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KYLD vs OMAH: which paid, and which earned it?

KYLD and OMAH both write options for income.

Kurv High Income ETF and VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF.

20.9%KYLD cash paid, 1 year
14.4%OMAH cash paid, 1 year
+2.0%KYLD total return, 1 year
+8.8%OMAH total return, 1 year
KYLD10.9 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+12.9%KYLD+2.0%20.9% cash10.9 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+12.9%KYLD+2.0%10.9 pts behind SPY
OMAH4.9 pts ahead of BRK-B · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
BRK-B+3.9%OMAH+8.8%14.4% of it arrived as cash4.9 pts ahead of BRK-BTotal return, distributions reinvestedBRK-B+3.9%OMAH+8.8%14.4% as cash4.9 pts ahead of BRK-B

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in KYLDOnly in OMAH
TREASURY BILL 12.96%Apple Inc 10.59%
TREASURY BILL 11.01%Berkshire Hathaway Inc 10.22%
Global X Silver Miners ETF 7.09%American Express Co 6.57%
VanEck Gold Miners ETF/USA 6.38%Coca-Cola Co/The 4.94%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.21%VeriSign Inc 4.90%
Intel Corp 6.19%Kroger Co/The 4.79%
Howmet Aerospace Inc 5.97%Chevron Corp 4.75%
Teradyne Inc 5.77%DAVITA INC 4.75%

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

KYLD and OMAH over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
KYLDOMAHKYLDOMAHKYLDOMAH
3 months−6.3%+1.7%5.6%3.7%−8.5 pts−2.4 pts
6 months+24.4%+8.8%14.1%7.7%+6.4 pts+2.8 pts
1 yearnot published+8.8%not published14.4%not published+4.9 pts
Since launch+2.0%+14.6%20.9%21.4%−10.9 pts+12.4 pts
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KYLD and OMAH on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
KYLD
Kurv High Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying weekly
OMAH
VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF
Covered call on BRK-B, paying monthly
IssuerKurvVistaShares
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyBerkshire Hathaway B (BRK-B), used as the proxy
Paysweeklymonthly
Payout rate, annualized25.6%15.1%
Expense ratio1.00%0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year20.9% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025)14.4%
Price change, 1 year−20.5%−6.3%
Total return, 1 year+2.0% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025)+8.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year+12.9%+3.9%
Ahead or behind−10.9 pts+4.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate100%not published
Age322 days562 days
Net assets$49m$1.1bn

KYLD in plain words

Over the period since launch on Oct 31, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, KYLD paid 20.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 20.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +12.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.6%, paid weekly. Kurv estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

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 is cheaper, KYLD or OMAH?
KYLD charges 1.00% a year and OMAH charges 0.98%, so OMAH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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KYLD against OMAH, 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, KYLD against OMAH, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/kyld-vs-omah Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources