Which paid more, OEI or SIXH?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OEI paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash and SIXH paid 2.1%, so OEI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, OEI or SIXH?

With every distribution reinvested, OEI returned +12.9% and SIXH +23.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

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.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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OEI vs SIXH: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OEI paid 9.2% of its price in cash against SIXH’s 2.1%, though SIXH returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $46m on Jul 31, 2026 for Optimized Equity Income ETF, and $603m on Aug 31, 2026 for ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF.

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At a glance

9.2%

OEI cash paid, 1 year

2.1%

SIXH cash paid, 1 year

+12.9%

OEI total return, 1 year

+23.5%

SIXH total return, 1 year

OEI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.9 pts behind SPY

OEI

+12.9%

SPY

+14.8%

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%

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.

SIXH · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings

SIXH

+23.5%

Own

+18.0%

5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings

SIXH over 1 year: paid 2.1%, price +21.2%, total +23.5%, its own holdings +18.0%, +5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own holdings

+18.0%

SIXH

+23.5%

5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings

SIXH over 1 year: paid 2.1%, price +21.2%, total +23.5%, its own holdings +18.0%, +5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own holdings

+18.0%

SIXH

+23.5%

2.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +23.5%. SIXH over 1 year: paid 2.1%, price +21.2%, total +23.5%, its own holdings +18.0%, +5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +23.5%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SIXH costs 0.33 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.6 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OEI vs SIXH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	OEI	SIXH
Paid and earned
Measure	OEI	SIXH
Total return, 1 year	+12.9%	+23.5%
Price change, 1 year	rose 3.0%	rose 21.2%
Against its benchmark
Measure	OEI	SIXH
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	its own holdings
Cost and size
Measure	OEI	SIXH
Expense ratio	1.02%	0.69%
Net assets, OEI as of Jul 31, 2026 and SIXH as of Aug 31, 2026	$46m	$603m
Holdings
Measure	OEI	SIXH
Holdings in common	34%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SIXH scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score75.7OEI98.5SIXH

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

OEI 75.7

SIXH 98.5

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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 →

Method

What they share

34%

By the books each fund has filed, OEI and SIXH hold 34% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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0 half 100%

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34% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OEI SIXH

Micron Technology Inc 2.54% 2.85%

Johnson & Johnson 2.08% 2.54%

Eli Lilly & Co 1.78% 2.46%

NVIDIA Corp 8.22% 1.34%

ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.04% 1.26%

Meta Platforms Inc 2.15% 1.26%

Apple Inc 4.23% 1.25%

Advanced Micro Devices Inc 1.54% 1.21%

Amazon.com Inc 4.51% 1.17%

Alphabet Inc 3.44% 1.16%

Cisco Systems Inc 1.52% 1.16%

Walmart Inc 1.12% 2.31%

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Only in OEI

Microsoft Corp 5.93%

Broadcom Inc 3.01%

Alphabet Inc 2.76%

Booking Holdings Inc 1.86%

JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.63%

Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.58%

AbbVie Inc 1.55%

Mastercard Inc 1.55%

Only in SIXH

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 4.95%

Altria Group, Inc. 4.90%

COMCAST CORPORATION 2.72%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 2.69%

BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 2.50%

AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION 2.48%

Mondelez International, Inc. 2.44%

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 2.40%

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Side by side

OEI Optimized Equity Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly SIXH ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF · Option income on its own holdings, paying monthly

Issuer Core Alternative Exchange Traded Concepts

Strategy option income option income

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) SIXH's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 9.6% 3.2%

Expense ratio 1.02% 0.69%

Cash paid, 1 year 9.2% 2.1%

Price change, 1 year +3.0% +21.2%

Total return, 1 year +12.9% +23.5%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +18.0%

Ahead or behind −1.9 pts +5.5 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published

Age 1.0 years 6.5 years

Net assets, OEI as of Jul 31, 2026 and SIXH as of Aug 31, 2026 $46m $603m

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

Window by window: OEI vs SIXH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	OEI	SIXH	OEI	SIXH	OEI	SIXH
3 months	+3.3%	+6.0%	2.4%	0.5%	+3.4 pts	+1.8 pts
6 months	+6.3%	+10.3%	4.7%	1.0%	+1.3 pts	+3.5 pts
1 year	+12.9%	+23.5%	9.2%	2.1%	−1.9 pts	+5.5 pts
3 years	–	+47.6%	–	6.8%	–	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: OEI Oct 2025 · SIXH May 2020	+15.0%	+104.1%	9.4%	16.7%	−1.1 pts	not measured

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About each fund

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.

SIXH

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SIXH paid 2.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 21.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +23.5%. SIXH's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026) returned +18.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 3.2%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, OEI or SIXH?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OEI paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash and SIXH paid 2.1%, so OEI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, OEI or SIXH?: With every distribution reinvested, OEI returned +12.9% and SIXH +23.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
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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Sources and dates

OEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

OEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Core Alternative website ↗

SIXH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SIXH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Exchange Traded Concepts website ↗

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How this is computed

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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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