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OEI vs YLDE: which paid, and which earned it?

OEI and YLDE both write options for income.

Optimized Equity Income ETF and Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF.

8.6%OEI cash paid, 1 year
7.6%YLDE cash paid, 1 year
+14.4%OEI total return, 1 year
+10.5%YLDE total return, 1 year
OEI0.9 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+15.3%OEI+14.4%8.6% of it arrived as cash0.9 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+15.3%OEI+14.4%8.6% cash0.9 pts behind SPY
YLDE6 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%YLDE+10.5%7.6% of it arrived as cash6 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%YLDE+10.5%6 pts behind SPY

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.

Positions OEI and YLDE both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingOEIYLDE
Alphabet Inc3.48%3.60%
NVIDIA Corp8.32%3.03%
Microsoft Corp5.99%2.67%
Broadcom Inc3.04%2.25%
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp2.07%4.05%
Johnson & Johnson2.10%1.99%
Apple Inc4.28%1.91%
JPMorgan Chase & Co1.65%2.51%
Meta Platforms Inc2.18%1.63%
Home Depot Inc/The1.17%1.39%
Visa Inc1.15%1.83%
RTX Corp1.09%1.00%
Only in each
Only in OEIOnly 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

OEI and YLDE over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
OEIYLDEOEIYLDEOEIYLDE
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 yearnot published+10.5%not published7.6%not published−6.0 pts
3 yearsnot published+51.1%not published16.8%not published−27.3 pts
Since launch+14.4%+181.4%8.6%42.1%−0.9 pts−86.6 pts
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OEI and YLDE on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
OEI
Optimized Equity Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
YLDE
Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerCore AlternativeFranklin
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized9.2%7.0%
Expense ratio1.02%0.48%
Cash paid, 1 year8.6% (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 estimatenot publishednot published
Age331 days3405 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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OEI against YLDE, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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