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

OEI and YQQQ both write options for income.

Optimized Equity Income ETF and YieldMax(R) Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF.

8.6%OEI cash paid, 1 year
23.1%YQQQ cash paid, 1 year
+14.4%OEI total return, 1 year
−3.5%YQQQ 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%0.9 pts behind SPY
YQQQ25.3 pts behind QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%YQQQ−3.5%25.3 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%YQQQ−3.5%25.3 pts behind QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, OEI and YQQQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in OEIOnly in YQQQ
NVIDIA Corp 8.32%United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 28.76%
Microsoft Corp 5.99%United States Treasury Bill 07/08/2027 28.59%
Amazon.com Inc 4.56%United States Treasury Bill 02/18/2027 17.25%
Apple Inc 4.28%United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 13.01%
Alphabet Inc 3.48%United States Treasury Bill 10/15/2026 7.09%
Broadcom Inc 3.04%First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 5.94%
Alphabet Inc 2.79%QQQ 10/16/2026 720.02 P 1.66%
Micron Technology Inc 2.57%QQQ US 09/25/26 P690 0.06%

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 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

OEI and YQQQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
OEIYQQQOEIYQQQOEIYQQQ
3 months+4.8%+5.8%2.3%6.5%+2.5 pts+8.3 pts
6 months+12.5%−13.9%4.9%10.8%−5.6 pts−38.2 pts
1 yearnot published−3.5%not published23.1%not published−25.3 pts
Since launch+14.4%−17.6%8.6%37.0%−0.9 pts−71.2 pts
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OEI and YQQQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
OEI
Optimized Equity Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
YQQQ
YieldMax(R) Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF
Synthetic covered call on QQQ, paying weekly
IssuerCore AlternativeYieldMax
Strategyoption incomesynthetic covered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyNasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized9.2%21.3%
Expense ratio1.02%1.11%
Cash paid, 1 year8.6% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025)23.1%
Price change, 1 year+5.2%−25.7%
Total return, 1 year+14.4% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025)−3.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year+15.3%+21.8%
Ahead or behind−0.9 pts−25.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published0%
Age331 days764 days
Net assets$46m$27m

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.

YQQQ in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YQQQ paid 23.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 25.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −3.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 25.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 21.3%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 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 YQQQ?
OEI charges 1.02% a year and YQQQ charges 1.11%, so OEI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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OEI against YQQQ, 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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