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

OEI and VOOY both write options for income.

Optimized Equity Income ETF and XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF.

8.6%OEI cash paid, 1 year
0.0%VOOY cash paid, 1 year
+14.4%OEI total return, 1 year
−0.3%VOOY 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
VOOYAbout even with SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY−0.2%VOOY−0.3%about even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY−0.2%VOOY−0.3%about even with SPY

Performance, window by window

OEI and VOOY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
OEIVOOYOEIVOOYOEIVOOY
3 months+4.8%not published2.3%not published+2.5 ptsnot published
6 months+12.5%not published4.9%not published−5.6 ptsnot published
Since launch+14.4%−0.3%8.6%0.0%−0.9 pts0.0 pts
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OEI and VOOY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
OEI
Optimized Equity Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
VOOY
XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF
Option income on SPY
IssuerCore AlternativeXFUNDS
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlynot established
Payout rate, annualized9.2%not published
Expense ratio1.02%not published
Cash paid, 1 year8.6% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025)0.0% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+5.2%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year+14.4% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025)−0.3% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+15.3%−0.2%
Ahead or behind−0.9 pts0.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age331 days16 days
Net assets$46mnot published

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.

VOOY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Sep 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, VOOY paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned −0.2% over the same days, so a holder was about even.

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Where these figures came from

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OEI against VOOY, 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, OEI against VOOY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/oei-vs-vooy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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