Data as of .
OEI vs XIJN: which paid, and which earned it?
OEI and XIJN both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, OEI and XIJN hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in OEI | Only in XIJN |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 8.32% | 2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.07 100.51% |
| Microsoft Corp 5.99% | 2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 746.73 3.76% |
| Amazon.com Inc 4.56% | US Dollar 0.76% |
| Apple Inc 4.28% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/01/2026 0.56% |
| Alphabet Inc 3.48% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 0.56% |
| Broadcom Inc 3.04% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 01/21/2027 0.55% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.79% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 02/18/2027 0.55% |
| Micron Technology Inc 2.57% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 03/18/2027 0.55% |
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 | XIJN | OEI | XIJN | OEI | XIJN | |
| 3 months | +4.8% | +1.8% | 2.3% | 1.1% | +2.5 pts | −0.4 pts |
| 6 months | +12.5% | +4.0% | 4.9% | 3.5% | −5.6 pts | −14.0 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +6.2% | not published | 6.9% | not published | −10.3 pts |
| Since launch | +14.4% | +16.6% | 8.6% | 14.7% | −0.9 pts | −27.4 pts |
| OEI Optimized Equity Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | XIJN FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Core Alternative | First Trust |
| Strategy | option income | buffer with income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.2% | 6.7% |
| Expense ratio | 1.02% | 0.85% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.6% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025) | 6.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | +5.2% | −0.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.4% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025) | +6.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.3% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.9 pts | −10.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 331 days | 816 days |
| Net assets | $46m | $53m |
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.
XIJN in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XIJN paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, OEI or XIJN?
- OEI charges 1.02% a year and XIJN charges 0.85%, so XIJN 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 XIJN, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/oei-vs-xijn Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.