Which paid more, XLSI or XLVI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLSI paid 12.5% of its starting price in cash and XLVI paid 13.0%, so XLVI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

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

With every distribution reinvested, XLSI returned +16.3% and XLVI +20.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, XLSI or XLVI?

XLSI 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.

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XLSI vs XLVI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLVI paid 13.0% of its price in cash against XLSI’s 12.5%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $25m for State Street Consumer Staples 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

12.5%

XLSI cash paid, 1 year

13.0%

XLVI cash paid, 1 year

+16.3%

XLSI total return, 1 year

+20.7%

XLVI total return, 1 year

XLSI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8 pts behind XLP

XLSI

+16.3%

XLP

+24.3%

8 pts behind XLP

XLSI over 1 year: paid 12.5%, price +2.7%, total +16.3%, XLP +24.3%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLP

+24.3%

XLSI

+16.3%

12.5% of it arrived as cash

8 pts behind XLP

Total return, distributions reinvested

8 pts behind XLP

XLSI over 1 year: paid 12.5%, price +2.7%, total +16.3%, XLP +24.3%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLP

+24.3%

XLSI

+16.3%

8 pts behind XLP

12.5% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. XLSI over 1 year: paid 12.5%, price +2.7%, total +16.3%, XLP +24.3%, −8.0 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, 0 to +32.9%. XLVI over 1 year: paid 13.0%, price +6.1%, total +20.7%, XLV +32.9%, −12.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +32.9%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.35% a year; their one-year returns differ by 4.4 points; XLVI is 1.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

XLSI vs XLVI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	XLSI	XLVI
Paid and earned
Measure	XLSI	XLVI
Total return, 1 year	+16.3%	+20.7%
Price change, 1 year	rose 2.7%	rose 6.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	XLSI	XLVI
Benchmark	State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF, measured through XLP	Health care sector, measured through XLV
Against its benchmark, same days	behind by 8.0 pts	behind by 12.2 pts
Cost and size
Measure	XLSI	XLVI
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$25m	$38m
Holdings
Measure	XLSI	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 Score72.2XLSI79.3XLVI

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

XLSI 72.2

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, XLSI and XLVI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first XLSI XLVI

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Only in XLSI

STATE STREET CONSUMER STAPLES 102.28%

STATE STREET CONSUMER STAPLES NOV26 93 CALL -0.02%

STATE STREET CONSUMER STAPLES NOV26 88.5 CALL -0.02%

STATE STREET CONSUMER STAPLES NOV26 91.5 CALL -0.02%

STATE STREET CONSUMER STAPLES NOV26 92 CALL -0.03%

STATE STREET CONSUMER STAPLES NOV26 90 CALL -0.04%

STATE STREET CONSUMER STAPLES NOV26 88 CALL -2.19%

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

XLSI State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF · Covered call on XLP, 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 State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) Health care sector (XLV)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 10.8% 14.0%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.35%

Cash paid, 1 year 12.5% 13.0%

Price change, 1 year +2.7% +6.1%

Total return, 1 year +16.3% +20.7%

Benchmark return, 1 year +24.3% +32.9%

Ahead or behind −8.0 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 $25m $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: XLSI vs XLVI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	XLSI	XLVI	XLSI	XLVI	XLSI	XLVI
3 months	+5.1%	+6.8%	3.0%	3.5%	−3.3 pts	−9.2 pts
6 months	+8.5%	+18.1%	6.2%	6.5%	−2.1 pts	−13.4 pts
1 year	+16.3%	+20.7%	12.5%	13.0%	−8.1 pts	−12.2 pts
Since launchXLSI Jul 2025 · XLVI Jul 2025	+12.1%	+29.9%	14.9%	17.2%	−6.1 pts	−14.4 pts

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About each fund

XLSI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLSI paid 12.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.3%. State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) returned +24.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.8%, 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, XLSI or XLVI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLSI paid 12.5% of its starting price in cash and XLVI paid 13.0%, so XLVI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, XLSI or XLVI?: With every distribution reinvested, XLSI returned +16.3% and XLVI +20.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, XLSI or XLVI?: XLSI 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

State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) →Health care sector (XLV) →XLSI on its own →XLVI on its own →XLSI dividend history →XLSI holdings →XLVI dividend history →XLVI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

XLSI and XLVI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

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

XLSI 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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