Data as of .
OEI vs RNTY: which paid, and which earned it?
OEI and RNTY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, OEI and RNTY hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | OEI | RNTY |
|---|---|---|
| Realty Income Corp | 0.85% | 4.36% |
| Only in OEI | Only in RNTY |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 8.32% | Prologis Inc 6.72% |
| Microsoft Corp 5.99% | Welltower Inc 6.63% |
| Amazon.com Inc 4.56% | Vivmark Residential 6.31% |
| Apple Inc 4.28% | Digital Realty Trust Inc 5.99% |
| Alphabet Inc 3.48% | Simon Property Group Inc 5.30% |
| Broadcom Inc 3.04% | Equinix Inc 4.92% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.79% | St Joe Co/The 4.41% |
| Micron Technology Inc 2.57% | Texas Pacific Land Corp 4.20% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OEI | RNTY | OEI | RNTY | OEI | RNTY | |
| 3 months | +4.8% | −2.3% | 2.3% | 3.0% | +2.5 pts | −4.5 pts |
| 6 months | +12.5% | +2.5% | 4.9% | 6.2% | −5.6 pts | −15.6 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +4.6% | not published | 11.9% | not published | −12.0 pts |
| Since launch | +14.4% | +7.9% | 8.6% | 15.8% | −0.9 pts | −39.2 pts |
| OEI Optimized Equity Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | RNTY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Real Estate Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Core Alternative | YieldMax |
| Strategy | option income | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.2% | 12.5% |
| Expense ratio | 1.02% | 0.99% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.6% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025) | 11.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | +5.2% | −7.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.4% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025) | +4.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.3% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.9 pts | −12.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 0% |
| Age | 331 days | 519 days |
| Net assets | $46m | $6m |
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.
RNTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RNTY paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.6%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.5%, paid monthly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 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 RNTY?
- OEI charges 1.02% a year and RNTY charges 0.99%, so RNTY 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 RNTY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/oei-vs-rnty Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.