SIXL ETF — 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF

6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF (SIXL)

Updated October 16, 2026.

SIXL is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.93%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.15%, its expense ratio is 0.46%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 81/100 (Safe). Total return is 69.4% over the past 6.4 years, 115.9 points behind SPY at 185.3%.

6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF is an equity fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in common stocks and REITs across all market capitalizations, with a strategy focused on lower-volatility securities. The fund distributes monthly income at a modest current distribution rate and carries an expense ratio of 0.46%. It appeals to income-focused investors seeking regular distributions with reduced equity market volatility.

SIXL performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 69.4% over the past 6.4 years, 115.9 points behind SPY at 185.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 10.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 8.5%.

SIXL key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

81 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.56%

Issuer

Exchange Traded Concepts

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

05/11/2020

Expense ratio

0.46%

Distribution rate

1.93%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

2.15%

Last close

$39.59 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$200,435,842

Average volume

2700.0

Dividend

$0.06377

Ex-dividend date

09/28/2026

Payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

0.37

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.93%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.15%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Exchange Traded Concepts; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

SIXL risks and drawbacks

SIXL's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 8.5%.

Who may consider SIXL — and who may not

SIXL may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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