Which paid more, IQQQ or OEI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.8% of its starting price in cash and OEI paid 9.2%, so OEI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, IQQQ or OEI?

With every distribution reinvested, IQQQ returned +7.4% and OEI +12.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, IQQQ or OEI?

IQQQ charges 0.55% a year and OEI charges 1.02%, so IQQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

IQQQ vs OEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OEI paid 9.2% of its price in cash against IQQQ’s 6.8%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $380m on Nov 4, 2026 for ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF, and $46m on Jul 31, 2026 for Optimized Equity Income ETF.

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At a glance

6.8%

IQQQ cash paid, 1 year

9.2%

OEI cash paid, 1 year

+7.4%

IQQQ total return, 1 year

+12.9%

OEI total return, 1 year

IQQQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.9 pts behind QQQ

IQQQ

+7.4%

QQQ

+12.3%

4.9 pts behind QQQ

IQQQ over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +0.5%, total +7.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

IQQQ

+7.4%

6.8% of it arrived as cash

4.9 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.9 pts behind QQQ

IQQQ over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +0.5%, total +7.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

IQQQ

+7.4%

4.9 pts behind QQQ

6.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. IQQQ over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +0.5%, total +7.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

OEI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.9 pts behind SPY

OEI

+12.9%

SPY

+14.8%

1.9 pts behind SPY

OEI over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +3.0%, total +12.9%, SPY +14.8%, −1.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OEI

+12.9%

9.2% of it arrived as cash

1.9 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.9 pts behind SPY

OEI over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +3.0%, total +12.9%, SPY +14.8%, −1.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OEI

+12.9%

9.2% cash

1.9 pts behind SPY

9.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. OEI over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +3.0%, total +12.9%, SPY +14.8%, −1.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

IQQQ costs 0.47 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.5 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IQQQ vs OEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	IQQQ	OEI
Paid and earned
Measure	IQQQ	OEI
Total return, 1 year	+7.4%	+12.9%
Price change, 1 year	rose 0.5%	rose 3.0%
Against its benchmark
Measure	IQQQ	OEI
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	IQQQ	OEI
Expense ratio	0.55%	1.02%
Net assets, IQQQ as of Nov 4, 2026 and OEI as of Jul 31, 2026	$380m	$46m
Holdings
Measure	IQQQ	OEI
Holdings in common	48%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · OEI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score64.4IQQQ75.7OEI

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

IQQQ 64.4

OEI 75.7

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

48%

By the books each fund has filed, IQQQ and OEI hold 48% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

48% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IQQQ OEI

NVIDIA Corp. 7.26% 8.22%

Microsoft Corp. 5.12% 5.93%

Apple, Inc. 6.32% 4.23%

Amazon.com, Inc. 3.80% 4.51%

Alphabet, Inc. 2.69% 3.44%

Micron Technology, Inc. 4.06% 2.54%

Alphabet, Inc. 2.49% 2.76%

Broadcom, Inc. 2.39% 3.01%

Meta Platforms, Inc. 2.30% 2.15%

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 2.88% 1.54%

Cisco Systems, Inc. 1.63% 1.52%

Tesla, Inc. 2.50% 1.44%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IQQQ

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 1.17%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. 1.03%

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. 0.88%

Sandisk Corp. 0.87%

KLA Corp. 0.86%

Linde plc 0.85%

T-Mobile US, Inc. 0.73%

Seagate Technology Holdings plc 0.70%

Only in OEI

Johnson & Johnson 2.08%

ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.04%

Eli Lilly & Co 1.78%

JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.63%

Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.58%

AbbVie Inc 1.55%

Mastercard Inc 1.55%

General Electric Co 1.39%

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Side by side

IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly OEI Optimized Equity Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer ProShares Core Alternative

Strategy option income option income

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 6.1% 9.6%

Expense ratio 0.55% 1.02%

Cash paid, 1 year 6.8% 9.2%

Price change, 1 year +0.5% +3.0%

Total return, 1 year +7.4% +12.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −4.9 pts −1.9 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 93% not published

Age 2.6 years 1.0 years

Net assets, IQQQ as of Nov 4, 2026 and OEI as of Jul 31, 2026 $380m $46m

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: IQQQ vs OEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	IQQQ	OEI	IQQQ	OEI	IQQQ	OEI
3 months	−4.4%	+3.3%	1.5%	2.4%	−0.9 pts	+3.4 pts
6 months	−2.6%	+6.3%	3.4%	4.7%	−2.3 pts	+1.3 pts
1 year	+7.4%	+12.9%	6.8%	9.2%	−4.9 pts	−1.9 pts
Since launchNot the same days: IQQQ Mar 2024 · OEI Oct 2025	+44.2%	+15.0%	25.6%	9.4%	−13.8 pts	−1.1 pts

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About each fund

IQQQ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.4%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.1%, paid monthly. ProShares estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Nov 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

OEI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OEI paid 9.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.6%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, IQQQ or OEI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.8% of its starting price in cash and OEI paid 9.2%, so OEI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, IQQQ or OEI?: With every distribution reinvested, IQQQ returned +7.4% and OEI +12.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, IQQQ or OEI?: IQQQ charges 0.55% a year and OEI charges 1.02%, so IQQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →S&P 500 (SPY) →IQQQ on its own →OEI on its own →IQQQ dividend history →IQQQ holdings →OEI dividend history →OEI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IQQQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IQQQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

IQQQ 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

ProShares page for IQQQ ↗

OEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

OEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Core Alternative website ↗

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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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