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

OEI and SCLZ both write options for income.

Optimized Equity Income ETF and Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF.

8.6%OEI cash paid, 1 year
8.4%SCLZ cash paid, 1 year
+14.4%OEI total return, 1 year
+13.2%SCLZ 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
SCLZ14 pts behind SCHD · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SCHD+27.2%SCLZ+13.2%8.4% of it arrived as cash14 pts behind SCHDTotal return, distributions reinvestedSCHD+27.2%SCLZ+13.2%14 pts behind SCHD

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, OEI and SCLZ hold 59% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions OEI and SCLZ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingOEISCLZ
NVIDIA Corp8.32%5.99%
Apple Inc4.28%6.15%
Amazon.com Inc4.56%3.75%
Microsoft Corp5.99%3.71%
Alphabet Inc3.48%5.18%
Broadcom Inc3.04%4.71%
Micron Technology Inc2.57%7.89%
Meta Platforms Inc2.18%3.34%
Johnson & Johnson2.10%2.41%
Eli Lilly & Co1.80%3.86%
JPMorgan Chase & Co1.65%3.50%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc1.60%3.10%
Only in each
Only in OEIOnly in SCLZ
Alphabet Inc 2.79%EXXON MOBIL CORP 1.92%
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.07%DEERE & COMPANY 1.17%
Booking Holdings Inc 1.89%DUKE ENERGY CORP 1.01%
Bank of America Corp 1.38%LINDE PLC 0.99%
Intel Corp 1.34%WELLTOWER INC 0.82%
GE Vernova Inc 1.16%LOWE'S COMPANIES INC 0.66%
UnitedHealth Group Inc 1.13%AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY INC 0.61%
Procter & Gamble Co/The 1.07%EQUINIX INC 0.58%

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

OEI and SCLZ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
OEISCLZOEISCLZOEISCLZ
3 months+4.8%+2.9%2.3%2.1%+2.5 pts−3.6 pts
6 months+12.5%+14.2%4.9%3.8%−5.6 pts+1.6 pts
1 yearnot published+13.2%not published8.4%not published−14.0 pts
Since launch+14.4%+36.5%8.6%19.6%−0.9 pts−6.3 pts
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OEI and SCLZ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
OEI
Optimized Equity Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
SCLZ
Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF
Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly
IssuerCore AlternativeSwan
Strategyoption incomedividend stocks with call overlay
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyUS dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized9.2%8.5%
Expense ratio1.02%0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year8.6% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025)8.4%
Price change, 1 year+5.2%+4.1%
Total return, 1 year+14.4% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025)+13.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year+15.3%+27.2%
Ahead or behind−0.9 pts−14.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age331 days934 days
Net assets$46m$20m

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.

SCLZ in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.2%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 14.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, OEI or SCLZ?
OEI charges 1.02% a year and SCLZ charges 0.79%, so SCLZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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OEI against SCLZ, 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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