Data as of .
OEI vs SPIN: which paid, and which earned it?
OEI and SPIN both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, OEI and SPIN hold 62% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | OEI | SPIN |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 8.32% | 9.87% |
| Microsoft Corp | 5.99% | 7.06% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.56% | 4.87% |
| Apple Inc | 4.28% | 6.03% |
| Alphabet Inc | 3.48% | 5.65% |
| Broadcom Inc | 3.04% | 3.23% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 2.57% | 2.91% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.18% | 3.14% |
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp | 2.07% | 2.07% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 1.80% | 2.00% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 1.65% | 2.09% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 1.56% | 2.61% |
| Only in OEI | Only in SPIN |
|---|---|
| Booking Holdings Inc 1.89% | EMERSON ELECTRIC CO 1.20% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.60% | PARKER HANNIFIN CORP 1.16% |
| AbbVie Inc 1.57% | WABTEC CORP 1.15% |
| Cisco Systems Inc 1.54% | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CL B 1.05% |
| General Electric Co 1.41% | SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS 1.05% |
| Intel Corp 1.34% | UNITED RENTALS INC 0.95% |
| Chevron Corp 1.31% | LINDE PLC 0.95% |
| GE Vernova Inc 1.16% | ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.94% |
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 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OEI | SPIN | OEI | SPIN | OEI | SPIN | |
| 3 months | +4.8% | +3.7% | 2.3% | 0.8% | +2.5 pts | +1.4 pts |
| 6 months | +12.5% | +12.3% | 4.9% | 3.2% | −5.6 pts | −5.8 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +11.3% | not published | 5.2% | not published | −5.2 pts |
| Since launch | +14.4% | +28.5% | 8.6% | 15.2% | −0.9 pts | −13.7 pts |
| OEI Optimized Equity Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | SPIN State Street(R) US Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Core Alternative | State Street |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.2% | 2.7% |
| Expense ratio | 1.02% | 0.25% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.6% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025) | 5.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | +5.2% | +5.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.4% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025) | +11.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.3% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.9 pts | −5.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 331 days | 743 days |
| Net assets | $46m | $48m |
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.
SPIN in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPIN paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 2.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, OEI or SPIN?
- OEI charges 1.02% a year and SPIN charges 0.25%, so SPIN 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 SPIN, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/oei-vs-spin Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.