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+0.5% · 1 day, price
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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SEPI paid 8.7% in cash and returned 18.0% in total, against 13.6% for SPY.

Covered call on SPY, paying monthlyShelton ↗Expense ratio 0.54%Fund assets $152m net assets, latest filing (Jun 30, 2026)First traded Sep 8, 2025Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY)SEC filings ↗Every Shelton fund ETFIQ coversDividend history

Promise check: DeliveredOver the year to Oct 28, 2026, SEPI paid 8.7% in cash and returned 18.0% in total, covering 206.9% of its payout.

SEPI risk and return scorecard

vs SPY · Sep 2025 to Oct 2026 · 57 weekly returns · dividend-adjusted

Short history · 13 months
SEPI +20.4%, SPY +15.7%, Sep 2025 to Oct 2026, distributions reinvested.
Return
MeasureSEPISPYEdge
Total return+20.4%+15.7%SEPI
Annualized+18.5%+14.3%SEPI
Price return+10.6%+14.5%SPY
Risk
MeasureSEPISPYEdge
Volatility10.2%12.0%SEPI
Max drawdown−6.6%−8.4%SEPI
Upside capture83.6%100.0%SPY
Downside capture75.2%100.0%SEPI
Risk-adjusted
MeasureSEPISPYEdge
Sharpe ratio1.340.85SEPI
Sortino ratio2.421.43SEPI
Alpha vs SPY
MeasureSEPISPYEdge
Alpha, a year+5.5%Not significant
Alpha t-stat1.63
Beta to SPY0.801.00Lower beta

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records; risk-free rate: U.S. Treasury, Daily Treasury Bill Rates, 13-week coupon equivalent Method · Data

Money in and out

Net fund flows · Jun 30, 2026
12 months to Jun 30, 2026
+$63.6m
Since Jul 2025
+$63.6m

What you earned

SEPI −0.5%, SPY +0.9%: total return over one month to Oct 28, 2026.
SEPI−0.5%
SPY+0.9%
Paid 0.7% in cash. Price −1.1%.
SEPI +7.0%, SPY +6.1%: total return over three months to Oct 28, 2026.
SEPI+7.0%
SPY+6.1%
Paid 2.2% in cash. Price +4.7%.
SEPI +10.9%, SPY +9.1%: total return over six months to Oct 28, 2026.
SEPI+10.9%
SPY+9.1%
Paid 3.7% in cash. Price +7.1%.
SEPI +16.4%, SPY +14.1%: total return over the year to Oct 28, 2026.
SEPI+16.4%
SPY+14.1%
Paid 6.7% in cash. Price +9.2%.
SEPI +18.0%, SPY +13.6%: total return over one year to Oct 28, 2026.
SEPI+18.0%
SPY+13.6%
Paid 8.7% in cash. Price +8.4%.
SEPI +25.2%, SPY +20.6%: total return since launch to Oct 28, 2026.
SEPI+25.2%
SPY+20.6%
Paid 9.2% in cash. Price +15.1%.

What it paid

12 distributions · latest Sep 29, 2026
8.7%
Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
+18.0%
Total return, 1 year
+4.4 pts
Against SPY
98.7%
Return of capital, latest payout (Shelton estimate)
$0.20
Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Sep 29, 2026
Pays monthly.

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Price and total return, 1 year

$28.72+0.5%1 day, priceClose, Oct 28, 2026

Total return adds every distribution, reinvested. Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices. Data as of Oct 28, 2026. Updated every trading night. Report a data error

SEPI returns by window: total return, cash paid and price change
WindowTotal returnCash paidPriceSPYAhead or behind
1M Sep 28 – Oct 28, 2026−0.5%0.7%−1.1%+0.9%−1.4 pts
3M Jul 29 – Oct 28, 2026+7.0%2.2%+4.7%+6.1%+0.9 pts
6M Apr 29 – Oct 28, 2026+10.9%3.7%+7.1%+9.1%+1.8 pts
YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026+16.4%6.7%+9.2%+14.1%+2.3 pts
1Y Oct 28, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026+18.0%8.7%+8.4%+13.6%+4.4 pts
Since launch Sep 8, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026+25.2%9.2%+15.1%+20.6%+4.6 pts
Since launch, annualised Sep 8, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026+21.9%––––

Total returns, distributions reinvested. Listed Sep 2025: no 3 years windows.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices, with distributions reinvested.

Where the return came from
Price change −1.1%Cash paid +0.7%, reinvested−1.4 pts vs SPY

0.0%

Price change +4.7%Cash paid +2.2%, reinvested+0.9 pts vs SPY
Price change +7.1%Cash paid +3.7%, reinvested+1.8 pts vs SPY
Price change +8.4%Cash paid +8.7%, reinvested+4.4 pts vs SPY
Price change +15.1%Cash paid +9.2%, reinvested+4.6 pts vs SPY
90.5
IQ Income ScoreETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score16th of 164 · Oct 28, 2026
0.3 · lowest of 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company99.7 · highest

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

SEPI paid 8.7% in cash over the year and returned 18.0% in total, more than it paid out.

total return as a share of the cash paid206.9% · 90th pct

Money in and out

Monthly data · as of Jun 30, 2026

SEPI: in the month to Jun 30, 2026, nothing net moved, by its SEC filing.

12 months
+$63.6m
Jul 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Since Jul 2025
+$63.6m
Jul 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings

Computed by ETFIQ from the monthly sales and redemptions SEPI files with the SEC on Form N-PORT.

How this is computed

ETFIQ reads no daily data for this fund, so its flows are monthly, and the latest month filed is Jun 2026. Every day and month ETFIQ holds for SEPI, back to Jul 2025, is in its flows file. Flows across every fund · How these flows are computed · Compare SEPI with other funds in the flows tool

Month by month, money in and money outJul 2025 to Jun 2026

SEPI, money in and money out each month from Jul 2025 to Jun 2026: two bars a month, money in above the line and money out below. Every bar is from SEPI’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Of the 12 months listed, money came in on net in 4 and went out in 0.

Every bar is from SEPI’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Of the 12 months listed, money came in on net in 4 and went out in 0.

MonthInOutNet
Jun 2026 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
May 2026 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Apr 2026 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Mar 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$24.2m$0+$24.2m
Feb 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$11.2m$0+$11.2m
Jan 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$9.3m$0+$9.3m
Dec 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Nov 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Oct 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Sep 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$19.0m$0+$19.0m
Aug 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Jul 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0

Most recent first.

How this is computed

N-PORT months: money in is sales plus reinvestments; money out is redemptions.

N-PORT months are the filed sales plus reinvestments less redemptions. Later months add up the daily data; the Source column names any missing day.

Source: ETFIQ, from the fund’s SEC N-PORT filings. Data as of Jun 30, 2026. Updated when the fund files its next report.

SEPI key stats

52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$29.38 on Sep 22, 2026
52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$24.54 on Mar 30, 2026
Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range (ETFIQ)$28.72, 86% of the way from the low to the high
Beta to its benchmark, 1 year (ETFIQ)0.88, against SPY
R-squared, the same days (ETFIQ)0.79
Beta and R-squared measured over251 daily total returns, Oct 29, 2025 to Oct 28, 2026
Range, beta and R-squared computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

SEPI return of capital and tax

Return of capital, latest notice (Shelton estimate, Sep 30, 2026)98.7%
Return of capital, distributions paid Oct 31, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026 (Shelton estimates)94.2%
Notices behind that number12 of 12 distributions
Return of capital, fiscal year to Dec 31, 2025 (annual report, filed Mar 10, 2026)93.6%
Estimates minus annual report, fiscal year to Dec 31, 2025−2.0 pts
Estimates are Shelton’s Rule 19a-1 notices, made before the fund year closes. The fiscal year number is the annual report’s tax character. Not tax advice. What a 19a-1 estimate is · Income ETFs by return of capital

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Oct 2025Monthly, per shareSep 2026

12 distributions for SEPI, $0.17 to $0.2 a share and $0.19 in the middle, Oct 30, 2025 to Sep 29, 2026. 2 further ex-dates are expected with no amount the issuer has declared, so they are not drawn.

Latest
$0.2
Ex Sep 29, 2026 · paid about 2 days later
Annualized
8.4%
At its price on Oct 28, 2026
Trailing 12 months
8.0%
12 payments, ex Oct 30, 2025 to Sep 29, 2026: $2.3
Return of capital
98.7%
Latest payout (Shelton estimate)
Next, projected

SEPI pays monthly. The last distribution was $0.2 a share, which went ex on Sep 29, 2026, with payment about 2 days later. The next has not been declared. On its own cadence of about 31 days the ex-date falls near Oct 30, 2026; that date is an ETFIQ projection, not the issuer’s.

Oct 30, 2026 · pay Nov 2, 2026$0.2 ETFIQ projection
Nov 30, 2026 · pay Dec 2, 2026$0.2 ETFIQ projection

Expected distributions for SEPI. A projected row carries the fund’s own spacing forward from its last ex-date, at the last amount paid. Neither is an issuer statement. Source: ETFIQ.

Every distribution ETFIQ holds for SEPI (12, most recent first)
Sep 29, 2026$0.2
Aug 28, 2026$0.2
Jul 30, 2026$0.2
Jun 29, 2026$0.2
May 28, 2026$0.2
Apr 29, 2026$0.19
Mar 30, 2026$0.19
Feb 26, 2026$0.19
Jan 29, 2026$0.19
Dec 30, 2025$0.19
Nov 28, 2025$0.17
Oct 30, 2025$0.18

Cash distributions per share for SEPI. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

Source: ETFIQ, from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

Total return as a share of the cash paid
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−271.3% to 2,166.7% across 164

That is the share of the 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company sitting at or below SEPI.

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. Where the fund sits in this set, not a rating. Do not average it with another category's score.

Total return as a share of the cash paid: 206.9% · 90th pct, −271.3% to 2,166.7% across 164.

Covered the mostOne bar per fund · SEPI in whiteCovered the least

SEPI top ten by weight, 51.2% of the fund, of its 40 equity positions, from the holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026. The options the fund writes are not positions of this kind and are not listed. Source: the fund’s SEC filing.

Source: The fund’s SEC filing.

About SEPI

Strategycovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)
How the benchmark is set (ETFIQ)SEPI's shareholder report compares it with the S&P 500 Index (shareholder report, Form N-CSR, accession 0001999371-26-005517, filed 2026-03-10); SPY tracks it.
Paysmonthly
Net assets (SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jun 30, 2026)$152mReport
Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)8.4%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Apr 30, 2026)0.54%Report
Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)8.0%
First tradedSep 8, 2025
Return of capital, latest distribution (Shelton 19a-1 estimate)98.7%
Paysmonthly
Typical gap between ex-dates31 days
Typical wait from ex-date to payment2 days
Last paid, per share$0.2 ex Sep 29, 2026
Cash paid in the 12 months to Oct 28, 2026, 12 distributions, ex Oct 30, 2025 to Sep 29, 2026$2.3
How we measure
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation from exchange prices and cash distributions (Tiingo end-of-day), total return with distributions reinvested. Return of capital is the issuer’s estimate. Method
IQ Investment Committee on SEPI

12 seats on SEPI, as of Oct 28, 2026: 1 Supports, 1 Mixed, 8 Challenges, 2 Not enough data.

In the tradition ofJohn BogleBogle-style Low CostChallenges
In the tradition ofBenjamin GrahamGraham-style Margin of SafetyChallenges
In the tradition ofWarren Buffett & Charlie MungerBuffett & Munger-style QualityMixed
In the tradition ofPeter LynchLynch-style Growth at a Reasonable PriceChallenges
In the tradition ofJohn TempletonTempleton-style Global ContrarianNot enough data
In the tradition ofRay DalioDalio-style All-WeatherNot enough data
In the tradition ofHoward MarksMarks-style Cycles & RiskChallenges
In the tradition ofStanley DruckenmillerDruckenmiller-style Macro & LiquidityChallenges
In the tradition ofDavid SwensenSwensen-style DiversificationChallenges
In the tradition ofCathie WoodWood-style Disruptive InnovationChallenges
In the tradition ofJesse LivermoreLivermore-style Trend FollowingSupports
Uses ETFIQ’s measuresThe ETFIQ SkepticETFIQ’s own seatChallenges
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Questions people ask about SEPI

How much has SEPI paid over the last year?
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SEPI paid 8.7% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 8.4%.
Is SEPI ahead of SPY?
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, SEPI returned +18.0% against +13.6% for S&P 500 (SPY), so a holder was ahead of it by 4.4 points.
How often does SEPI pay, and how much?
SEPI pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 8.4% at its price on Oct 28, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
Is the SEPI distribution return of capital?
Shelton estimates 99% of the distribution paid Sep 30, 2026 was return of capital. That is a tax characterization from the fund's own 19a-1 notice, not a measure of erosion.
When does SEPI next pay a distribution?
SEPI pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Sep 29, 2026 at $0.2 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 31 days the ex-date falls near Oct 30, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 2 days.
What does SEPI cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.54% a year.
How much of SEPI’s distribution is return of capital?
Shelton’s Rule 19a-1 notice estimates 98.7% of the distribution paid Sep 30, 2026 was return of capital. Across its notices for distributions paid Oct 31, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026, the estimate is 94.2%. The annual report for the fiscal year to Dec 31, 2025 puts it at 93.6% of distributions. The year’s notices had estimated 91.6%, so the two were 2.0 points apart. Estimates come before the fund year closes and often change.
Sources and dates
Prices, SEPI and SPYTiingo end-of-day · Oct 28, 2026
Net assets, $152mSEC filing, whole fund · Jun 30, 2026
HoldingsThe fund’s SEC filing · Jun 30, 2026
DistributionsTiingo end-of-day · 12 payments

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Price change plus every distribution reinvested on the day it went ex-dividend. This is what you actually ended up with, and the only fair basis for comparing with an index.
Cash paid
Distributions over the window as a share of what the fund cost at the start. A measure of cash delivered, not of return: a fund can pay a great deal and still lose money.
Total return minus benchmark total return, in percentage points. A fund can pay 12% a year and still be behind by 10 points if its price fell while the index rose.
Return of capital
The issuer’s own estimate, in a Rule 19a-1 notice, of how much of a distribution was your own money returned. An estimate and a tax characterization, not a measure of erosion.
The fund owns the stocks and sells call options on them, collecting premium and giving up gains above the strike. Synthetic covered call funds hold options instead of the stocks. 0DTE funds sell options that expire the same day.
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