Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
ODTE vs OEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
ODTE and OEI both write options for income.
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Net assets: $2.1m on Nov 3, 2026 for VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF, and $46m on Jul 31, 2026 for Optimized Equity Income ETF.
Not measured
ODTE since launch: paid 8.3%, price −3.5%, total +4.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
ODTE
+4.5%
8.3% of it arrived as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
ODTE since launch: paid 8.3%, price −3.5%, total +4.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
ODTE
+4.5%
8.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ODTE since launch: paid 8.3%, price −3.5%, total +4.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.1.9 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
ODTE costs 0.34 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | ODTE | OEI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +12.9% |
| Price change | fell 7.1% (3 months) | rose 3.0% (1 year) |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | its own holdings | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 0.9 pts | behind by 1.9 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.68% | 1.02% |
| Net assets, ODTE as of Nov 3, 2026 and OEI as of Jul 31, 2026 | $2.1m | $46m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, ODTE and OEI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | ODTE | OEI | ODTE | OEI | ODTE | OEI |
| 3 months | −3.8% | +3.3% | 3.5% | 2.4% | −0.9 pts | +3.4 pts |
| 6 months | −5.4% | +6.3% | 6.7% | 4.7% | not measured | +1.3 pts |
| 1 year | – | +12.9% | – | 9.2% | – | −1.9 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: ODTE Apr 2026 · OEI Oct 2025 | +4.5% | +15.0% | 8.3% | 9.4% | not measured | −1.1 pts |
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ODTE's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) returned −2.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts.
Over the 3 months to Nov 4, 2026, ODTE paid 3.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −3.8%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.0%, paid weekly. VegaShares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 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.
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How this is computed
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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