Data as of .
DJIA vs OEI: which paid, and which earned it?
DJIA and OEI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DJIA and OEI hold 39% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DJIA | OEI |
|---|---|---|
| MICROSOFT CORP | 5.74% | 5.99% |
| APPLE INC | 3.91% | 4.28% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A | 4.06% | 3.48% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 2.95% | 4.56% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 2.58% | 8.32% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 3.14% | 2.10% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 4.07% | 1.65% |
| CHEVRON CORP | 2.44% | 1.31% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC | 1.27% | 1.54% |
| HOME DEPOT INC | 3.49% | 1.17% |
| VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES | 4.28% | 1.15% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC | 4.38% | 1.13% |
| Only in DJIA | Only in OEI |
|---|---|
| TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 4.36% | Broadcom Inc 3.04% |
| SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO/THE 3.73% | Alphabet Inc 2.79% |
| HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC 2.40% | Micron Technology Inc 2.57% |
| 3M CO 1.93% | Meta Platforms Inc 2.18% |
| CASH 0.49% | ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.07% |
| NIKE INC -CL B 0.41% | Booking Holdings Inc 1.89% |
| OTHER PAYABLE & RECEIVABLES -0.43% | Eli Lilly & Co 1.80% |
| DJX US 10/16/26 C520 -1.14% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.60% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJIA | OEI | DJIA | OEI | DJIA | OEI | |
| 3 months | +3.8% | +4.8% | 1.7% | 2.3% | +3.4 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 6 months | +11.3% | +12.5% | 4.1% | 4.9% | −2.7 pts | −5.6 pts |
| 1 year | +13.7% | not published | 10.5% | not published | +0.2 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +36.8% | not published | 29.3% | not published | −20.1 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +42.6% | +14.4% | 39.6% | 8.6% | −25.6 pts | −0.9 pts |
| DJIA Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF Covered call on DIA, paying monthly | OEI Optimized Equity Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | Core Alternative |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.3% | 9.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.60% | 1.02% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 10.5% | 8.6% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | +2.4% | +5.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.7% | +14.4% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +13.5% | +15.3% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.2 pts | −0.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 84% | not published |
| Age | 1667 days | 331 days |
| Net assets | $189m | $46m |
DJIA in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DJIA paid 10.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.7%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +13.5% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 84% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
OEI in plain words
Over the period since launch on Oct 22, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, OEI paid 8.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +15.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.2%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, DJIA or OEI?
- DJIA charges 0.60% a year and OEI charges 1.02%, so DJIA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, DJIA against OEI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/djia-vs-oei Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.