Sterling Capital Hedged Equity Premium Income… (SCEP) Valuation
SCEP valuation today
Holdings combined · company data as of Oct 26, 2026- P/E (TTM)
- 28.1 trailing earnings
- Forward P/E
- 22.0 analyst estimates
- Price / sales
- 5.29
- Price / book
- 7.50
- EV / EBITDA
- 20.0
- Earnings yield
- 3.56% inverse of P/E
- Dividend yield
- 1.03% of the holdings
- Return on equity
- 26.7% combined
- Net margin
- 18.8% combined
- Beta
- 1.10 weighted, vs S&P 500
SCEP valuation vs other stock ETFs
| ETF | P/E | Fwd P/E | P/S | P/B | Div. yield | ROE | Net margin | Loss-makers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCEP | 28.1 | 22.0 | 5.29 | 7.50 | 1.03% | 26.7% | 18.8% | 2.0% |
| SPY | 25.9 | 19.9 | 3.67 | 5.47 | 1.08% | 21.1% | 14.2% | 1.9% |
| QQQ | 34.2 | 23.4 | 5.93 | 9.27 | 0.58% | 27.1% | 17.4% | 6.9% |
| DIA | 20.9 | 18.4 | 3.16 | 5.52 | 1.55% | 26.4% | 15.1% | 0.0% |
| VTI | 28.2 | 19.4 | 3.31 | 5.00 | 1.07% | 17.7% | 11.8% | 4.6% |
| IWM | n/m | 13.9 | 1.25 | 2.03 | 1.38% | −1.7% | −1.0% | 28.1% |
Same method for every fund. n/m = not meaningful (combined trailing earnings below zero or close to it). Loss-makers = weight of holdings with negative trailing earnings.
SCEP valuation by sector
| Sector | Weight | P/E | Fwd P/E | P/S | P/B | Div. yield | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technology | 35.3% | 37.9 | 25.6 | 13.35 | 15.47 | 0.47% | 40.8% |
| Financial Services | 12.3% | 16.0 | 14.4 | 3.43 | 2.82 | 1.46% | 17.7% |
| Consumer Cyclical | 10.2% | 20.6 | 20.4 | 2.92 | 7.95 | 1.24% | 38.5% |
| Industrials | 9.7% | 32.0 | 24.8 | 4.76 | 8.46 | 1.28% | 26.4% |
| Communication Services | 8.8% | 19.5 | 22.1 | 8.45 | 7.22 | 0.24% | 37.0% |
| Healthcare | 8.1% | 43.4 | 20.1 | 8.32 | 16.17 | 1.61% | 37.3% |
| Consumer Defensive | 4.8% | 37.8 | 32.8 | 1.66 | 9.33 | 1.16% | 24.7% |
| Basic Materials | 3.2% | 81.7 | 21.3 | 4.30 | 6.61 | 1.84% | 8.1% |
| Energy | 2.6% | 26.6 | 23.2 | 4.80 | 4.70 | 2.99% | 17.7% |
| Utilities | 1.9% | 24.3 | 16.6 | 3.70 | 3.48 | 1.82% | 14.4% |
| Real Estate | 1.8% | 63.4 | 52.1 | 9.82 | 7.27 | 2.09% | 11.5% |
SCEP earnings yield vs bond yields
Earnings yield = earnings ÷ price (1 ÷ P/E). The gap to bond yields is a rough gauge of the extra return stocks are priced to deliver.
How SCEP weight splits by P/E
Share of the covered weight in companies with a trailing P/E in each range.
SCEP largest holdings: valuation
| Symbol | Company | Weight | P/E | Fwd P/E | P/S | Div. yield | Share of earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | Apple Inc. | 7.00% | 39.4 | 35.2 | 10.7 | 0.31% | 5.06% |
| NVDA | NVIDIA Corporation | 5.88% | 27.1 | 24.9 | 17.1 | 0.47% | 6.19% |
| GOOGL | Alphabet Inc. | 5.45% | 17.1 | 22.8 | 9.3 | 0.26% | 9.07% |
| AMZN | Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.91% | 20.1 | 23.6 | 3.5 | — | 6.95% |
| AVGO | Broadcom Inc. | 4.76% | 43.3 | 19.4 | 17.6 | 0.79% | 3.13% |
| MSFT | Microsoft Corporation | 4.73% | 29.5 | 25.1 | 11.8 | 0.74% | 4.57% |
| JPM | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 3.37% | 14.2 | 13.5 | 4.7 | 1.94% | 6.73% |
| PH | Parker-Hannifin Corporation | 2.64% | 33.8 | 27.5 | 5.7 | 0.83% | 2.23% |
| COST | Costco Wholesale Corporation | 2.57% | 47.6 | 40.3 | 1.4 | 0.59% | 1.53% |
| META | Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2.43% | 26.7 | 22.1 | 7.9 | 0.30% | 2.59% |
| V | Visa Inc. | 2.30% | 34.3 | 24.0 | 17.0 | 0.67% | 1.91% |
| ABBV | AbbVie Inc. | 2.18% | 80.6 | 16.4 | 7.8 | 2.42% | 0.77% |
| LLY | Eli Lilly and Company | 2.12% | 42.2 | 24.4 | 14.1 | 0.55% | 1.43% |
| WMB | The Williams Companies, Inc. | 2.07% | 28.4 | 26.8 | 7.1 | 2.95% | 2.08% |
| ITW | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | 1.99% | 24.7 | 21.9 | 4.7 | 2.53% | 2.30% |
| APD | Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | 1.94% | — | 19.9 | 5.3 | 2.42% | −0.04% |
| ADI | Analog Devices, Inc. | 1.87% | 47.0 | 23.2 | 13.8 | 1.11% | 1.13% |
| EQIX | Equinix, Inc. | 1.84% | 63.4 | 52.1 | 9.8 | 2.09% | 0.83% |
| AMD | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 1.81% | 134.9 | 39.5 | 20.9 | — | 0.38% |
| AFL | Aflac Incorporated | 1.63% | 12.9 | 15.2 | 3.3 | 2.03% | 3.60% |
| JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | 1.63% | 38.8 | 21.0 | 6.2 | 2.10% | 1.20% |
| CB | Chubb Limited | 1.57% | 12.7 | 11.6 | 2.2 | 1.13% | 3.51% |
| APH | Amphenol Corporation | 1.57% | 39.7 | 24.6 | 6.7 | 0.63% | 1.13% |
| HIG | The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | 1.50% | 9.6 | 9.2 | 1.2 | 1.78% | 4.47% |
| LRCX | Lam Research Corporation | 1.47% | 45.8 | 33.7 | 14.2 | 0.50% | 0.92% |
Share of earnings = the holding's part of the fund's combined trailing profit. Green: earns more than its weight; orange: less. Symbol links go to each company's key metrics.
About SCEP valuation
Adding up its 54 holdings with company data, SCEP trades at 28.1 times trailing earnings and 22.0 times analysts' forward estimates, with a price-to-book ratio of 7.50 and a dividend yield of 1.03%. Its earnings yield of 3.56% is 1.77 percentage points below the 5.33% yield to maturity of the U.S. bond market (AGG).
The ten largest holdings are 43.8% of the fund and earn 48.0% of its combined profit. By sector, Basic Materials is the most expensive at 81.7 times earnings and Financial Services the cheapest at 16.0. Companies that lost money over the past year are 2.0% of the covered weight.
How these figures are calculated. Each ratio treats the fund as one company: the earnings, sales and book value of every holding are added up in proportion to its weight and divided into the fund's price. In practice that is a weighted harmonic mean, so a single stock with a very high P/E cannot distort the result, and loss-making companies reduce the fund's earnings instead of being dropped. Covers 100.0% of the fund's weight (U.S.-listed stocks with company data); company figures as of October 26, 2026.
Related: SCEP chart, SCEP holdings, SCEP dividends.
SCEP valuation FAQ
What is the P/E ratio of SCEP?
Based on its holdings, SCEP has a trailing P/E of 28.1 and a forward P/E of 22.0 (earnings of all covered holdings combined in proportion to their weights, as of October 26, 2026).
What is the earnings yield of SCEP?
The trailing earnings yield is 3.56% (1 ÷ P/E) and the forward earnings yield 4.54%. For comparison the U.S. bond market (AGG) yields 5.33% to maturity and T-bills about 3.91%.
Is SCEP more expensive than the S&P 500?
SCEP trades at 28.1 times trailing earnings versus 25.9 for the S&P 500 (SPY); on forward estimates the figures are 22.0 and 19.9.
What is the price-to-book ratio of SCEP?
The holdings of SCEP trade at 7.50 times book value, with a combined return on equity of 26.7%.
Which sector in SCEP has the highest P/E?
Basic Materials has the highest P/E at 81.7 and Financial Services the lowest at 16.0.