Which paid more, SIXH or XYLG?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SIXH paid 2.1% of its starting price in cash and XYLG paid 12.7%, so XYLG 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 XYLG?

With every distribution reinvested, SIXH returned +23.5% and XYLG +15.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, SIXH or XYLG?

SIXH charges 0.69% a year and XYLG charges 0.35%, so XYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

SIXH vs XYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XYLG paid 12.7% 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 $72m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF.

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At a glance

2.1%

SIXH cash paid, 1 year

12.7%

XYLG cash paid, 1 year

+23.5%

SIXH total return, 1 year

+15.6%

XYLG 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.

XYLG · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of SPY

XYLG

+15.6%

SPY

+14.8%

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

XYLG over 1 year: paid 12.7%, price +1.5%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XYLG

+15.6%

12.7% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

XYLG over 1 year: paid 12.7%, price +1.5%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XYLG

+15.6%

12.7% cash

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

12.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +23.5%. XYLG over 1 year: paid 12.7%, price +1.5%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

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

Pair scorecard

XYLG costs 0.34 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.9 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SIXH vs XYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	SIXH	XYLG
Paid and earned
Measure	SIXH	XYLG
Total return, 1 year	+23.5%	+15.6%
Price change, 1 year	rose 21.2%	rose 1.5%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		80% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	SIXH	XYLG
Benchmark	its own holdings	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	SIXH	XYLG
Expense ratio	0.69%	0.35%
Net assets, SIXH as of Aug 31, 2026 and XYLG as of Oct 12, 2026	$603m	$72m
Holdings
Measure	SIXH	XYLG
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 Score98.5SIXH70.4XYLG

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

XYLG 70.4

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

25%

By the books each fund has filed, SIXH and XYLG 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 XYLG

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2.85% 1.45%

ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 2.46% 1.41%

NVIDIA CORPORATION 1.34% 7.60%

META PLATFORMS, INC. 1.26% 1.91%

APPLE INC. 1.25% 7.09%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 1.21% 1.21%

AMAZON.COM, INC. 1.17% 4.15%

ALPHABET INC. 1.16% 3.26%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORPORATION 1.26% 1.00%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.54% 0.96%

WALMART INC. 2.31% 0.76%

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 1.16% 0.71%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in SIXH

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 4.95%

Only in XYLG

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.39%

BROADCOM INC. 2.88%

ALPHABET INC. 2.63%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.47%

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 1.46%

TESLA, INC. 1.36%

VISA INC. 0.94%

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 XYLG Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer Exchange Traded Concepts Global X

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) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 3.2% 4.4%

Expense ratio 0.69% 0.35%

Cash paid, 1 year 2.1% 12.7%

Price change, 1 year +21.2% +1.5%

Total return, 1 year +23.5% +15.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year +18.0% +14.8%

Ahead or behind +5.5 pts +0.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 80%

Age 6.5 years 6.1 years

Net assets, SIXH as of Aug 31, 2026 and XYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 $603m $72m

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 XYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	SIXH	XYLG	SIXH	XYLG	SIXH	XYLG
3 months	+6.0%	+1.4%	0.5%	1.1%	+1.8 pts	+1.5 pts
6 months	+10.3%	+6.7%	1.0%	2.5%	+3.5 pts	+1.7 pts
1 year	+23.5%	+15.6%	2.1%	12.7%	+5.5 pts	+0.8 pts
3 years	+47.6%	+65.6%	6.8%	44.3%	not measured	−17.4 pts
Since launchNot the same days: SIXH May 2020 · XYLG Sep 2020	+104.1%	+116.0%	16.7%	69.8%	not measured	−38.4 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.

XYLG

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XYLG paid 12.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.4%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 80% 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 XYLG?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SIXH paid 2.1% of its starting price in cash and XYLG paid 12.7%, so XYLG 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 XYLG?: With every distribution reinvested, SIXH returned +23.5% and XYLG +15.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, SIXH or XYLG?: SIXH charges 0.69% a year and XYLG charges 0.35%, so XYLG 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 ↗

XYLG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XYLG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XYLG 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for XYLG ↗

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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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