Which paid more, OEI or XYLG?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OEI paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash and XYLG paid 12.7%, so XYLG 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 XYLG?

With every distribution reinvested, OEI returned +12.9% and XYLG +15.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, OEI or XYLG?

OEI charges 1.02% a year and XYLG charges 0.35%, so XYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

OEI vs XYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XYLG paid 12.7% 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 $72m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF.

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At a glance

9.2%

OEI cash paid, 1 year

12.7%

XYLG cash paid, 1 year

+12.9%

OEI total return, 1 year

+15.6%

XYLG 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.

XYLG · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of SPY

XYLG

+15.6%

SPY

+14.8%

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

XYLG over 1 year: paid 12.7%, price +1.5%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XYLG

+15.6%

12.7% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

XYLG over 1 year: paid 12.7%, price +1.5%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XYLG

+15.6%

12.7% as cash

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

12.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +15.6%. XYLG over 1 year: paid 12.7%, price +1.5%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +15.6%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XYLG costs 0.67 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.7 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OEI vs XYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	OEI	XYLG
Paid and earned
Measure	OEI	XYLG
Total return, 1 year	+12.9%	+15.6%
Price change, 1 year	rose 3.0%	rose 1.5%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		80% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	OEI	XYLG
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	OEI	XYLG
Expense ratio	1.02%	0.35%
Net assets, OEI as of Jul 31, 2026 and XYLG as of Oct 12, 2026	$46m	$72m
Holdings
Measure	OEI	XYLG
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 Score75.7OEI70.4XYLG

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

XYLG 70.4

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 XYLG hold 64% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

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64% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OEI XYLG

NVIDIA Corp 8.22% 7.60%

Microsoft Corp 5.93% 5.39%

Apple Inc 4.23% 7.09%

Amazon.com Inc 4.51% 4.15%

Alphabet Inc 3.44% 3.26%

Broadcom Inc 3.01% 2.88%

Alphabet Inc 2.76% 2.63%

Meta Platforms Inc 2.15% 1.91%

JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.63% 1.47%

Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.58% 1.46%

Micron Technology Inc 2.54% 1.45%

Tesla Inc 1.44% 1.36%

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 XYLG

ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 1.41%

Philip Morris International Inc. 0.46%

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 0.29%

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Side by side

OEI Optimized Equity Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly XYLG Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer Core Alternative Global X

Strategy option income covered call

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

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 9.6% 4.4%

Expense ratio 1.02% 0.35%

Cash paid, 1 year 9.2% 12.7%

Price change, 1 year +3.0% +1.5%

Total return, 1 year +12.9% +15.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −1.9 pts +0.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 80%

Age 1.0 years 6.1 years

Net assets, OEI as of Jul 31, 2026 and XYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 $46m $72m

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 XYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	OEI	XYLG	OEI	XYLG	OEI	XYLG
3 months	+3.3%	+1.4%	2.4%	1.1%	+3.4 pts	+1.5 pts
6 months	+6.3%	+6.7%	4.7%	2.5%	+1.3 pts	+1.7 pts
1 year	+12.9%	+15.6%	9.2%	12.7%	−1.9 pts	+0.8 pts
3 years	–	+65.6%	–	44.3%	–	−17.4 pts
Since launchNot the same days: OEI Oct 2025 · XYLG Sep 2020	+15.0%	+116.0%	9.4%	69.8%	−1.1 pts	−38.4 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.

XYLG

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XYLG paid 12.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.4%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 80% 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 XYLG?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OEI paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash and XYLG paid 12.7%, so XYLG 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 XYLG?: With every distribution reinvested, OEI returned +12.9% and XYLG +15.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, OEI or XYLG?: OEI charges 1.02% a year and XYLG charges 0.35%, so XYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

OEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

OEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Core Alternative website ↗

XYLG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XYLG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XYLG 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for XYLG ↗

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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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