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KLIP vs OVF: which paid, and which earned it?

Over the year KLIP paid 19.5% of its price in cash against OVF’s 11.5%, though OVF returned more with it reinvested.

KraneShares KWEB Covered Call Strategy ETF and Overlay Shares Foreign Equity ETF.

19.5%KLIP cash paid, 1 year
11.5%OVF cash paid, 1 year
−14.7%KLIP total return, 1 year
+20.8%OVF total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: OVF scores higher

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

KLIP 55.5OVF 89.33.8, the lowest in this set96.8, the highest

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

KLIP22.5 pts ahead of KWEB · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
KWEB−37.3%KLIP−14.7%22.5 pts ahead of KWEBTotal return, distributions reinvestedKWEB−37.3%KLIP−14.7%22.5 pts ahead of KWEB
OVF4.5 pts ahead of EFA · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
EFA+16.3%OVF+20.8%11.5% as cash4.5 pts ahead of EFATotal return, distributions reinvestedEFA+16.3%OVF+20.8%4.5 pts ahead of EFA

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, KLIP and OVF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in KLIPOnly in OVF
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF 99.43%iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF 74.87%
Cash 2.18%iShares Core MSCI Emerging Mar 25.13%
2KWEB US 09/25/26 C26.66 -0.03%
2KWEB US 10/02/26 C26.32 -0.15%
2KWEB US 10/09/26 C26.05 -0.19%
2KWEB US 10/23/26 C24.83 -0.54%
2KWEB US 10/16/26 C24.6 -0.70%

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 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

KLIP and OVF over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
KLIPOVFKLIPOVFKLIPOVF
3 months+0.2%−0.6%6.0%2.5%+1.8 pts−1.1 pts
6 months−1.7%+16.0%11.5%5.7%+10.3 pts+2.1 pts
1 year−14.7%+20.8%19.5%11.5%+22.5 pts+4.5 pts
3 years+13.7%+74.3%69.6%26.1%+13.0 pts+12.3 pts
Since launch+18.1%+84.2%80.0%39.8%+37.6 pts−15.8 pts
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KLIP and OVF on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
KLIP
KraneShares KWEB Covered Call Strategy ETF
Covered call on KWEB, paying monthly
OVF
Overlay Shares Foreign Equity ETF
Put-selling overlay on EFA, paying monthly
IssuerKraneSharesOverlay Shares
Strategycovered callput-selling overlay
BenchmarkChina internet (KWEB)developed markets outside the US (EFA)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized25.2%10.4%
Expense ratio0.94%not published
Cash paid, 1 year19.5%11.5%
Price change, 1 year−32.5%+8.3%
Total return, 1 year−14.7%+20.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year−37.3%+16.3%
Ahead or behind+22.5 pts+4.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age1345 days2544 days
Net assets$94m$41m

KLIP in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, KLIP paid 19.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 32.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −14.7%. China internet (KWEB) returned −37.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 22.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.2%, paid monthly.

OVF in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OVF paid 11.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +20.8%. developed markets outside the US (EFA) returned +16.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.4%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, KLIP or OVF?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, KLIP paid 19.5% of its starting price in cash and OVF paid 11.5%, so KLIP paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, KLIP or OVF?
With every distribution reinvested, KLIP returned −14.7% and OVF returned +20.8% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so OVF returned more.

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Where these figures came from

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KLIP against OVF, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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