Which paid more, IVVW or OEI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IVVW paid 17.5% of its starting price in cash and OEI paid 9.2%, so IVVW paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

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

With every distribution reinvested, IVVW returned +14.8% and OEI +12.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, IVVW or OEI?

IVVW charges 0.25% a year and OEI charges 1.02%, so IVVW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

IVVW vs OEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IVVW paid 17.5% of its price in cash against OEI’s 9.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $349m on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares IVV Premium Income+ ETF, and $46m on Jul 31, 2026 for Optimized Equity Income ETF.

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At a glance

17.5%

IVVW cash paid, 1 year

9.2%

OEI cash paid, 1 year

+14.8%

IVVW total return, 1 year

+12.9%

OEI total return, 1 year

IVVW · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPY

IVVW

+14.8%

SPY

+14.8%

About even with SPY

IVVW over 1 year: paid 17.5%, price −4.1%, total +14.8%, SPY +14.8%, 0.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

IVVW

+14.8%

17.5% of it arrived as cash

about even with SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPY

IVVW over 1 year: paid 17.5%, price −4.1%, total +14.8%, SPY +14.8%, 0.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

IVVW

+14.8%

17.5% as cash

about even with SPY

17.5% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. IVVW over 1 year: paid 17.5%, price −4.1%, total +14.8%, SPY +14.8%, 0.0 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, with zero at the line. OEI over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +3.0%, total +12.9%, SPY +14.8%, −1.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

IVVW costs 0.77 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.9 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IVVW vs OEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	IVVW	OEI
Paid and earned
Measure	IVVW	OEI
Total return, 1 year	+14.8%	+12.9%
Price change, 1 year	fell 4.1%	rose 3.0%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	49% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	IVVW	OEI
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	IVVW	OEI
Expense ratio	0.25%	1.02%
Net assets, IVVW as of Nov 4, 2026 and OEI as of Jul 31, 2026	$349m	$46m
Holdings
Measure	IVVW	OEI
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score47.6IVVW75.7OEI

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

IVVW 47.6

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

By the books each fund has filed, IVVW and OEI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IVVW OEI

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Only in IVVW

ISHARES CORE S&P ETF TRUST 100.36%

NOV26 SPX C @ 7821.5 0.00%

NOV26 SPX C @ 7821.5 -0.03%

NOV26 SPX C @ 7699.92 -0.18%

NOV26 SPX C @ 7655.87 -0.29%

Only in OEI

NVIDIA Corp 8.22%

Microsoft Corp 5.93%

Amazon.com Inc 4.51%

Apple Inc 4.23%

Alphabet Inc 3.44%

Broadcom Inc 3.01%

Alphabet Inc 2.76%

Micron Technology Inc 2.54%

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Side by side

IVVW iShares IVV Premium Income+ ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly OEI Optimized Equity Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer iShares Core Alternative

Strategy covered call option income

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 15.7% 9.6%

Expense ratio 0.25% 1.02%

Cash paid, 1 year 17.5% 9.2%

Price change, 1 year −4.1% +3.0%

Total return, 1 year +14.8% +12.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind 0.0 pts −1.9 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 49% not published

Age 2.6 years 1.0 years

Net assets, IVVW as of Nov 4, 2026 and OEI as of Jul 31, 2026 $349m $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: IVVW vs OEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	IVVW	OEI	IVVW	OEI	IVVW	OEI
3 months	+2.0%	+3.3%	3.9%	2.4%	+2.2 pts	+3.4 pts
6 months	+8.0%	+6.3%	7.8%	4.7%	+3.0 pts	+1.3 pts
1 year	+14.8%	+12.9%	17.5%	9.2%	0.0 pts	−1.9 pts
Since launchNot the same days: IVVW Mar 2024 · OEI Oct 2025	+40.5%	+15.0%	42.6%	9.4%	−14.4 pts	−1.1 pts

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About each fund

IVVW

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IVVW paid 17.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.7%, paid monthly. iShares estimates that 49% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 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, IVVW or OEI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IVVW paid 17.5% of its starting price in cash and OEI paid 9.2%, so IVVW paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, IVVW or OEI?: With every distribution reinvested, IVVW returned +14.8% and OEI +12.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, IVVW or OEI?: IVVW charges 0.25% a year and OEI charges 1.02%, so IVVW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →IVVW on its own →OEI on its own →IVVW dividend history →IVVW holdings →OEI dividend history →OEI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IVVW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IVVW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

IVVW 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

iShares page for IVVW ↗

OEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

OEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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