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SIXH vs XVSP: 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 $4.5m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF.

At a glance
2.1%
SIXH cash paid, 1 year
2.7%
XVSP cash paid, since launch, Aug 26, 2026
+23.5%
SIXH total return, 1 year
−2.2%
XVSP total return, since launch, Aug 26, 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.
XVSP · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPCX
XVSP
−2.2%
SPCX
−2.7%

About even with SPCX

XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

−2.7%

XVSP

−2.2%

about even with SPCX

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPCX

XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

−2.7%

XVSP

−2.2%

about even with SPCX

2.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SIXH costs 0.16 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SIXH vs XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureSIXHXVSP
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+23.5%not published
Price changerose 21.2% (1 year)fell 4.6% (since Aug 26, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarkits own holdingsSpace Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.69%0.85%
Net assets, SIXH as of Aug 31, 2026 and XVSP as of Nov 3, 2026$603m$4.5m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, SIXH and XVSP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SIXH XVSP
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 XVSP
2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index P 1,500.03 342.87%
2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index C 500.03 122.35%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) 50.05%
2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index C 1,500.03 0.00%
2027-01-22 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 1,327.41 0.00%
2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index P 500.03 -0.49%
2026-11-06 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 135 -0.52%
2027-01-22 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) P 1,327.41 -416.73%
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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 XVSP FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF · Option income on SPCX
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) Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Pays monthly not established
Payout rate, annualized 3.2% 16.6%
Expense ratio 0.69% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 2.1% 2.7% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +21.2% −4.6% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +23.5% −2.2% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +18.0% −2.7% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)
Ahead or behind +5.5 pts +0.5 pts (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 100%
Age 6.5 years 70 days
Net assets, SIXH as of Aug 31, 2026 and XVSP as of Nov 3, 2026 $603m $4.5m

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 XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowSIXHXVSPSIXHXVSPSIXHXVSP
3 months+6.0%–0.5%–+1.8 pts–
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 · XVSP Aug 2026+104.1%−2.2%16.7%2.7%not measured+0.4 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.

XVSP

Over the period from its first trade on Aug 26, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XVSP paid 2.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.2%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned −2.7% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.6%, paid periodically. First Trust 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 is cheaper, SIXH or XVSP?
SIXH charges 0.69% a year and XVSP charges 0.85%, so SIXH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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