Is IETH or O a better dividend investment in 2026?

IETH currently yields 40.69% with a 5% 5-year dividend growth rate. O yields 5.30% with 3.2% growth. The better choice depends on your goal: IETH offers higher current income.

What is the dividend yield difference between IETH and O?

IETH has a forward dividend yield of 40.69% ($8.21/share annually). O yields 5.30% ($3.23/share annually). The yield gap is 35.39 percentage points.

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IETH vs O: Dividend Comparison 2026

IETH yields 40.69% · O yields 5.30%● Live data

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After 10 years · $10,000 invested · DRIP enabled

🏆 IETH wins by $206.3K in total portfolio value

INVESTMENT

TIME HORIZON10 years

IETH

● Live price

40.69%

Share price

$20.17

Annual div

$8.21

5Y div CAGR

Payout ratio

50%

After 10 yrs · $10,000 · DRIP

Portfolio value

$240.7K

Annual income

$41,246.78

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Realty Income Corporation

● Live price

5.30%

Share price

$60.94

Annual div

$3.23

5Y div CAGR

15.1%

Payout ratio

50%

After 10 yrs · $10,000 · DRIP

Portfolio value

$34.3K

Annual income

$5,134.78

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Portfolio growth — IETH vs O

📍 IETH pulled ahead of the other in Year 1

Annual dividend income

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Recession Test — Did They Cut Dividends?

How each stock treated shareholders during the 3 biggest crises of the last 20 years

Crisis Period	IETH	O
2008–2009 GFC	— No data	— No data
2020 Q1–Q2 COVID	— No data	— No data
2022 Q4 Rate Hike	— No data	— No data

Based on dividend payment history. "Increased" = dividend grew during crisis. "Maintained" = held within 3%. "Cut" = reduced by more than 3%.

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Dividend Calendar Overlap

Combined, IETH + O cover 0 of 12 months — good coverage

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IETH pays

O pays

Both pay

Neither

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Tax Bracket Optimizer

Which stock is actually better after tax? Adjust your rate to find out.

IETH

Annual income on $10K today (after 15% tax)

$3,458.27/yr

After 10yr DRIP, annual income (after tax)

$35,059.76/yr

Annual income on $10K today (after 15% tax)

$450.66/yr

After 10yr DRIP, annual income (after tax)

$4,364.56/yr

At 15% tax rate, IETH beats the other by $30,695.20/year in after-tax income after 10 years on $10,000

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Lazy Portfolio Split Optimizer

What's the optimal mix of IETH + O for your $10,000?

IETH: 50%O: 50%

100% O50/50100% IETH

Portfolio after 10yr

$137.5K

Annual income

$23,190.78/yr

Blended yield

16.86%

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Analyst Conviction Gap

Where Wall Street is most bullish on O right now

IETH

No analyst data

Analyst Ratings

Buy

Hold

Sell

Consensus: Hold

Price Target

$64.00

+5.0% upside vs current

Range: $60.00 — $69.00

Altman Z

1.0

Piotroski

5/9

Analyst ratings via FMP. Altman Z-Score: >3.0 safe, 1.81–3.0 grey zone, <1.81 distress. Piotroski: 7–9 strong, 0–3 weak.

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Copy Congress — What Are Politicians Buying?

Senate & House STOCK Act disclosures (last 90 days)

IETH buys

O buys

Politician	Chamber	Ticker	Type	Amount	Date
Gilbert Cisneros	🏢 House	$O	▲ Buy	$1,001 - $15,000	2025-08-05
Ro Khanna	🏢 House	$O	▲ Buy	$1,001 - $15,000	2024-02-13
Ro Khanna	🏢 House	$O	▼ Sell	$1,001 - $15,000	2023-11-03
Ro Khanna	🏢 House	$O	▲ Buy	$1,001 - $15,000	2023-10-31
Ro Khanna	🏢 House	$O	▼ Sell	$1,001 - $15,000	2023-09-06
Ro Khanna	🏢 House	$O	▲ Buy	$1,001 - $15,000	2023-08-29
Ro Khanna	🏢 House	$O	▲ Buy	$1,001 - $15,000	2023-06-29
Ro Khanna	🏢 House	$O	▲ Buy	$1,001 - $15,000	2023-06-26
Ro Khanna	🏢 House	$O	▼ Sell	$1,001 - $15,000	2023-05-19
Gary Peters	🏛 Senate	$O	▲ Buy	$15,001 - $50,000	2023-03-14

STOCK Act mandates disclosure within 45 days of transaction. Data via FMP.Full tracker →

MetricIETHO

Forward yield	40.69% ✓	5.30%
Annual dividend / share	$8.21 ✓	$3.23
Payout ratio	50%	50%
1-year div growth	0%	0%
5-year div CAGR	0%	15.1% ✓
Portfolio after 10y	$240.7K ✓	$34.3K
Annual income after 10y	$41,246.78 ✓	$5,134.78
Total dividends collected	$182.0K ✓	$20.8K
Payment frequency	quarterly	monthly
Sector	Stock	REIT

Year-by-year: IETH vs O ($10,000, DRIP)

Year	IETH Portfolio	IETH Income/yr	O Portfolio	O Income/yr	Gap
1← crossover	$14,769	$4,068.55	$10,820	$610.25	+$3.9K → IETH
2	$21,418	$5,615.58	$11,792	$744.38	+$9.6K → IETH
3	$30,528	$7,611.15	$12,954	$914.52	+$17.6K → IETH
4	$42,804	$10,138.92	$14,359	$1,132.56	+$28.4K → IETH
5	$59,086	$13,285.92	$16,075	$1,415.21	+$43.0K → IETH
6	$80,362	$17,139.94	$18,199	$1,786.15	+$62.2K → IETH
7	$107,774	$21,786.66	$20,861	$2,279.59	+$86.9K → IETH
8	$142,625	$27,306.72	$24,245	$2,945.70	+$118.4K → IETH
9	$186,382	$33,772.78	$28,613	$3,859.42	+$157.8K → IETH
10	$240,675	$41,246.78	$34,349	$5,134.78	+$206.3K → IETH

IETH vs O: Complete Analysis 2026

IETH — Stock

The fund seeks to provide current income (option premium return) plus exposure to the price return of ether-based exchange traded products (or futures) by employing option income strategies.

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O — REIT

Realty Income, The Monthly Dividend Company, is an S&P 500 company dedicated to providing stockholders with dependable monthly income. The company is structured as a REIT, and its monthly dividends are supported by the cash flow from over 6,500 real estate properties owned under long-term lease agreements with our commercial clients. To date, the company has declared 608 consecutive common stock monthly dividends throughout its 52-year operating history and increased the dividend 109 times since Realty Income's public listing in 1994 (NYSE: O). The company is a member of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats index. Additional information about the company can be obtained from the corporate website at www.realtyincome.com.

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