Which is cheaper, OEI or YSPC?

OEI charges 1.02% a year and YSPC charges 1.01%, so YSPC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

OEI vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return

OEI and YSPC both write options for income.

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Net assets: $46m on Jul 31, 2026 for Optimized Equity Income ETF, and $42m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF.

OEI on its own →YSPC on its own →

At a glance

9.2%

OEI cash paid, 1 year

16.7%

YSPC cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026

+12.9%

OEI total return, 1 year

−2.1%

YSPC total return, since launch, Jul 15, 2026

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%

9.2% cash

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.

YSPC · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC

−2.1%

SPCX

+0.5%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

+0.5%

YSPC

−2.1%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

+0.5%

YSPC

−2.1%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

16.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

YSPC costs 0.01 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OEI vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	OEI	YSPC
Paid and earned
Measure	OEI	YSPC
Total return, 1 year	+12.9%	not published
Price change	rose 3.0% (1 year)	fell 18.2% (since Jul 15, 2026)
Against its benchmark
Measure	OEI	YSPC
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Cost and size
Measure	OEI	YSPC
Expense ratio	1.02%	1.01%
Net assets, OEI as of Jul 31, 2026 and YSPC as of Nov 3, 2026	$46m	$42m
Holdings
Measure	OEI	YSPC
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, OEI and YSPC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OEI YSPC

Only in one fund ↓

Only in OEI

NVIDIA Corp 8.22%

Microsoft Corp 5.93%

Amazon.com Inc 4.51%

Apple Inc 4.23%

Alphabet Inc 3.44%

Broadcom Inc 3.01%

Alphabet Inc 2.76%

Micron Technology Inc 2.54%

Only in YSPC

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 29.45%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 13.87%

SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 C 0.32%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C145 0.13%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C146 0.11%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C141 -0.11%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C140 -0.72%

SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 P -21.73%

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Side by side

OEI Optimized Equity Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly YSPC YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPCX, paying weekly

Issuer Core Alternative YieldMax

Strategy option income synthetic covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 9.6% 60.1%

Expense ratio 1.02% 1.01%

Cash paid, 1 year 9.2% 16.7% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +3.0% −18.2% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +12.9% −2.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +0.5% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Ahead or behind −1.9 pts −2.6 pts (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published

Age 1.0 years 112 days

Net assets, OEI as of Jul 31, 2026 and YSPC as of Nov 3, 2026 $46m $42m

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 YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	OEI	YSPC	OEI	YSPC	OEI	YSPC
3 months	+3.3%	+11.7%	2.4%	18.2%	+3.4 pts	−13.8 pts
6 months	+6.3%	–	4.7%	–	+1.3 pts	–
1 year	+12.9%	–	9.2%	–	−1.9 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: OEI Oct 2025 · YSPC Jul 2026	+15.0%	−2.1%	9.4%	16.7%	−1.1 pts	−2.5 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.

YSPC

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, YSPC paid 16.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 18.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.1%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned +0.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.1%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, OEI or YSPC?: OEI charges 1.02% a year and YSPC charges 1.01%, so YSPC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →OEI on its own →YSPC on its own →OEI dividend history →OEI holdings →YSPC dividend history →YSPC holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

OEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

OEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Core Alternative website ↗

YSPC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YSPC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YSPC 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for YSPC ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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