Data as of .
OEI vs SIXH: which paid, and which earned it?
OEI and SIXH both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, OEI and SIXH hold 31% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | OEI | SIXH |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 8.32% | 2.67% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 2.57% | 2.37% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2.10% | 2.47% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 1.80% | 1.49% |
| Apple Inc | 4.28% | 1.45% |
| Broadcom Inc | 3.04% | 1.35% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.18% | 1.30% |
| AbbVie Inc | 1.57% | 1.30% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.56% | 1.29% |
| GE Vernova Inc | 1.16% | 1.13% |
| Merck & Co Inc | 1.12% | 1.37% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp | 1.12% | 1.19% |
| Only in OEI | Only in SIXH |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Corp 5.99% | Altria Group, Inc. 4.83% |
| Alphabet Inc 3.48% | SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 3.74% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.79% | COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 2.66% |
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.07% | Mondelez International, Inc. 2.51% |
| Booking Holdings Inc 1.89% | U.S. BANCORP 2.44% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.65% | T-MOBILE US, INC. 2.42% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.60% | THE SOUTHERN COMPANY 2.40% |
| Mastercard Inc 1.57% | DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION 2.39% |
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 May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OEI | SIXH | OEI | SIXH | OEI | SIXH | |
| 3 months | +4.8% | +4.5% | 2.3% | 0.5% | +2.5 pts | +2.2 pts |
| 6 months | +12.5% | +7.4% | 4.9% | 0.9% | −5.6 pts | −10.6 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +16.3% | not published | 2.0% | not published | −0.3 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +43.8% | not published | 6.6% | not published | −34.6 pts |
| Since launch | +14.4% | +96.3% | 8.6% | 16.0% | −0.9 pts | −88.5 pts |
| OEI Optimized Equity Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | SIXH ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Core Alternative | Exchange Traded Concepts |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| 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% | 0.4% |
| Expense ratio | 1.02% | 0.69% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.6% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025) | 2.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | +5.2% | +14.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.4% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025) | +16.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.3% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.9 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 331 days | 2321 days |
| Net assets | $46m | $543m |
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.
SIXH in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SIXH paid 2.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.4%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, OEI or SIXH?
- OEI charges 1.02% a year and SIXH charges 0.69%, so SIXH 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 SIXH, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/oei-vs-sixh Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.