Against its benchmark
Measure	SIXH	XISE
Benchmark	its own holdings	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	SIXH	XISE
Expense ratio	0.69%	0.85%
Net assets, SIXH as of Aug 31, 2026 and XISE as of Nov 3, 2026	$603m	$33m
Holdings
Measure	SIXH	XISE
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score98.5SIXH67.4XISE

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

XISE 67.4

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

By the books each fund has filed, SIXH and XISE hold 0% 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

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SIXH XISE

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 XISE

2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.08 98.27%

2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 761.61 5.23%

2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 685.44 -2.83%

2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 761.61 -7.76%

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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 XISE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer Exchange Traded Concepts First Trust

Strategy option income buffer with income

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

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 3.2% 6.8%

Expense ratio 0.69% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 2.1% 6.1%

Price change, 1 year +21.2% +0.7%

Total return, 1 year +23.5% +7.0%

Benchmark return, 1 year +18.0% +14.8%

Ahead or behind +5.5 pts −7.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 0%

Age 6.5 years 3.1 years

Net assets, SIXH as of Aug 31, 2026 and XISE as of Nov 3, 2026 $603m $33m

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 XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	SIXH	XISE	SIXH	XISE	SIXH	XISE
3 months	+6.0%	+1.4%	0.5%	1.6%	+1.8 pts	+1.6 pts
6 months	+10.3%	+2.9%	1.0%	3.1%	+3.5 pts	−2.1 pts
1 year	+23.5%	+7.0%	2.1%	6.1%	+5.5 pts	−7.8 pts
3 years	+47.6%	+21.3%	6.8%	19.1%	not measured	−62.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: SIXH May 2020 · XISE Sep 2023	+104.1%	+22.3%	16.7%	19.7%	not measured	−57.3 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.

XISE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XISE paid 6.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.0%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.8%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 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 XISE?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SIXH paid 2.1% of its starting price in cash and XISE paid 6.1%, so XISE 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 XISE?: With every distribution reinvested, SIXH returned +23.5% and XISE +7.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, SIXH or XISE?: SIXH charges 0.69% a year and XISE charges 0.85%, so SIXH 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 ↗

XISE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XISE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XISE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XISE ↗

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How this is computed

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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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