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

OEI and SIOO both write options for income.

Optimized Equity Income ETF and VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF.

8.6%OEI cash paid, 1 year
11.1%SIOO cash paid, 1 year
+14.4%OEI total return, 1 year
+10.8%SIOO 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%8.6% cash0.9 pts behind SPY
SIOOAbout even with OEF · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
OEF+11.0%SIOO+10.8%11.1% of it arrived as cashabout even with OEFTotal return, distributions reinvestedOEF+11.0%SIOO+10.8%11.1% as cashabout even with OEF

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, OEI and SIOO hold 75% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions OEI and SIOO both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingOEISIOO
NVIDIA Corp8.32%9.83%
Microsoft Corp5.99%5.91%
Amazon.com Inc4.56%4.41%
Apple Inc4.28%9.24%
Broadcom Inc3.04%3.57%
Alphabet Inc2.79%3.62%
Micron Technology Inc2.57%2.37%
Meta Platforms Inc2.18%3.12%
Eli Lilly & Co1.80%1.85%
JPMorgan Chase & Co1.65%1.99%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc1.60%2.03%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc1.56%2.00%
Only in each
Only in OEIOnly in SIOO
Realty Income Corp 0.85%United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 7.85%
Eaton Corp PLC 0.65%Linde PLC 0.47%
TJX Cos Inc/The 0.61%ConocoPhillips 0.35%
Amphenol Corp 0.56%Union Pacific Corp 0.34%
Progressive Corp/The 0.50%Deere & Co 0.31%
Arista Networks Inc 0.49%Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 0.28%
S&P Global Inc 0.48%Danaher Corp 0.28%
Freeport-McMoRan Inc 0.44%Capital One Financial Corp 0.27%

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

OEI and SIOO over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
OEISIOOOEISIOOOEISIOO
3 months+4.8%+4.0%2.3%3.7%+2.5 pts+0.7 pts
6 months+12.5%+14.3%4.9%7.9%−5.6 pts−5.8 pts
Since launch+14.4%+10.8%8.6%11.1%−0.9 pts−0.2 pts
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OEI and SIOO on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
OEI
Optimized Equity Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
SIOO
VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF
Covered call on OEF, paying monthly
IssuerCore AlternativeVistaShares
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 100 (OEF)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized9.2%15.1%
Expense ratio1.02%not published
Cash paid, 1 year8.6% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025)11.1% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025)
Price change, 1 year+5.2%−1.1%
Total return, 1 year+14.4% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025)+10.8% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year+15.3%+11.0%
Ahead or behind−0.9 pts−0.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age331 days281 days
Net assets$46m$21m

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.

SIOO in plain words

Over the period since launch on Dec 11, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SIOO paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.8%. S&P 100 (OEF) returned +11.0% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.1%, paid monthly.

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Where these figures came from

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OEI against SIOO, 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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How every figure is computed · Standards and sources