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

OEI and QLDY both write options for income.

Optimized Equity Income ETF and Defiance Nasdaq 100 LightningSpread(TM) Income ETF.

8.6%OEI cash paid, 1 year
29.2%QLDY cash paid, 1 year
+14.4%OEI total return, 1 year
+10.6%QLDY total return, 1 year
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%0.9 pts behind SPY
QLDY11.2 pts behind QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%QLDY+10.6%29.2% of it arrived as cash11.2 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%QLDY+10.6%11.2 pts behind QQQ

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in OEIOnly in QLDY
NVIDIA Corp 8.32%Ndx 12/18/2026 2001.44 C 94.80%
Microsoft Corp 5.99%First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 4.77%
Amazon.com Inc 4.56%United States Treasury Note/bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 0.53%
Apple Inc 4.28%Ndxp Us 09/21/26 P29500 0.08%
Alphabet Inc 3.48%Xnd 12/18/2026 10.44 C 0.05%
Broadcom Inc 3.04%Cash & Other -0.06%
Alphabet Inc 2.79%Nasdaq-1 Put Opt 09/26 29650 -0.16%
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 Jul 31, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

OEI and QLDY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
OEIQLDYOEIQLDYOEIQLDY
3 months+4.8%−6.6%2.3%8.3%+2.5 pts−4.1 pts
6 months+12.5%+20.1%4.9%18.7%−5.6 pts−4.2 pts
1 yearnot published+10.6%not published29.2%not published−11.2 pts
Since launch+14.4%+10.6%8.6%29.2%−0.9 pts−11.2 pts
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OEI and QLDY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
OEI
Optimized Equity Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
QLDY
Defiance Nasdaq 100 LightningSpread(TM) Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying weekly
IssuerCore AlternativeDefiance
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyNasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized9.2%19.6%
Expense ratio1.02%1.04%
Cash paid, 1 year8.6% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025)29.2%
Price change, 1 year+5.2%−20.3%
Total return, 1 year+14.4% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025)+10.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year+15.3%+21.8%
Ahead or behind−0.9 pts−11.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published100%
Age331 days365 days
Net assets$46m$52m

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.

QLDY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QLDY paid 29.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 20.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.6%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 19.6%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, OEI or QLDY?
OEI charges 1.02% a year and QLDY charges 1.04%, so OEI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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OEI against QLDY, 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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