Which paid more, OEI or YYY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OEI paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, so YYY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, OEI or YYY?

With every distribution reinvested, OEI returned +12.9% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

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.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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OEI vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its price in cash against OEI’s 9.2%, though OEI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $46m on Jul 31, 2026 for Optimized Equity Income ETF, and $674m on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify CEF High Income ETF.

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9.2%

OEI cash paid, 1 year

12.4%

YYY cash paid, 1 year

+12.9%

OEI total return, 1 year

+1.9%

YYY total return, 1 year

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.

YYY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

YYY

+1.9%

none

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

12.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

OEI costs 2.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.0 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OEI vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	OEI	YYY
Paid and earned
Measure	OEI	YYY
Total return, 1 year	+12.9%	+1.9%
Price change, 1 year	rose 3.0%	fell 10.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		18% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	OEI	YYY
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	its own holdings
Cost and size
Measure	OEI	YYY
Expense ratio	1.02%	3.23%
Net assets, OEI as of Jul 31, 2026 and YYY as of Nov 3, 2026	$46m	$674m
Holdings
Measure	OEI	YYY
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OEI YYY

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 YYY

abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.64%

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 3.31%

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.31%

BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.30%

PIMCO High Income Fund 3.06%

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.04%

Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.70%

abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund 2.66%

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Side by side

OEI Optimized Equity Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF · Income from closed-end funds on its own holdings, paying monthly

Issuer Core Alternative Amplify

Strategy option income income from closed-end funds

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) YYY's own holdings (from its holdings of Nov 3, 2026)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 9.6% 13.8%

Expense ratio 1.02% 3.23%

Cash paid, 1 year 9.2% 12.4%

Price change, 1 year +3.0% −10.3%

Total return, 1 year +12.9% +1.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published

Ahead or behind −1.9 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 18%

Age 1.0 years 14.4 years

Net assets, OEI as of Jul 31, 2026 and YYY as of Nov 3, 2026 $46m $674m

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 YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	OEI	YYY	OEI	YYY	OEI	YYY
3 months	+3.3%	−4.9%	2.4%	3.2%	+3.4 pts	not measured
6 months	+6.3%	−4.1%	4.7%	6.2%	+1.3 pts	not measured
1 year	+12.9%	+1.9%	9.2%	12.4%	−1.9 pts	not measured
3 years	–	+35.2%	–	38.6%	–	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: OEI Oct 2025 · YYY Jun 2012	+15.0%	+114.4%	9.4%	113.6%	−1.1 pts	not measured

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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.

YYY

No 1-year comparison: a quarter's holdings filing is missing from the year.

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.8%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 18% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, OEI or YYY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OEI paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, so YYY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, OEI or YYY?: With every distribution reinvested, OEI returned +12.9% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
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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S&P 500 (SPY) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →OEI on its own →YYY on its own →OEI dividend history →OEI holdings →YYY dividend history →YYY holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

OEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

OEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Core Alternative website ↗

YYY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YYY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YYY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

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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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