Which paid more, JOYT or OEI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JOYT paid 0.9% 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, JOYT or OEI?

With every distribution reinvested, JOYT returned +14.6% and OEI +12.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

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.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

JOYT 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 JOYT’s 0.9%, though JOYT returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $117m on Nov 3, 2026 for JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF, and $46m on Jul 31, 2026 for Optimized Equity Income ETF.

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At a glance

0.9%

JOYT cash paid, 1 year

9.2%

OEI cash paid, 1 year

+14.6%

JOYT total return, 1 year

+12.9%

OEI total return, 1 year

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

JOYT

+14.6%

SPY

+14.8%

About even with SPY

JOYT over 1 year: paid 0.9%, price +13.7%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JOYT

+14.6%

about even with SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPY

JOYT over 1 year: paid 0.9%, price +13.7%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JOYT

+14.6%

about even with SPY

0.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. JOYT over 1 year: paid 0.9%, price +13.7%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 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

JOYT costs 0.67 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.7 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JOYT vs OEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	JOYT	OEI
Paid and earned
Measure	JOYT	OEI
Total return, 1 year	+14.6%	+12.9%
Price change, 1 year	rose 13.7%	rose 3.0%
Against its benchmark
Measure	JOYT	OEI
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	JOYT	OEI
Expense ratio	0.35%	1.02%
Net assets, JOYT as of Nov 3, 2026 and OEI as of Jul 31, 2026	$117m	$46m
Holdings
Measure	JOYT	OEI
Holdings in common	60%

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

IQ Income Score99.1JOYT75.7OEI

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

JOYT 99.1

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

60%

By the books each fund has filed, JOYT and OEI hold 60% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

60% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JOYT OEI

NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK 8.18% 8.22%

MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 6.57% 5.93%

APPLE INC COMMON STOCK 7.29% 4.23%

AMAZON.COM INC COMMON 4.16% 4.51%

ALPHABET INC-CL A 4.13% 3.44%

BROADCOM INC COMMON 2.17% 3.01%

META PLATFORMS INC COMMON 2.53% 2.15%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.10% 2.54%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.01% 2.04%

ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 1.63% 1.78%

ABBVIE INC COMMON STOCK 1.58% 1.55%

MASTERCARD INC COMMON 1.87% 1.55%

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Only in JOYT

CSX CORP COMMON STOCK USD 1.21%

CONOCOPHILLIPS COMMON 0.98%

EOG RESOURCES INC COMMON 0.90%

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY 0.82%

HOWMET AEROSPACE INC 0.81%

BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO 0.80%

LOWE'S COS INC COMMON 0.79%

REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS 0.78%

Only in OEI

Alphabet Inc 2.76%

Booking Holdings Inc 1.86%

JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.63%

Cisco Systems Inc 1.52%

General Electric Co 1.39%

Chevron Corp 1.29%

Home Depot Inc 1.16%

Visa Inc 1.13%

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Side by side

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) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays quarterly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 0.7% 9.6%

Expense ratio 0.35% 1.02%

Cash paid, 1 year 0.9% 9.2%

Price change, 1 year +13.7% +3.0%

Total return, 1 year +14.6% +12.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −0.2 pts −1.9 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published

Age 1.2 years 1.0 years

Net assets, JOYT as of Nov 3, 2026 and OEI as of Jul 31, 2026 $117m $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: JOYT vs OEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	JOYT	OEI	JOYT	OEI	JOYT	OEI
3 months	+2.0%	+3.3%	0.2%	2.4%	+2.2 pts	+3.4 pts
6 months	+7.8%	+6.3%	0.4%	4.7%	+2.8 pts	+1.3 pts
1 year	+14.6%	+12.9%	0.9%	9.2%	−0.1 pts	−1.9 pts
Since launchNot the same days: JOYT Aug 2025 · OEI Oct 2025	+21.6%	+15.0%	0.9%	9.4%	+0.1 pts	−1.1 pts

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About each fund

JOYT

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JOYT paid 0.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.6%. 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 0.7%, paid quarterly.

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, JOYT or OEI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JOYT paid 0.9% 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, JOYT or OEI?: With every distribution reinvested, JOYT returned +14.6% and OEI +12.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
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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Sources and dates

JOYT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JOYT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JPMorgan website ↗

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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