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OEI vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OEI paid 9.2% of its price in cash against YLDE’s 7.9%, though YLDE returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $46m on Jul 31, 2026 for Optimized Equity Income ETF, and $186m on Nov 3, 2026 for Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF.

At a glance
9.2%
OEI cash paid, 1 year
7.9%
YLDE cash paid, 1 year
+12.9%
OEI total return, 1 year
+19.0%
YLDE 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%

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.
YLDE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts ahead of IWV
YLDE
+19.0%
IWV
+14.8%

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWV

+14.8%

YLDE

+19.0%

7.9% of it arrived as cash

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWV

+14.8%

YLDE

+19.0%

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

7.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +19.0%. YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +19.0%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

YLDE costs 0.54 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.1 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OEI vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOEIYLDE
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+12.9%+19.0%
Price change, 1 yearrose 3.0%rose 10.5%
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYiShares Russell 3000 ETF, measured through IWV
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.02%0.48%
Net assets, OEI as of Jul 31, 2026 and YLDE as of Nov 3, 2026$46m$186m
Holdings
Holdings in common26%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · YLDE scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score75.7OEI91.9YLDE

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

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

What they share

26%

By the books each fund has filed, OEI and YLDE hold 26% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

26% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OEI YLDE
Alphabet Inc 3.44% 3.52%
NVIDIA Corp 8.22% 2.97%
Microsoft Corp 5.93% 2.61%
Broadcom Inc 3.01% 2.21%
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.04% 3.96%
Johnson & Johnson 2.08% 1.94%
Apple Inc 4.23% 1.86%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.63% 2.46%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.15% 1.59%
Home Depot Inc 1.16% 1.36%
Visa Inc 1.13% 1.79%
RTX Corp 1.08% 0.98%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in OEI
Amazon.com Inc 4.51%
Alphabet Inc 2.76%
Micron Technology Inc 2.54%
Booking Holdings Inc 1.86%
Eli Lilly & Co 1.78%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.58%
AbbVie Inc 1.55%
Mastercard Inc 1.55%
Only in YLDE
WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.53%
NESTLE' SA/AG 2.88%
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC 2.77%
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.72%
UNILEVER PLC 2.58%
PUBLIC STORAGE 2.53%
MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC 2.47%
OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP 2.43%
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Side by side

OEI Optimized Equity Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call on IWV, paying monthly
Strategy option income covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 9.6% 6.3%
Expense ratio 1.02% 0.48%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.2% 7.9%
Price change, 1 year +3.0% +10.5%
Total return, 1 year +12.9% +19.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −1.9 pts +4.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 67%
Age 1.0 years 9.5 years
Net assets, OEI as of Jul 31, 2026 and YLDE as of Nov 3, 2026 $46m $186m

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 YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowOEIYLDEOEIYLDEOEIYLDE
3 months+3.3%+3.2%2.4%1.6%+3.4 pts+3.6 pts
6 months+6.3%+8.6%4.7%4.0%+1.3 pts+3.7 pts
1 year+12.9%+19.0%9.2%7.9%−1.9 pts+4.2 pts
3 years–+61.5%–18.0%–−19.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: OEI Oct 2025 · YLDE May 2017+15.0%+197.5%9.4%44.5%−1.1 pts−52.9 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.

YLDE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YLDE paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.0%. iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly. Franklin estimates that 67% of the distribution paid Apr 6, 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 YLDE?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OEI paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash and YLDE paid 7.9%, so OEI 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 YLDE?
With every distribution reinvested, OEI returned +12.9% and YLDE +19.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, OEI or YLDE?
OEI charges 1.02% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so YLDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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