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JULH vs OEI: which paid, and which earned it?

JULH and OEI both write options for income.

Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - July and Optimized Equity Income ETF.

4.7%JULH cash paid, 1 year
8.6%OEI cash paid, 1 year
+4.5%JULH total return, 1 year
+14.4%OEI total return, 1 year
JULH12.1 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%JULH+4.5%4.7% as cash12.1 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%JULH+4.5%12.1 pts behind SPY
OEI0.9 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+15.3%OEI+14.4%8.6% of it arrived as cash0.9 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+15.3%OEI+14.4%8.6% cash0.9 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JULH and OEI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in JULHOnly in OEI
TREASURY BILL 100.00%NVIDIA Corp 8.32%
Microsoft Corp 5.99%
Amazon.com Inc 4.56%
Apple Inc 4.28%
Alphabet Inc 3.48%
Broadcom Inc 3.04%
Alphabet Inc 2.79%
Micron Technology Inc 2.57%

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

JULH and OEI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
JULHOEIJULHOEIJULHOEI
3 months+1.8%+4.8%1.1%2.3%−0.4 pts+2.5 pts
6 months+4.0%+12.5%2.7%4.9%−14.0 pts−5.6 pts
1 year+4.5%not published4.7%not published−12.1 ptsnot published
3 years+20.7%not published18.4%not published−57.7 ptsnot published
Since launch+22.7%+14.4%18.6%8.6%−55.9 pts−0.9 pts
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JULH and OEI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
JULH
Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - July
Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly
OEI
Optimized Equity Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerInnovatorCore Alternative
Strategydefined incomeoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysquarterlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized4.2%9.2%
Expense ratio0.79%1.02%
Cash paid, 1 year4.7%8.6% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025)
Price change, 1 year−0.4%+5.2%
Total return, 1 year+4.5%+14.4% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+15.3%
Ahead or behind−12.1 pts−0.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age1173 days331 days
Net assets$17m$46m

JULH in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JULH paid 4.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.2%, 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, JULH or OEI?
JULH charges 0.79% a year and OEI charges 1.02%, so JULH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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JULH against OEI, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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