Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
ODTE vs PAPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
ODTE and PAPI 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 $400m on Jun 30, 2026 for Parametric Equity Premium 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% 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, 2026.9.4 pts behind IWD
PAPI over 1 year: paid 8.2%, price +14.3%, total +23.4%, IWD +32.8%, −9.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
IWD
+32.8%
PAPI
+23.4%
8.2% as cash
9.4 pts behind IWD
Total return, distributions reinvested
9.4 pts behind IWD
PAPI over 1 year: paid 8.2%, price +14.3%, total +23.4%, IWD +32.8%, −9.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
IWD
+32.8%
PAPI
+23.4%
9.4 pts behind IWD
8.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. PAPI over 1 year: paid 8.2%, price +14.3%, total +23.4%, IWD +32.8%, −9.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
PAPI costs 0.39 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | ODTE | PAPI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +23.4% |
| Price change | fell 7.1% (3 months) | rose 14.3% (1 year) |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | its own holdings | iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF, measured through IWD |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 0.9 pts | behind by 9.4 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.68% | 0.29% |
| Net assets, ODTE as of Nov 3, 2026 and PAPI as of Jun 30, 2026 | $2.1m | $400m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, ODTE and PAPI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 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 | PAPI | ODTE | PAPI | ODTE | PAPI |
| 3 months | −3.8% | +6.6% | 3.5% | 1.8% | −0.9 pts | +2.6 pts |
| 6 months | −5.4% | +13.2% | 6.7% | 3.9% | not measured | −0.7 pts |
| 1 year | – | +23.4% | – | 8.2% | – | −9.4 pts |
| 3 years | – | +44.5% | – | 23.7% | – | −39.8 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: ODTE Apr 2026 · PAPI Oct 2023 | +4.5% | +45.5% | 8.3% | 23.9% | not measured | −42.4 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.
PAPI
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, PAPI paid 8.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +23.4%. iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) returned +32.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.8%, 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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