Data as of .
OEI vs XYLG: which paid, and which earned it?
OEI and XYLG both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, OEI and XYLG hold 65% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | OEI | XYLG |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 8.32% | 8.20% |
| Microsoft Corp | 5.99% | 5.59% |
| Apple Inc | 4.28% | 7.50% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.56% | 3.81% |
| Alphabet Inc | 3.48% | 3.12% |
| Broadcom Inc | 3.04% | 2.59% |
| Alphabet Inc | 2.79% | 2.48% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.18% | 2.24% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 2.57% | 1.75% |
| Tesla Inc | 1.46% | 1.57% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 1.65% | 1.42% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 1.80% | 1.41% |
| Only in OEI | Only in XYLG |
|---|---|
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.60% | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B 1.45% |
| Mobility Global Inc 0.02% | PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 0.45% |
| CASH 0.41% | |
| SANDISK CORP 0.40% | |
| CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC - A 0.37% | |
| KLA CORP 0.35% | |
| LINDE PLC 0.32% | |
| MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 0.32% |
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 | XYLG | OEI | XYLG | OEI | XYLG | |
| 3 months | +4.8% | +3.6% | 2.3% | 1.3% | +2.5 pts | +1.3 pts |
| 6 months | +12.5% | +15.7% | 4.9% | 3.0% | −5.6 pts | −2.3 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +17.2% | not published | 13.2% | not published | +0.7 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +60.9% | not published | 43.0% | not published | −17.5 pts |
| Since launch | +14.4% | +114.0% | 8.6% | 69.0% | −0.9 pts | −38.7 pts |
| 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), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.2% | 4.4% |
| Expense ratio | 1.02% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.6% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025) | 13.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | +5.2% | +2.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.4% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025) | +17.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.3% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.9 pts | +0.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 80% |
| Age | 331 days | 2188 days |
| Net assets | $46m | $65m |
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.
XYLG in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XYLG paid 13.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.4%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 80% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- 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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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, OEI against XYLG, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/oei-vs-xylg Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.