Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
OEI vs XSPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
OEI and XSPI both write options for income.
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Net assets: $46m on Jul 31, 2026 for Optimized Equity Income ETF, and $140m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Boosted S&P 500 High Income ETF.
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.About even with SPY
XSPI since launch: paid 13.9%, price −2.3%, total +12.4%, SPY +12.1%, +0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+12.1%
XSPI
+12.4%
13.9% of it arrived as cash
about even with SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
About even with SPY
XSPI since launch: paid 13.9%, price −2.3%, total +12.4%, SPY +12.1%, +0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+12.1%
XSPI
+12.4%
13.9% as cash
about even with SPY
13.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XSPI since launch: paid 13.9%, price −2.3%, total +12.4%, SPY +12.1%, +0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
XSPI costs 0.04 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | OEI | XSPI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +12.9% | not published |
| Price change | rose 3.0% (1 year) | fell 2.3% (since Feb 3, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 98% of the Oct 9, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.02% | 0.98% |
| Net assets, OEI as of Jul 31, 2026 and XSPI as of Oct 28, 2026 | $46m | $140m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 67% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, OEI and XSPI hold 67% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.
half
67% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | OEI | XSPI | OEI | XSPI | OEI | XSPI |
| 3 months | +3.3% | +1.1% | 2.4% | 4.2% | +3.4 pts | +1.2 pts |
| 6 months | +6.3% | +7.0% | 4.7% | 8.5% | +1.3 pts | +2.0 pts |
| 1 year | +12.9% | – | 9.2% | – | −1.9 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: OEI Oct 2025 · XSPI Feb 2026 | +15.0% | +12.4% | 9.4% | 13.9% | −1.1 pts | +0.3 pts |
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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.
XSPI
Over the period from its first trade on Feb 3, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XSPI paid 13.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.1% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.6%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Oct 9, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
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How this is computed
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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