Which paid more, SIXH or XRMI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SIXH paid 2.1% of its starting price in cash and XRMI paid 11.9%, so XRMI 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 XRMI?

With every distribution reinvested, SIXH returned +23.5% and XRMI +8.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, SIXH or XRMI?

SIXH charges 0.69% a year and XRMI charges 0.60%, so XRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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SIXH vs XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XRMI paid 11.9% 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 $62m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF.

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At a glance

2.1%

SIXH cash paid, 1 year

11.9%

XRMI cash paid, 1 year

+23.5%

SIXH total return, 1 year

+8.7%

XRMI 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.

XRMI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.1 pts behind SPY

XRMI

+8.7%

SPY

+14.8%

6.1 pts behind SPY

XRMI over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −3.8%, total +8.7%, SPY +14.8%, −6.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XRMI

+8.7%

11.9% of it arrived as cash

6.1 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.1 pts behind SPY

XRMI over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −3.8%, total +8.7%, SPY +14.8%, −6.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XRMI

+8.7%

6.1 pts behind SPY

11.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XRMI over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −3.8%, total +8.7%, SPY +14.8%, −6.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XRMI costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.8 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SIXH vs XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	SIXH	XRMI
Paid and earned
Measure	SIXH	XRMI
Total return, 1 year	+23.5%	+8.7%
Price change, 1 year	rose 21.2%	fell 3.8%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		95% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	SIXH	XRMI
Benchmark	its own holdings	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	SIXH	XRMI
Expense ratio	0.69%	0.60%
Net assets, SIXH as of Aug 31, 2026 and XRMI as of Oct 12, 2026	$603m	$62m
Holdings
Measure	SIXH	XRMI
Holdings in common	25%

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

IQ Income Score98.5SIXH45.2XRMI

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

XRMI 45.2

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

25%

By the books each fund has filed, SIXH and XRMI hold 25% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

25% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SIXH XRMI

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2.85% 1.46%

ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 2.46% 1.42%

NVIDIA CORPORATION 1.34% 7.63%

META PLATFORMS, INC. 1.26% 1.92%

APPLE INC. 1.25% 7.12%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 1.21% 1.22%

AMAZON.COM, INC. 1.17% 4.17%

ALPHABET INC. 1.16% 3.28%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORPORATION 1.26% 1.01%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.54% 0.97%

WALMART INC. 2.31% 0.76%

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 1.16% 0.72%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in SIXH

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 4.95%

Only in XRMI

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.42%

BROADCOM INC. 2.89%

ALPHABET INC. 2.64%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.48%

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 1.47%

TESLA, INC. 1.37%

VISA INC. 0.95%

MASTERCARD INCORPORATED 0.72%

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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 XRMI Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer Exchange Traded Concepts Global X

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) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 3.2% 10.6%

Expense ratio 0.69% 0.60%

Cash paid, 1 year 2.1% 11.9%

Price change, 1 year +21.2% −3.8%

Total return, 1 year +23.5% +8.7%

Benchmark return, 1 year +18.0% +14.8%

Ahead or behind +5.5 pts −6.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 95%

Age 6.5 years 5.2 years

Net assets, SIXH as of Aug 31, 2026 and XRMI as of Oct 12, 2026 $603m $62m

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 XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	SIXH	XRMI	SIXH	XRMI	SIXH	XRMI
3 months	+6.0%	+1.6%	0.5%	2.9%	+1.8 pts	+1.8 pts
6 months	+10.3%	+5.4%	1.0%	6.0%	+3.5 pts	+0.4 pts
1 year	+23.5%	+8.7%	2.1%	11.9%	+5.5 pts	−6.1 pts
3 years	+47.6%	+30.8%	6.8%	35.1%	not measured	−52.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: SIXH May 2020 · XRMI Aug 2021	+104.1%	+17.6%	16.7%	45.0%	not measured	−66.7 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.

XRMI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XRMI paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.6%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 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 XRMI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SIXH paid 2.1% of its starting price in cash and XRMI paid 11.9%, so XRMI 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 XRMI?: With every distribution reinvested, SIXH returned +23.5% and XRMI +8.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, SIXH or XRMI?: SIXH charges 0.69% a year and XRMI charges 0.60%, so XRMI 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 ↗

XRMI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XRMI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XRMI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for XRMI ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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