Data as of .
OEI vs YLDE: which paid, and which earned it?
OEI and YLDE both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, OEI and YLDE hold 27% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | OEI | YLDE |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc | 3.48% | 3.60% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 8.32% | 3.03% |
| Microsoft Corp | 5.99% | 2.67% |
| Broadcom Inc | 3.04% | 2.25% |
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp | 2.07% | 4.05% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2.10% | 1.99% |
| Apple Inc | 4.28% | 1.91% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 1.65% | 2.51% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.18% | 1.63% |
| Home Depot Inc/The | 1.17% | 1.39% |
| Visa Inc | 1.15% | 1.83% |
| RTX Corp | 1.09% | 1.00% |
| Only in OEI | Only in YLDE |
|---|---|
| Amazon.com Inc 4.56% | WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.63% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.79% | NESTLE' SA/AG 2.94% |
| Micron Technology Inc 2.57% | AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC 2.83% |
| Booking Holdings Inc 1.89% | APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.78% |
| Eli Lilly & Co 1.80% | UNILEVER PLC 2.64% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.60% | PUBLIC STORAGE 2.59% |
| AbbVie Inc 1.57% | MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC 2.52% |
| Mastercard Inc 1.57% | OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP 2.49% |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OEI | YLDE | OEI | YLDE | OEI | YLDE | |
| 3 months | +4.8% | +2.5% | 2.3% | 2.3% | +2.5 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +12.5% | +8.4% | 4.9% | 4.1% | −5.6 pts | −9.6 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +10.5% | not published | 7.6% | not published | −6.0 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +51.1% | not published | 16.8% | not published | −27.3 pts |
| Since launch | +14.4% | +181.4% | 8.6% | 42.1% | −0.9 pts | −86.6 pts |
| OEI Optimized Equity Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Core Alternative | Franklin |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.2% | 7.0% |
| Expense ratio | 1.02% | 0.48% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.6% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025) | 7.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | +5.2% | +2.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.4% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025) | +10.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.3% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.9 pts | −6.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 331 days | 3405 days |
| Net assets | $46m | $170m |
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.
YLDE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YLDE paid 7.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.0%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- 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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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, OEI against YLDE, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/oei-vs-ylde Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.