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NLSI vs OVLH: which paid, and which earned it?

NLSI and OVLH both write options for income.

NEOS Long/Short Equity Income ETF and Overlay Shares Hedged Large Cap Equity ETF.

4.0%NLSI cash paid, 1 year
0.3%OVLH cash paid, 1 year
+19.3%NLSI total return, 1 year
+9.1%OVLH total return, 1 year
NLSI7.3 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+12.0%NLSI+19.3%4.0% as cash7.3 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+12.0%NLSI+19.3%7.3 pts ahead of SPY
OVLH7.5 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%OVLH+9.1%7.5 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%OVLH+9.1%7.5 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in NLSIOnly in OVLH
Micron Technology Inc 14.23%Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.00%
F5 Inc 3.90%
Progressive Corp/The 3.80%
Adobe Inc 3.37%
Jack Henry & Associates Inc 3.32%
Universal Health Services Inc 3.23%
Insulet Corp 3.19%
Veeva Systems Inc 3.19%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

Performance, window by window

NLSI and OVLH over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
NLSIOVLHNLSIOVLHNLSIOVLH
3 months+15.6%+0.5%1.4%0.0%+13.3 pts−1.7 pts
6 months+24.6%+11.0%2.8%0.0%+6.6 pts−7.0 pts
1 yearnot published+9.1%not published0.3%not published−7.5 pts
3 yearsnot published+54.7%not published1.7%not published−23.7 pts
Since launch+19.3%+73.7%4.0%3.1%+7.3 pts−45.2 pts
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NLSI and OVLH on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
NLSI
NEOS Long/Short Equity Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
OVLH
Overlay Shares Hedged Large Cap Equity ETF
Put-selling overlay, hedged on SPY, paying annual
IssuerNEOSOverlay Shares
Strategyoption incomeput-selling overlay, hedged
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlyannual
Payout rate, annualized5.1%0.3%
Expense ratio2.89%not published
Cash paid, 1 year4.0% (since launch on Dec 10, 2025)0.3%
Price change, 1 year+14.6%+8.8%
Total return, 1 year+19.3% (since launch on Dec 10, 2025)+9.1%
Benchmark return, 1 year+12.0%+16.6%
Ahead or behind+7.3 pts−7.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate100%not published
Age282 days2072 days
Net assets$5m$116m

NLSI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Dec 10, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, NLSI paid 4.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +12.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 7.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.1%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Jul 31, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

OVLH in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OVLH paid 0.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.3%, paid annual.

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Where these figures came from

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NLSI against OVLH, 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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