Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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SIXH vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $603m on Aug 31, 2026 for ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF, and $11m on Nov 3, 2026 for Kurv SpaceX Enhanced Income ETF.

At a glance
2.1%
SIXH cash paid, 1 year
11.3%
XSHP cash paid, since launch, Jun 17, 2026
+23.5%
SIXH total return, 1 year
−21.1%
XSHP total return, since launch, Jun 17, 2026
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.
XSHP · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
XSHP
−21.1%
none

Not measured

XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XSHP

−21.1%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XSHP

−21.1%

11.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SIXH costs 0.30 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SIXH vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureSIXHXSHP
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+23.5%not published
Price changerose 21.2% (1 year)fell 32.7% (since Jun 17, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate92% of the Oct 8, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarkits own holdingsnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.69%0.99%
Net assets, SIXH as of Aug 31, 2026 and XSHP as of Nov 3, 2026$603m$11m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SIXH XSHP
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 XSHP
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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 XSHP Kurv SpaceX Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly
Strategy option income covered call
Benchmark SIXH's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026) none
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 3.2% 33.7%
Expense ratio 0.69% 0.99%
Cash paid, 1 year 2.1% 11.3% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +21.2% −32.7% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +23.5% −21.1% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +18.0% not published
Ahead or behind +5.5 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 92%
Age 6.5 years 140 days
Net assets, SIXH as of Aug 31, 2026 and XSHP as of Nov 3, 2026 $603m $11m

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 XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowSIXHXSHPSIXHXSHPSIXHXSHP
3 months+6.0%+31.3%0.5%11.2%+1.8 ptsnot measured
6 months+10.3%–1.0%–+3.5 pts–
1 year+23.5%–2.1%–+5.5 pts–
3 years+47.6%–6.8%–not measured–
Since launchNot the same days: SIXH May 2020 · XSHP Jun 2026+104.1%−21.1%16.7%11.3%not measurednot measured

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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.

XSHP

Over the period from its first trade on Jun 17, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XSHP paid 11.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 32.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −21.1%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 33.7%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 92% of the distribution paid Oct 8, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, SIXH or XSHP?
SIXH charges 0.69% a year and XSHP charges 0.99%, so SIXH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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