Data as of .
ISPY vs OMAH: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year OMAH paid 14.4% of its price in cash against ISPY’s 5.6%, though ISPY returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: ISPY scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ISPY and OMAH hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ISPY | OMAH |
|---|---|---|
| Apple, Inc. | 6.31% | 10.59% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 3.05% | 4.57% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 2.42% | 4.54% |
| Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. | 1.20% | 10.22% |
| Bank of America Corp. | 0.47% | 4.06% |
| Chevron Corp. | 0.47% | 4.75% |
| Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 0.42% | 4.94% |
| American Express Co. | 0.23% | 6.57% |
| Chubb Ltd. | 0.16% | 4.49% |
| Moody's Corp. | 0.10% | 4.42% |
| Delta Air Lines, Inc. | 0.07% | 4.13% |
| Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 0.06% | 4.64% |
| Only in ISPY | Only in OMAH |
|---|---|
| ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 10.56% | Sirius XM Holdings Inc 4.29% |
| NVIDIA Corp. 7.07% | New York Times Co/The 2.80% |
| Microsoft Corp. 4.60% | Ally Financial Inc 2.44% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 3.64% | Liberty Live Holdings Inc 2.14% |
| Broadcom, Inc. 2.92% | BRKB US 09/25/26 P512.5 0.10% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. 1.91% | VRSN US 10/16/26 C310 0.10% |
| Tesla, Inc. 1.69% | LLYVK US 10/16/26 C105 0.06% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. 1.50% | AAPL US 09/25/26 C342.5 0.05% |
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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISPY | OMAH | ISPY | OMAH | ISPY | OMAH | |
| 3 months | +1.4% | +1.7% | 1.5% | 3.7% | −0.8 pts | −2.4 pts |
| 6 months | +14.7% | +8.8% | 3.6% | 7.7% | −3.3 pts | +2.8 pts |
| 1 year | +13.5% | +8.8% | 5.6% | 14.4% | −3.1 pts | +4.9 pts |
| Since launch | +53.4% | +14.6% | 25.8% | 21.4% | −14.5 pts | +12.4 pts |
| ISPY ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | OMAH VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF Covered call on BRK-B, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | ProShares | VistaShares |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Berkshire Hathaway B (BRK-B), used as the proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 5.8% | 15.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.56% | 0.98% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.6% | 14.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | +7.6% | −6.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.5% | +8.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +3.9% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.1 pts | +4.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1003 days | 562 days |
| Net assets | $1.2bn | $1.1bn |
ISPY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ISPY paid 5.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.8%, paid monthly.
OMAH in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OMAH paid 14.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.8%. Berkshire Hathaway B (BRK-B), used as the proxy returned +3.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.1%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, ISPY or OMAH?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ISPY paid 5.6% of its starting price in cash and OMAH paid 14.4%, so OMAH paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, ISPY or OMAH?
- With every distribution reinvested, ISPY returned +13.5% and OMAH returned +8.8% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so ISPY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, ISPY or OMAH?
- ISPY charges 0.56% a year and OMAH charges 0.98%, so ISPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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