Data as of .
LAPR vs OEI: which paid, and which earned it?
LAPR and OEI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, LAPR and OEI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in LAPR | Only in OEI |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 94.62% | NVIDIA Corp 8.32% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.54% | Microsoft Corp 5.99% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.54% | Amazon.com Inc 4.56% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.54% | Apple Inc 4.28% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.54% | Alphabet Inc 3.48% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.54% | Broadcom Inc 3.04% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.54% | Alphabet Inc 2.79% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.54% | 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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAPR | OEI | LAPR | OEI | LAPR | OEI | |
| 3 months | +1.3% | +4.8% | 1.7% | 2.3% | −0.9 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 6 months | +3.8% | +12.5% | 3.3% | 4.9% | −14.2 pts | −5.6 pts |
| 1 year | +6.1% | not published | 5.9% | not published | −10.5 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +16.1% | +14.4% | 13.8% | 8.6% | −34.1 pts | −0.9 pts |
| LAPR Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - April Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | OEI Optimized Equity Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | Core Alternative |
| Strategy | buffer with income | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.7% | 9.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 1.02% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.9% | 8.6% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.1% | +14.4% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +15.3% |
| Ahead or behind | −10.5 pts | −0.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 900 days | 331 days |
| Net assets | $11m | $46m |
LAPR in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LAPR paid 5.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.7%, paid monthly.
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, LAPR or OEI?
- LAPR charges 0.79% a year and OEI charges 1.02%, so LAPR 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, LAPR against OEI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/lapr-vs-oei Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.