Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
OEI vs SEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OEI paid 9.2% of its price in cash against SEPI’s 8.9%, though SEPI returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets: $46m on Jul 31, 2026 for Optimized Equity Income ETF, and $152m on Jun 30, 2026 for Shelton Equity Premium Income ETF.
1.9 pts behind SPY
OEI over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +3.0%, total +12.9%, SPY +14.8%, −1.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
OEI
+12.9%
9.2% of it arrived as cash
1.9 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
1.9 pts behind SPY
OEI over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +3.0%, total +12.9%, SPY +14.8%, −1.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
OEI
+12.9%
9.2% cash
1.9 pts behind SPY
9.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. OEI over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +3.0%, total +12.9%, SPY +14.8%, −1.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.3.1 pts ahead of SPY
SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
SEPI
+17.9%
8.9% of it arrived as cash
3.1 pts ahead of SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
3.1 pts ahead of SPY
SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
SEPI
+17.9%
8.9% cash
3.1 pts ahead of SPY
8.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.9%. SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.9%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
SEPI costs 0.48 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.0 points.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | OEI | SEPI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +12.9% | +17.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | rose 3.0% | rose 8.3% |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.02% | 0.54% |
| Net assets, OEI as of Jul 31, 2026 and SEPI as of Jun 30, 2026 | $46m | $152m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 45% | |
How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed
One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, OEI and SEPI hold 45% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
half
45% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
Window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | OEI | SEPI | OEI | SEPI | OEI | SEPI |
| 3 months | +3.3% | −0.1% | 2.4% | 2.1% | +3.4 pts | 0.0 pts |
| 6 months | +6.3% | +6.8% | 4.7% | 4.4% | +1.3 pts | +1.8 pts |
| 1 year | +12.9% | +17.9% | 9.2% | 8.9% | −1.9 pts | +3.1 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: OEI Oct 2025 · SEPI Sep 2025 | +15.0% | +23.5% | 9.4% | 10.0% | −1.1 pts | +3.7 pts |
OEI
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OEI paid 9.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.6%, paid monthly.
SEPI
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SEPI paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly. Shelton estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Sep 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
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Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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