Which paid more, OEI or XDTE?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OEI paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash and XDTE paid 25.5%, so XDTE 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 XDTE?

With every distribution reinvested, OEI returned +12.9% and XDTE +14.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, OEI or XDTE?

OEI charges 1.02% a year and XDTE charges 0.97%, so XDTE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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OEI vs XDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XDTE paid 25.5% of its price in cash against OEI’s 9.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $46m on Jul 31, 2026 for Optimized Equity Income ETF, and $321m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF.

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At a glance

9.2%

OEI cash paid, 1 year

25.5%

XDTE cash paid, 1 year

+12.9%

OEI total return, 1 year

+14.6%

XDTE 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%

9.2% cash

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.

XDTE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPY

XDTE

+14.6%

SPY

+14.8%

About even with SPY

XDTE over 1 year: paid 25.5%, price −13.2%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XDTE

+14.6%

25.5% of it arrived as cash

about even with SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPY

XDTE over 1 year: paid 25.5%, price −13.2%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XDTE

+14.6%

25.5% as cash

about even with SPY

25.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XDTE over 1 year: paid 25.5%, price −13.2%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XDTE costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.7 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OEI vs XDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	OEI	XDTE
Paid and earned
Measure	OEI	XDTE
Total return, 1 year	+12.9%	+14.6%
Price change, 1 year	rose 3.0%	fell 13.2%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	OEI	XDTE
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	OEI	XDTE
Expense ratio	1.02%	0.97%
Net assets, OEI as of Jul 31, 2026 and XDTE as of Nov 4, 2026	$46m	$321m
Holdings
Measure	OEI	XDTE
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score75.7OEI39.2XDTE

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

XDTE 39.2

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

By the books each fund has filed, OEI and XDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OEI XDTE

Only in one fund ↓

Only in OEI

NVIDIA Corp 8.22%

Microsoft Corp 5.93%

Amazon.com Inc 4.51%

Apple Inc 4.23%

Alphabet Inc 3.44%

Broadcom Inc 3.01%

Alphabet Inc 2.76%

Micron Technology Inc 2.54%

Only in XDTE

SPY 11/19/2027 77.43 C 90.03%

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Side by side

OEI Optimized Equity Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly XDTE Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly

Issuer Core Alternative Roundhill

Strategy option income 0DTE covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 9.6% 12.4%

Expense ratio 1.02% 0.97%

Cash paid, 1 year 9.2% 25.5%

Price change, 1 year +3.0% −13.2%

Total return, 1 year +12.9% +14.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −1.9 pts −0.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 100%

Age 1.0 years 2.7 years

Net assets, OEI as of Jul 31, 2026 and XDTE as of Nov 4, 2026 $46m $321m

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 XDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	OEI	XDTE	OEI	XDTE	OEI	XDTE
3 months	+3.3%	+1.0%	2.4%	4.2%	+3.4 pts	+1.2 pts
6 months	+6.3%	+5.5%	4.7%	9.3%	+1.3 pts	+0.5 pts
1 year	+12.9%	+14.6%	9.2%	25.5%	−1.9 pts	−0.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: OEI Oct 2025 · XDTE Mar 2024	+15.0%	+47.4%	9.4%	60.8%	−1.1 pts	−6.4 pts

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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.

XDTE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XDTE paid 25.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.4%, paid weekly. Roundhill estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, OEI or XDTE?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OEI paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash and XDTE paid 25.5%, so XDTE 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 XDTE?: With every distribution reinvested, OEI returned +12.9% and XDTE +14.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, OEI or XDTE?: OEI charges 1.02% a year and XDTE charges 0.97%, so XDTE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →OEI on its own →XDTE on its own →OEI dividend history →OEI holdings →XDTE dividend history →XDTE holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

OEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

OEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Core Alternative website ↗

XDTE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XDTE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XDTE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Roundhill page for XDTE ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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