Data as of .
OEI vs YYY: which paid, and which earned it?
OEI and YYY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, OEI and YYY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in OEI | Only in YYY |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 8.32% | abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.61% |
| Microsoft Corp 5.99% | BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.33% |
| Amazon.com Inc 4.56% | Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.32% |
| Apple Inc 4.28% | Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.30% |
| Alphabet Inc 3.48% | PIMCO High Income Fund 3.04% |
| Broadcom Inc 3.04% | Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 2.98% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.79% | Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.66% |
| Micron Technology Inc 2.57% | Western Asset Diversified Income Fund 2.45% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OEI | YYY | OEI | YYY | OEI | YYY | |
| 3 months | +4.8% | −2.5% | 2.3% | 3.1% | +2.5 pts | −4.8 pts |
| 6 months | +12.5% | +4.7% | 4.9% | 6.5% | −5.6 pts | −13.3 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +3.4% | not published | 12.1% | not published | −13.2 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +37.1% | not published | 37.7% | not published | −41.3 pts |
| Since launch | +14.4% | +117.8% | 8.6% | 112.4% | −0.9 pts | −519.1 pts |
| OEI Optimized Equity Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Core Alternative | Amplify |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.2% | 13.3% |
| Expense ratio | 1.02% | 3.23% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.6% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025) | 12.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | +5.2% | −8.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.4% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025) | +3.4% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.3% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.9 pts | −13.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 331 days | 5211 days |
| Net assets | $46m | $702m |
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.
YYY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YYY paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, OEI or YYY?
- OEI charges 1.02% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so OEI 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 YYY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/oei-vs-yyy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.