Data as of .
JOYT vs OEI: which paid, and which earned it?
JOYT and OEI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JOYT and OEI hold 58% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | JOYT | OEI |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 8.64% | 8.32% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 5.68% | 5.99% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.78% | 4.56% |
| Apple, Inc. | 6.51% | 4.28% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 5.94% | 3.48% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.98% | 3.04% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2.73% | 2.18% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 1.78% | 2.57% |
| Mastercard, Inc. | 1.59% | 1.57% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 1.45% | 1.46% |
| Bank of America Corp. | 1.28% | 1.38% |
| AbbVie, Inc. | 1.27% | 1.57% |
| Only in JOYT | Only in OEI |
|---|---|
| Exxon Mobil Corp. 1.91% | Alphabet Inc 2.79% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings plc 1.37% | ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.07% |
| CSX Corp. 1.19% | Booking Holdings Inc 1.89% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 1.00% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.65% |
| Howmet Aerospace, Inc. 0.97% | Cisco Systems Inc 1.54% |
| Lowe's Cos., Inc. 0.97% | General Electric Co 1.41% |
| ConocoPhillips 0.94% | Chevron Corp 1.31% |
| EOG Resources, Inc. 0.90% | Home Depot Inc/The 1.17% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOYT | OEI | JOYT | OEI | JOYT | OEI | |
| 3 months | +3.8% | +4.8% | 0.2% | 2.3% | +1.5 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 6 months | +11.9% | +12.5% | 0.4% | 4.9% | −6.1 pts | −5.6 pts |
| 1 year | +15.9% | not published | 0.7% | not published | −0.7 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +19.6% | +14.4% | 0.7% | 8.6% | −1.1 pts | −0.9 pts |
| JOYT JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF Option income on SPY, paying quarterly | OEI Optimized Equity Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | JPMorgan | Core Alternative |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | quarterly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 0.7% | 9.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 1.02% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 0.7% | 8.6% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | +15.2% | +5.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.9% | +14.4% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +15.3% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.7 pts | −0.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 395 days | 331 days |
| Net assets | $108m | $46m |
JOYT in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JOYT paid 0.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 15.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.9%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.7%, paid quarterly.
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, JOYT or OEI?
- JOYT charges 0.35% a year and OEI charges 1.02%, so JOYT 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, JOYT against OEI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/joyt-vs-oei Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.