Data as of .
OEI vs OMAH: which paid, and which earned it?
OEI and OMAH both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, OEI and OMAH hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | OEI | OMAH |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc | 4.28% | 10.59% |
| Alphabet Inc | 3.48% | 4.57% |
| Alphabet Inc | 2.79% | 4.54% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc | 1.60% | 10.22% |
| Bank of America Corp | 1.38% | 4.06% |
| Chevron Corp | 1.31% | 4.75% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The | 0.89% | 4.94% |
| American Express Co | 0.66% | 6.57% |
| Only in OEI | Only in OMAH |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 8.32% | VeriSign Inc 4.90% |
| Microsoft Corp 5.99% | Kroger Co/The 4.79% |
| Amazon.com Inc 4.56% | DAVITA INC 4.75% |
| Broadcom Inc 3.04% | Occidental Petroleum Corp 4.64% |
| Micron Technology Inc 2.57% | Chubb Ltd 4.49% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 2.18% | Kraft Heinz Co/The 4.46% |
| Johnson & Johnson 2.10% | Moody's Corp 4.42% |
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.07% | Sirius XM Holdings Inc 4.29% |
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 Jul 31, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OEI | OMAH | OEI | OMAH | OEI | OMAH | |
| 3 months | +4.8% | +1.7% | 2.3% | 3.7% | +2.5 pts | −2.4 pts |
| 6 months | +12.5% | +8.8% | 4.9% | 7.7% | −5.6 pts | +2.8 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +8.8% | not published | 14.4% | not published | +4.9 pts |
| Since launch | +14.4% | +14.6% | 8.6% | 21.4% | −0.9 pts | +12.4 pts |
| OEI Optimized Equity Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | OMAH VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF Covered call on BRK-B, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Core Alternative | 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 | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.2% | 15.1% |
| Expense ratio | 1.02% | 0.98% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.6% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025) | 14.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | +5.2% | −6.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.4% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025) | +8.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.3% | +3.9% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.9 pts | +4.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 331 days | 562 days |
| Net assets | $46m | $1.1bn |
OEI in plain words
Over the period since launch on Oct 22, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, OEI paid 8.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +15.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.2%, paid monthly.
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, OEI or OMAH?
- OEI charges 1.02% 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, OEI against OMAH, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/oei-vs-omah Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.