Data as of .
KYLD vs OMAH: which paid, and which earned it?
KYLD and OMAH both write options for income.
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 KYLD | Only 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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KYLD | OMAH | KYLD | OMAH | KYLD | OMAH | |
| 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 year | not published | +8.8% | not published | 14.4% | not published | +4.9 pts |
| Since launch | +2.0% | +14.6% | 20.9% | 21.4% | −10.9 pts | +12.4 pts |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Kurv | VistaShares |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Berkshire Hathaway B (BRK-B), used as the proxy |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 25.6% | 15.1% |
| Expense ratio | 1.00% | 0.98% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 20.9% (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 estimate | 100% | not published |
| Age | 322 days | 562 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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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.