Which paid more, OEI or XRMI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OEI paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash and XRMI paid 11.9%, so XRMI 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 XRMI?

With every distribution reinvested, OEI returned +12.9% and XRMI +8.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, OEI or XRMI?

OEI charges 1.02% a year and XRMI charges 0.60%, so XRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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OEI vs XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XRMI paid 11.9% of its price in cash against OEI’s 9.2%, though OEI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $46m on Jul 31, 2026 for Optimized Equity Income ETF, and $62m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF.

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At a glance

9.2%

OEI cash paid, 1 year

11.9%

XRMI cash paid, 1 year

+12.9%

OEI total return, 1 year

+8.7%

XRMI 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.

XRMI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.1 pts behind SPY

XRMI

+8.7%

SPY

+14.8%

6.1 pts behind SPY

XRMI over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −3.8%, total +8.7%, SPY +14.8%, −6.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XRMI

+8.7%

11.9% of it arrived as cash

6.1 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.1 pts behind SPY

XRMI over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −3.8%, total +8.7%, SPY +14.8%, −6.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XRMI

+8.7%

11.9% cash

6.1 pts behind SPY

11.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XRMI over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −3.8%, total +8.7%, SPY +14.8%, −6.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XRMI costs 0.42 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.2 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OEI vs XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	OEI	XRMI
Paid and earned
Measure	OEI	XRMI
Total return, 1 year	+12.9%	+8.7%
Price change, 1 year	rose 3.0%	fell 3.8%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		95% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	OEI	XRMI
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	OEI	XRMI
Expense ratio	1.02%	0.60%
Net assets, OEI as of Jul 31, 2026 and XRMI as of Oct 12, 2026	$46m	$62m
Holdings
Measure	OEI	XRMI
Holdings in common	64%

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

IQ Income Score75.7OEI45.2XRMI

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

XRMI 45.2

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

64%

By the books each fund has filed, OEI and XRMI hold 64% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

64% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OEI XRMI

NVIDIA Corp 8.22% 7.63%

Microsoft Corp 5.93% 5.42%

Apple Inc 4.23% 7.12%

Amazon.com Inc 4.51% 4.17%

Alphabet Inc 3.44% 3.28%

Broadcom Inc 3.01% 2.89%

Alphabet Inc 2.76% 2.64%

Meta Platforms Inc 2.15% 1.92%

JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.63% 1.48%

Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.58% 1.47%

Micron Technology Inc 2.54% 1.46%

Tesla Inc 1.44% 1.37%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in OEI

Eli Lilly & Co 1.78%

Philip Morris International In 1.03%

Eaton Corp PLC 0.64%

TJX Cos Inc 0.61%

IBM 0.52%

Accenture PLC 0.32%

Mobility Global Inc 0.02%

Only in XRMI

ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 1.42%

Philip Morris International Inc. 0.47%

PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. 0.42%

KLA CORPORATION 0.37%

LINDE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 0.35%

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0.33%

CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS, INC. 0.30%

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 0.30%

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Side by side

OEI Optimized Equity Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly XRMI Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer Core Alternative Global X

Strategy option income option income

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

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 9.6% 10.6%

Expense ratio 1.02% 0.60%

Cash paid, 1 year 9.2% 11.9%

Price change, 1 year +3.0% −3.8%

Total return, 1 year +12.9% +8.7%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −1.9 pts −6.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 95%

Age 1.0 years 5.2 years

Net assets, OEI as of Jul 31, 2026 and XRMI as of Oct 12, 2026 $46m $62m

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 XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	OEI	XRMI	OEI	XRMI	OEI	XRMI
3 months	+3.3%	+1.6%	2.4%	2.9%	+3.4 pts	+1.8 pts
6 months	+6.3%	+5.4%	4.7%	6.0%	+1.3 pts	+0.4 pts
1 year	+12.9%	+8.7%	9.2%	11.9%	−1.9 pts	−6.1 pts
3 years	–	+30.8%	–	35.1%	–	−52.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: OEI Oct 2025 · XRMI Aug 2021	+15.0%	+17.6%	9.4%	45.0%	−1.1 pts	−66.7 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.

XRMI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XRMI paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.6%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 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 XRMI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OEI paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash and XRMI paid 11.9%, so XRMI 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 XRMI?: With every distribution reinvested, OEI returned +12.9% and XRMI +8.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, OEI or XRMI?: OEI charges 1.02% a year and XRMI charges 0.60%, so XRMI 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 ↗

XRMI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XRMI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XRMI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for XRMI ↗

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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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