Which paid more, SIXH or YYY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SIXH paid 2.1% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, 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 +23.5% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

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.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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SIXH vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% 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 $674m on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify CEF High Income ETF.

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At a glance

2.1%

SIXH cash paid, 1 year

12.4%

YYY cash paid, 1 year

+23.5%

SIXH total return, 1 year

+1.9%

YYY 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.

YYY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

YYY

+1.9%

none

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

12.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SIXH costs 2.54 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 21.6 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SIXH vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	SIXH	YYY
Paid and earned
Measure	SIXH	YYY
Total return, 1 year	+23.5%	+1.9%
Price change, 1 year	rose 21.2%	fell 10.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		18% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	SIXH	YYY
Benchmark	its own holdings	its own holdings
Cost and size
Measure	SIXH	YYY
Expense ratio	0.69%	3.23%
Net assets, SIXH as of Aug 31, 2026 and YYY as of Nov 3, 2026	$603m	$674m
Holdings
Measure	SIXH	YYY
Holdings in common	0%

Method

Risk and return

May 22, 2020 to Oct 30, 2026 · 336 weekly returns

SIXH YYY

Return

Total return edge SIXH +106.0% +55.8%

Annualized edge SIXH +11.8% +7.1%

Price return edge SIXH +81.7% −26.0%

Risk

Volatility edge SIXH 9.5% 12.0%

Max drawdown edge SIXH −10.8% −27.8%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge SIXH 0.90 0.38

Sortino edge SIXH 1.37 0.53

Calmar edge SIXH 1.09 0.26

Reading

From May 2020 to Oct 2026, SIXH returned more: +106.0% to +55.8%. SIXH swung less: 9.5% to 12.0%. SIXH fell less at its worst: −10.8% to −27.8%.

Full scorecard

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Risk and return: SIXH vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	SIXH	YYY	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+106.0%	+55.8%	SIXH	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+11.8%	+7.1%	SIXH	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+81.7%	−26.0%	SIXH	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	9.5%	12.0%	SIXH	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	6.3%	8.5%	SIXH	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−10.8%	−27.8%	SIXH	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.90	0.38	SIXH	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	1.37	0.53	SIXH	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	1.09	0.26	SIXH	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 336 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, SIXH and YYY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SIXH YYY

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 YYY

abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.64%

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 3.31%

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.31%

BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.30%

PIMCO High Income Fund 3.06%

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.04%

Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.70%

abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund 2.66%

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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 YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF · Income from closed-end funds on its own holdings, paying monthly

Issuer Exchange Traded Concepts Amplify

Strategy option income income from closed-end funds

Benchmark SIXH's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026) YYY's own holdings (from its holdings of Nov 3, 2026)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 3.2% 13.8%

Expense ratio 0.69% 3.23%

Cash paid, 1 year 2.1% 12.4%

Price change, 1 year +21.2% −10.3%

Total return, 1 year +23.5% +1.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +18.0% not published

Ahead or behind +5.5 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 18%

Age 6.5 years 14.4 years

Net assets, SIXH as of Aug 31, 2026 and YYY as of Nov 3, 2026 $603m $674m

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 YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	SIXH	YYY	SIXH	YYY	SIXH	YYY
3 months	+6.0%	−4.9%	0.5%	3.2%	+1.8 pts	not measured
6 months	+10.3%	−4.1%	1.0%	6.2%	+3.5 pts	not measured
1 year	+23.5%	+1.9%	2.1%	12.4%	+5.5 pts	not measured
3 years	+47.6%	+35.2%	6.8%	38.6%	not measured	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: SIXH May 2020 · YYY Jun 2012	+104.1%	+114.4%	16.7%	113.6%	not measured	not 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.

YYY

No 1-year comparison: a quarter's holdings filing is missing from the year.

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.8%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 18% 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 paid more, SIXH or YYY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SIXH paid 2.1% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, 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 +23.5% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
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.

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Sources and dates

SIXH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SIXH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Exchange Traded Concepts website ↗

YYY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YYY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YYY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for YYY ↗

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How this is computed

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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