Data as of .
OEI vs QYLD: which paid, and which earned it?
OEI and QYLD both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, OEI and QYLD hold 52% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | OEI | QYLD |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 8.32% | 8.54% |
| Microsoft Corp | 5.99% | 5.84% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.56% | 4.36% |
| Apple Inc | 4.28% | 7.82% |
| Alphabet Inc | 3.48% | 3.27% |
| Alphabet Inc | 2.79% | 3.02% |
| Broadcom Inc | 3.04% | 2.71% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 2.57% | 5.05% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.18% | 3.15% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 1.56% | 4.02% |
| Cisco Systems Inc | 1.54% | 1.90% |
| Tesla Inc | 1.46% | 3.05% |
| Only in OEI | Only in QYLD |
|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson 2.10% | SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 2.88% |
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.07% | PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 1.30% |
| Eli Lilly & Co 1.80% | SANDISK CORP 1.15% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.65% | CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC - A 1.07% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.60% | KLA CORP 1.02% |
| AbbVie Inc 1.57% | CASH 1.01% |
| Mastercard Inc 1.57% | MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 0.94% |
| General Electric Co 1.41% | LINDE PLC 0.93% |
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 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OEI | QYLD | OEI | QYLD | OEI | QYLD | |
| 3 months | +4.8% | +3.2% | 2.3% | 3.0% | +2.5 pts | +5.7 pts |
| 6 months | +12.5% | +14.5% | 4.9% | 6.3% | −5.6 pts | −9.7 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +23.0% | not published | 12.5% | not published | +1.2 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +55.3% | not published | 36.6% | not published | −42.9 pts |
| Since launch | +14.4% | +198.3% | 8.6% | 116.0% | −0.9 pts | −644.6 pts |
| OEI Optimized Equity Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | QYLD Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Core Alternative | Global X |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.2% | 11.8% |
| Expense ratio | 1.02% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.6% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025) | 12.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | +5.2% | +9.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.4% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025) | +23.0% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.3% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.9 pts | +1.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 331 days | 4663 days |
| Net assets | $46m | $8.5bn |
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.
QYLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QYLD paid 12.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +23.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.8%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 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 QYLD?
- OEI charges 1.02% a year and QYLD charges 0.60%, so QYLD 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, OEI against QYLD, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/oei-vs-qyld Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.