Which paid more, XLII or XLVI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLII paid 13.3% of its starting price in cash and XLVI paid 13.0%, so XLII paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, XLII or XLVI?

With every distribution reinvested, XLII returned +11.4% and XLVI +20.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, XLII or XLVI?

XLII and XLVI both charge 0.35% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

XLII vs XLVI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLII paid 13.3% of its price in cash against XLVI’s 13.0%, though XLVI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $18m for State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF and $38m for State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

13.3%

XLII cash paid, 1 year

13.0%

XLVI cash paid, 1 year

+11.4%

XLII total return, 1 year

+20.7%

XLVI total return, 1 year

XLII · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.9 pts behind XLI

XLII

+11.4%

XLI

+12.3%

0.9 pts behind XLI

XLII over 1 year: paid 13.3%, price −2.1%, total +11.4%, XLI +12.3%, −0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLI

+12.3%

XLII

+11.4%

13.3% of it arrived as cash

0.9 pts behind XLI

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.9 pts behind XLI

XLII over 1 year: paid 13.3%, price −2.1%, total +11.4%, XLI +12.3%, −0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLI

+12.3%

XLII

+11.4%

0.9 pts behind XLI

13.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. XLII over 1 year: paid 13.3%, price −2.1%, total +11.4%, XLI +12.3%, −0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLVI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 12.2 pts behind XLV

XLVI

+20.7%

XLV

+32.9%

12.2 pts behind XLV

XLVI over 1 year: paid 13.0%, price +6.1%, total +20.7%, XLV +32.9%, −12.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLV

+32.9%

XLVI

+20.7%

13.0% of it arrived as cash

12.2 pts behind XLV

Total return, distributions reinvested

12.2 pts behind XLV

XLVI over 1 year: paid 13.0%, price +6.1%, total +20.7%, XLV +32.9%, −12.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLV

+32.9%

XLVI

+20.7%

12.2 pts behind XLV

13.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XLVI over 1 year: paid 13.0%, price +6.1%, total +20.7%, XLV +32.9%, −12.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.35% a year; their one-year returns differ by 9.3 points; XLVI is 2.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

XLII vs XLVI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	XLII	XLVI
Paid and earned
Measure	XLII	XLVI
Total return, 1 year	+11.4%	+20.7%
Price change, 1 year	fell 2.1%	rose 6.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	XLII	XLVI
Benchmark	Industrials, measured through XLI	Health care sector, measured through XLV
Cost and size
Measure	XLII	XLVI
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$18m	$38m
Holdings
Measure	XLII	XLVI
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · XLVI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score48.2XLII79.3XLVI

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

XLII 48.2

XLVI 79.3

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

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

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0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first XLII XLVI

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Only in XLII

STATE STREET INDUSTRIAL SELECT 101.40%

STATE STREET INDUSTRIAL SELECT NOV26 171 CALL -0.00%

STATE STREET INDUSTRIAL SELECT NOV26 174 CALL -0.04%

STATE STREET INDUSTRIAL SELECT NOV26 173 CALL -0.07%

STATE STREET INDUSTRIAL SELECT NOV26 172 CALL -1.81%

Only in XLVI

STATE STREET HEALTH CARE SELEC 103.76%

STATE STREET HEALTH CARE SELEC NOV26 183 CALL -0.03%

STATE STREET HEALTH CARE SELEC NOV26 189 CALL -0.04%

STATE STREET HEALTH CARE SELEC NOV26 181 CALL -0.04%

STATE STREET HEALTH CARE SELEC NOV26 185 CALL -0.17%

STATE STREET HEALTH CARE SELEC NOV26 175 CALL -0.19%

STATE STREET HEALTH CARE SELEC NOV26 179 CALL -3.29%

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Side by side

XLII State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF · Covered call on XLI, paying monthly XLVI State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF · Covered call on XLV, paying monthly

Issuer State Street State Street

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark Industrials (XLI) Health care sector (XLV)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 15.0% 14.0%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.35%

Cash paid, 1 year 13.3% 13.0%

Price change, 1 year −2.1% +6.1%

Total return, 1 year +11.4% +20.7%

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +32.9%

Ahead or behind −0.9 pts −12.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%

Age 1.3 years 1.3 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $18m $38m

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: XLII vs XLVI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	XLII	XLVI	XLII	XLVI	XLII	XLVI
3 months	−6.2%	+6.8%	2.7%	3.5%	+2.6 pts	−9.2 pts
6 months	+1.1%	+18.1%	6.4%	6.5%	+4.8 pts	−13.4 pts
1 year	+11.4%	+20.7%	13.3%	13.0%	−0.9 pts	−12.2 pts
Since launchXLII Jul 2025 · XLVI Jul 2025	+15.0%	+29.9%	16.8%	17.2%	+1.8 pts	−14.4 pts

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About each fund

XLII

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLII paid 13.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.4%. Industrials (XLI) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.0%, paid monthly. State Street estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

XLVI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLVI paid 13.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +20.7%. Health care sector (XLV) returned +32.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.0%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, XLII or XLVI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLII paid 13.3% of its starting price in cash and XLVI paid 13.0%, so XLII paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, XLII or XLVI?: With every distribution reinvested, XLII returned +11.4% and XLVI +20.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, XLII or XLVI?: XLII and XLVI both charge 0.35% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Industrials (XLI) →Health care sector (XLV) →XLII on its own →XLVI on its own →XLII dividend history →XLII holdings →XLVI dividend history →XLVI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

XLII and XLVI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLII and XLVI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XLII 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

State Street website ↗

XLVI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

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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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