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IVVW vs OMAH: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IVVW paid 17.5% of its price in cash against OMAH’s 14.7%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $349m on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares IVV Premium Income+ ETF, and $1.1bn on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF.

At a glance
17.5%
IVVW cash paid, 1 year
14.7%
OMAH cash paid, 1 year
+14.8%
IVVW total return, 1 year
+13.5%
OMAH total return, 1 year
IVVW · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPY
IVVW
+14.8%
SPY
+14.8%

About even with SPY

IVVW over 1 year: paid 17.5%, price −4.1%, total +14.8%, SPY +14.8%, 0.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

IVVW

+14.8%

17.5% of it arrived as cash

about even with SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPY

IVVW over 1 year: paid 17.5%, price −4.1%, total +14.8%, SPY +14.8%, 0.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

IVVW

+14.8%

17.5% as cash

about even with SPY

17.5% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. IVVW over 1 year: paid 17.5%, price −4.1%, total +14.8%, SPY +14.8%, 0.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
OMAH · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.3 pts behind SPY
OMAH
+13.5%
SPY
+14.8%

1.3 pts behind SPY

OMAH over 1 year: paid 14.7%, price −2.4%, total +13.5%, SPY +14.8%, −1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OMAH

+13.5%

14.7% of it arrived as cash

1.3 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.3 pts behind SPY

OMAH over 1 year: paid 14.7%, price −2.4%, total +13.5%, SPY +14.8%, −1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OMAH

+13.5%

14.7% as cash

1.3 pts behind SPY

14.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. OMAH over 1 year: paid 14.7%, price −2.4%, total +13.5%, SPY +14.8%, −1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

IVVW costs 0.73 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.3 points; OMAH is 3.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IVVW vs OMAH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureIVVWOMAH
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+14.8%+13.5%
Price change, 1 yearfell 4.1%fell 2.4%
Return of capital, issuer estimate49% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.25%0.98%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$344m$1.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · OMAH scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score47.6IVVW53OMAH

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

Risk and return

Mar 14, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 85 weekly returns · each against SPY
IVVW OMAH
Return
Total return edge IVVW +27.4% +18.2%
Annualized edge IVVW +16.0% +10.8%
Price return edge IVVW −4.3% −8.0%
Risk
Volatility edge IVVW (slight) 10.4% 11.4%
Max drawdown edge OMAH (slight) −9.0% −8.6%
Downside capture 57.1% 50.5%
Beta 0.61 0.54
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge IVVW 1.09 0.61
Sortino edge IVVW 1.51 0.79
Treynor 0.187 0.129
Calmar edge IVVW 1.77 1.26
Against the benchmark
Alpha +1.4% a year −1.9% a year
Alpha t-stat 0.36 −0.30
Information ratio −0.66 −0.89
Tracking error 7.6% 10.6%
Reading

From Mar 2025 to Oct 2026, IVVW returned more: +27.4% to +18.2%. IVVW swung slightly less: 10.4% to 11.4%. OMAH fell slightly less at its worst: −8.6% to −9.0%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: IVVW vs OMAH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureIVVWOMAHSPYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+27.4%+18.2%IVVWPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+16.0%+10.8%IVVWTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−4.3%−8.0%IVVWPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility10.4%11.4%IVVW (slight)Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation7.6%8.8%IVVWLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−9.0%−8.6%OMAH (slight)Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture49.0%35.8%100.0%IVVWShare of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture57.1%50.5%100.0%OMAHShare of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.610.541.00OMAH lowerHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.790.511.00Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe1.090.61IVVWReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.510.79IVVWReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1870.1290.164IVVWReturn above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar1.771.26IVVWAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkSPYSPYSPYThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha+1.4% a year−1.9% a year0.0%Not significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat0.36−0.30Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−6.2% to +8.9%−14.5% to +10.7%Both include zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.66−0.89IVVWReturn against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error7.6%10.6%0.0%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 85 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, IVVW and OMAH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IVVW OMAH
Only in one fund ↓
Only in IVVW
ISHARES CORE S&P ETF TRUST 100.36%
NOV26 SPX C @ 7821.5 0.00%
NOV26 SPX C @ 7821.5 -0.03%
NOV26 SPX C @ 7699.92 -0.18%
NOV26 SPX C @ 7655.87 -0.29%
Only in OMAH
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 10.99%
Apple Inc 10.43%
American Express Co 6.64%
Kroger Co 5.21%
Coca-Cola Co 5.08%
Sirius XM Holdings Inc 4.97%
VeriSign Inc 4.86%
Moody's Corp 4.72%
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Side by side

IVVW iShares IVV Premium Income+ ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly OMAH VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy covered call covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 15.7% 15.0%
Expense ratio 0.25% 0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year 17.5% 14.7%
Price change, 1 year −4.1% −2.4%
Total return, 1 year +14.8% +13.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind 0.0 pts −1.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 49% 100%
Age 2.6 years 1.7 years
Net assets, IVVW as of Nov 4, 2026 and OMAH as of Nov 3, 2026 $349m $1.1bn

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: IVVW vs OMAH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowIVVWOMAHIVVWOMAHIVVWOMAH
3 months+2.0%+2.5%3.9%3.7%+2.2 pts+2.6 pts
6 months+8.0%+6.2%7.8%7.4%+3.0 pts+1.2 pts
1 year+14.8%+13.5%17.5%14.7%0.0 pts−1.3 pts
Since launchNot the same days: IVVW Mar 2024 · OMAH Mar 2025+40.5%+19.2%42.6%23.7%−14.4 pts−14.9 pts

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About each fund
IVVW

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IVVW paid 17.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.7%, paid monthly. iShares estimates that 49% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

OMAH

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OMAH paid 14.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.0%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, IVVW or OMAH?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IVVW paid 17.5% of its starting price in cash and OMAH paid 14.7%, so IVVW paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, IVVW or OMAH?
With every distribution reinvested, IVVW returned +14.8% and OMAH +13.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, IVVW or OMAH?
IVVW charges 0.25% a year and OMAH charges 0.98%, so IVVW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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