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OVL VOO \n Expense ratio 0.79% 0.03% \n Net assets, OVL as of Aug 31, 2026 and VOO as of Sep 30, 2026 $427m $1.0tn \n Total return, 1 year +15.7% +13.7% \n What it tracks Benchmark: Vang","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, OVL against VOO, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/ovl-vs-voo","a":{"ticker":"OVL","name":"Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF","issuer":"Overlay Shares","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, OVL paid 9.7% in cash and returned 15.7% in total, against 13.7% for VOO.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/ovl","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price","value":"9.7%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+15.7%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Against VOO","value":"+2.0 pts","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Return of capital, latest payout (Overlay Shares estimate)","value":"100.0%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"Overlay Shares estimate"},{"label":"Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 28, 2026","value":"$0.494","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$427m","as_of":"2026-08-31","source":"SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Aug 31, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.79%","as_of":"2025-12-23","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Dec 23, 2025"}]},"b":{"ticker":"VOO","name":"Vanguard S&P 500 ETF","issuer":"Vanguard","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"VOO tracks the S&P 500 and returned +13.7% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/voo","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+13.7%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.03%","as_of":"2026-04-28","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Apr 28, 2026"},{"label":"Holdings","value":"507","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"the issuer\u2019s holdings file"},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22120.9%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"1.2%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 28, 2026","value":"$1.8226","as_of":"2026-09-28","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$1.0tn","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"the issuer\u2019s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":0,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/ovl-vs-voo"}