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OMAH vs OVL: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OMAH paid 14.7% of its price in cash against OVL’s 9.9%, though OVL returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $1.1bn on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF, and $427m on Aug 31, 2026 for Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF.

At a glance
14.7%
OMAH cash paid, 1 year
9.9%
OVL cash paid, 1 year
+13.5%
OMAH total return, 1 year
+17.2%
OVL total return, 1 year
OMAH · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.3 pts behind SPY
OMAH
+13.5%
SPY
+14.8%

1.3 pts behind SPY

OMAH over 1 year: paid 14.7%, price −2.4%, total +13.5%, SPY +14.8%, −1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OMAH

+13.5%

14.7% of it arrived as cash

1.3 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.3 pts behind SPY

OMAH over 1 year: paid 14.7%, price −2.4%, total +13.5%, SPY +14.8%, −1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OMAH

+13.5%

14.7% as cash

1.3 pts behind SPY

14.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. OMAH over 1 year: paid 14.7%, price −2.4%, total +13.5%, SPY +14.8%, −1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
OVL · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.4 pts ahead of VOO
OVL
+17.2%
VOO
+14.8%

2.4 pts ahead of VOO

OVL over 1 year: paid 9.9%, price +6.6%, total +17.2%, VOO +14.8%, +2.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

OVL

+17.2%

9.9% of it arrived as cash

2.4 pts ahead of VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.4 pts ahead of VOO

OVL over 1 year: paid 9.9%, price +6.6%, total +17.2%, VOO +14.8%, +2.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

OVL

+17.2%

9.9% cash

2.4 pts ahead of VOO

9.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. OVL over 1 year: paid 9.9%, price +6.6%, total +17.2%, VOO +14.8%, +2.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

OVL costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.7 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OMAH vs OVL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOMAHOVL
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+13.5%+17.2%
Price change, 1 yearfell 2.4%rose 6.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.98%0.79%
Net assets, OMAH as of Nov 3, 2026 and OVL as of Aug 31, 2026$1.1bn$427m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · OVL scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score53OMAH81.7OVL

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

Risk and return

Mar 14, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 85 weekly returns
OMAH OVL
Return
Total return edge OVL +18.2% +40.5%
Annualized edge OVL +10.8% +23.1%
Price return edge OVL −8.0% +24.7%
Risk
Volatility edge OMAH 11.4% 16.6%
Max drawdown edge OMAH −8.6% −11.3%
Downside capture 50.5% 108.9%
Beta 0.54 1.13
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge OVL 0.61 1.10
Sortino edge OVL 0.79 1.70
Treynor 0.129 0.130
Calmar edge OVL 1.26 2.05
Against the benchmark
Alpha −1.9% a year −0.6% a year
Alpha t-stat −0.30 −0.66
Information ratio −0.89 0.34
Tracking error 10.6% 3.4%

Each against its own benchmark: OMAH against SPY, Mar 14, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026; OVL against VOO, Oct 11, 2019 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Mar 2025 to Oct 2026, OVL returned more: +40.5% to +18.2%. OMAH swung less: 11.4% to 16.6%. OMAH fell less at its worst: −8.6% to −11.3%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: OMAH vs OVL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOMAHOVLEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+18.2%+40.5%OVLPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+10.8%+23.1%OVLTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−8.0%+24.7%OVLPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility11.4%16.6%OMAHSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation8.8%10.7%OMAHLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−8.6%−11.3%OMAHDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture35.8%121.3%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture50.5%108.9%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.541.13Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.510.99Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.611.10OVLReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.791.70OVLReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1290.130Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar1.262.05OVLAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkSPYVOOThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−1.9% a year−0.6% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−0.30−0.66Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−14.5% to +10.7%−2.4% to +1.2%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.890.34Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error10.6%3.4%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 85 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, OMAH and OVL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OMAH OVL
Only in one fund ↓
Only in OMAH
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 10.99%
Apple Inc 10.43%
American Express Co 6.64%
Kroger Co 5.21%
Coca-Cola Co 5.08%
Sirius XM Holdings Inc 4.97%
VeriSign Inc 4.86%
Moody's Corp 4.72%
Only in OVL
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 99.97%
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Side by side

OMAH VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly OVL Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF · Put-selling overlay on VOO, paying monthly
Strategy covered call put-selling overlay
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 15.0% 10.6%
Expense ratio 0.98% 0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year 14.7% 9.9%
Price change, 1 year −2.4% +6.6%
Total return, 1 year +13.5% +17.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −1.3 pts +2.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%
Age 1.7 years 7.1 years
Net assets, OMAH as of Nov 3, 2026 and OVL as of Aug 31, 2026 $1.1bn $427m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: OMAH vs OVL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowOMAHOVLOMAHOVLOMAHOVL
3 months+2.5%−0.5%3.7%2.6%+2.6 pts−0.4 pts
6 months+6.2%+4.4%7.4%5.2%+1.2 pts−0.6 pts
1 year+13.5%+17.2%14.7%9.9%−1.3 pts+2.4 pts
3 years–+92.6%–23.9%–+9.3 pts
Since launchNot the same days: OMAH Mar 2025 · OVL Oct 2019+19.2%+204.4%23.7%51.2%−14.9 pts+14.4 pts

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About each fund
OMAH

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OMAH paid 14.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.0%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

OVL

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OVL paid 9.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.2%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.6%, paid monthly. Overlay Shares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 29, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, OMAH or OVL?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OMAH paid 14.7% of its starting price in cash and OVL paid 9.9%, so OMAH paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, OMAH or OVL?
With every distribution reinvested, OMAH returned +13.5% and OVL +17.2% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, OMAH or OVL?
OMAH charges 0.98% a year and OVL charges 0.79%, so OVL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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