Data as of .
ODTE vs SEPI: which paid, and which earned it?
ODTE and SEPI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ODTE and SEPI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in ODTE | Only in SEPI |
|---|---|
| Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 33.70% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 7.54% |
| Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 33.27% | CATERPILLAR INC 7.20% |
| Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF 33.03% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 6.53% |
| APPLE INC 5.24% | |
| ALPHABET INC 4.68% | |
| NVIDIA CORP 4.04% | |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (THE) 3.91% | |
| MICROSOFT CORP 3.42% |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODTE | SEPI | ODTE | SEPI | ODTE | SEPI | |
| 3 months | −4.8% | +5.4% | 3.4% | 2.1% | −7.0 pts | +3.2 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +20.5% | not published | 4.7% | not published | +2.5 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +21.8% | not published | 7.5% | not published | +5.2 pts |
| Since launch | +6.2% | +24.4% | 6.7% | 7.7% | −10.5 pts | +5.4 pts |
| ODTE VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying weekly | SEPI Shelton Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VegaShares | Shelton |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 14.1% | 8.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.68% | 0.54% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 6.7% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026) | 7.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.3% | +13.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.2% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026) | +21.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.7% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −10.5 pts | +5.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 169 days | 375 days |
| Net assets | $3m | $152m |
ODTE in plain words
Over the period since launch on Apr 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ODTE paid 6.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.2%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.7% 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 14.1%, paid weekly.
SEPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SEPI paid 7.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, ODTE or SEPI?
- ODTE charges 0.68% a year and SEPI charges 0.54%, so SEPI 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, ODTE against SEPI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/odte-vs-sepi Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.