Get the weekly note
ETFIQetfiq.com · independent ETF data

Data as of .

SIXH vs YYY: which paid, and which earned it?

Over the year YYY paid 12.1% of its price in cash against SIXH’s 2.0%, though SIXH returned more with it reinvested.

ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF and Amplify CEF High Income ETF.

2.0%SIXH cash paid, 1 year
12.1%YYY cash paid, 1 year
+16.3%SIXH total return, 1 year
+3.4%YYY total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SIXH scores higher

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

SIXH 81.8YYY 22.33.8, the lowest in this set96.8, the highest

A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

SIXHAbout even with SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%SIXH+16.3%2.0% cashabout even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%SIXH+16.3%about even with SPY
YYY13.2 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%YYY+3.4%12.1% as cash13.2 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%YYY+3.4%13.2 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SIXH and YYY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in SIXHOnly in YYY
Altria Group, Inc. 4.83%abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.61%
Philip Morris International Inc. 4.07%BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.33%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 3.77%Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.32%
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 3.74%Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.30%
AT&T INC. 3.59%PIMCO High Income Fund 3.04%
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 3.53%Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 2.98%
Pepsico, Inc. 3.44%Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.66%
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.11%Western Asset Diversified Income Fund 2.45%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

SIXH and YYY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
SIXHYYYSIXHYYYSIXHYYY
3 months+4.5%−2.5%0.5%3.1%+2.2 pts−4.8 pts
6 months+7.4%+4.7%0.9%6.5%−10.6 pts−13.3 pts
1 year+16.3%+3.4%2.0%12.1%−0.3 pts−13.2 pts
3 years+43.8%+37.1%6.6%37.7%−34.6 pts−41.3 pts
Since launch+96.3%+117.8%16.0%112.4%−88.5 pts−519.1 pts
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ
SIXH and YYY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SIXH
ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
YYY
Amplify CEF High Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerExchange Traded ConceptsAmplify
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized0.4%13.3%
Expense ratio0.69%3.23%
Cash paid, 1 year2.0%12.1%
Price change, 1 year+14.1%−8.8%
Total return, 1 year+16.3%+3.4%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−0.3 pts−13.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age2321 days5211 days
Net assets$543m$702m

SIXH in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SIXH paid 2.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.4%, paid monthly.

YYY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YYY paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.3%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, SIXH or YYY?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SIXH paid 2.0% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.1%, so YYY 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 YYY?
With every distribution reinvested, SIXH returned +16.3% and YYY returned +3.4% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SIXH returned more.
Which is cheaper, SIXH or YYY?
SIXH charges 0.69% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so SIXH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Other comparisons

Where these figures came from

ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure. It is not affiliated with any issuer, and a link is not an endorsement.

SIXH against YYY, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, SIXH against YYY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/sixh-vs-yyy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources