Data as of .
OEI vs ROCY: which paid, and which earned it?
OEI and ROCY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, OEI and ROCY hold 59% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | OEI | ROCY |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 8.32% | 8.37% |
| Microsoft Corp | 5.99% | 4.97% |
| Apple Inc | 4.28% | 6.71% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.56% | 4.15% |
| Alphabet Inc | 3.48% | 5.33% |
| Broadcom Inc | 3.04% | 2.61% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 2.57% | 3.00% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.18% | 2.43% |
| Mastercard Inc | 1.57% | 1.57% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 1.56% | 1.69% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 1.80% | 1.47% |
| AbbVie Inc | 1.57% | 1.46% |
| Only in OEI | Only in ROCY |
|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc 2.79% | Exxon Mobil Corp. 1.63% |
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.07% | Seagate Technology Holdings plc 1.38% |
| Booking Holdings Inc 1.89% | CSX Corp. 1.21% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.65% | Howmet Aerospace, Inc. 1.04% |
| Cisco Systems Inc 1.54% | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 0.92% |
| General Electric Co 1.41% | Lowe's Cos., Inc. 0.87% |
| Chevron Corp 1.31% | Trane Technologies plc 0.85% |
| Home Depot Inc/The 1.17% | EOG Resources, Inc. 0.80% |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OEI | ROCY | OEI | ROCY | OEI | ROCY | |
| 3 months | +4.8% | +2.6% | 2.3% | 1.7% | +2.5 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +12.5% | +14.8% | 4.9% | 3.7% | −5.6 pts | −3.3 pts |
| Since launch | +14.4% | +13.5% | 8.6% | 3.6% | −0.9 pts | −2.9 pts |
| OEI Optimized Equity Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | ROCY JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Core Alternative | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | option income | 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% | 5.7% |
| Expense ratio | 1.02% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.6% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025) | 3.6% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +5.2% | +9.7% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.4% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025) | +13.5% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.3% | +16.4% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.9 pts | −2.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 331 days | 183 days |
| Net assets | $46m | $726m |
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.
ROCY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Mar 19, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ROCY paid 3.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, OEI or ROCY?
- OEI charges 1.02% a year and ROCY charges 0.35%, so ROCY 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 ROCY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/oei-vs-rocy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.