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

Over the year OMAH paid 14.4% of its price in cash against PAPI’s 7.9%, though PAPI returned more with it reinvested.

VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF and Parametric Equity Premium Income ETF.

14.4%OMAH cash paid, 1 year
7.9%PAPI cash paid, 1 year
+8.8%OMAH total return, 1 year
+12.8%PAPI total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: OMAH scores higher

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

OMAH 65.2PAPI 62.83.8, the lowest in this set96.8, the highest

A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

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%4.9 pts ahead of BRK-B
PAPI3.8 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%PAPI+12.8%7.9% of it arrived as cash3.8 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%PAPI+12.8%3.8 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, OMAH and PAPI hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions OMAH and PAPI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingOMAHPAPI
Alphabet Inc4.57%0.59%
Coca-Cola Co/The4.94%0.56%
Kraft Heinz Co/The4.46%0.56%
New York Times Co/The2.80%0.47%
Chevron Corp4.75%0.45%
Lennar Corp2.13%0.41%
Only in each
Only in OMAHOnly in PAPI
Apple Inc 10.59%Corning, Inc. 1.01%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 10.22%TD SYNNEX Corp. 0.81%
American Express Co 6.57%Cisco Systems, Inc. 0.77%
VeriSign Inc 4.90%Power Integrations, Inc. 0.73%
Kroger Co/The 4.79%Royalty Pharma plc 0.73%
DAVITA INC 4.75%Millicom International Cellular SA 0.72%
Occidental Petroleum Corp 4.64%Avnet, Inc. 0.71%
Alphabet Inc 4.54%Texas Instruments, Inc. 0.71%

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 Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

OMAH and PAPI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
OMAHPAPIOMAHPAPIOMAHPAPI
3 months+1.7%+4.7%3.7%2.0%−2.4 pts+2.5 pts
6 months+8.8%+5.6%7.7%4.0%+2.8 pts−12.4 pts
1 year+8.8%+12.8%14.4%7.9%+4.9 pts−3.8 pts
Since launch+14.6%+35.6%21.4%22.5%+12.4 pts−49.6 pts
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OMAH and PAPI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
OMAH
VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF
Covered call on BRK-B, paying monthly
PAPI
Parametric Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerVistaSharesParametric
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkBerkshire Hathaway B (BRK-B), used as the proxyS&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized15.1%7.2%
Expense ratio0.98%0.29%
Cash paid, 1 year14.4%7.9%
Price change, 1 year−6.3%+4.5%
Total return, 1 year+8.8%+12.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year+3.9%+16.6%
Ahead or behind+4.9 pts−3.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age562 days1065 days
Net assets$1.1bn$400m

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.

PAPI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, PAPI paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.2%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, OMAH or PAPI?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OMAH paid 14.4% of its starting price in cash and PAPI paid 7.9%, 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 PAPI?
With every distribution reinvested, OMAH returned +8.8% and PAPI returned +12.8% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so PAPI returned more.
Which is cheaper, OMAH or PAPI?
OMAH charges 0.98% a year and PAPI charges 0.29%, so PAPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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OMAH against PAPI, 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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