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OMAH vs QQQY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QQQY paid 29.9% of its price in cash against OMAH’s 14.7% and the two finished level on total return.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $1.1bn for VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF and $178m for Defiance Nasdaq 100 Weekly Distribution ETF.

At a glance
14.7%
OMAH cash paid, 1 year
29.9%
QQQY cash paid, 1 year
+13.5%
OMAH total return, 1 year
+13.6%
QQQY 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.
QQQY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.3 pts ahead of QQQ
QQQY
+13.6%
QQQ
+12.3%

1.3 pts ahead of QQQ

QQQY over 1 year: paid 29.9%, price −17.8%, total +13.6%, QQQ +12.3%, +1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QQQY

+13.6%

29.9% of it arrived as cash

1.3 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.3 pts ahead of QQQ

QQQY over 1 year: paid 29.9%, price −17.8%, total +13.6%, QQQ +12.3%, +1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QQQY

+13.6%

29.9% as cash

1.3 pts ahead of QQQ

29.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QQQY over 1 year: paid 29.9%, price −17.8%, total +13.6%, QQQ +12.3%, +1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

OMAH costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; OMAH is 6.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OMAH vs QQQY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOMAHQQQY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+13.5%+13.6%
Price change, 1 yearfell 2.4%fell 17.8%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment81% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYNasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.98%1.01%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$1.1bn$178m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · OMAH scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score53OMAH33.8QQQY

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 QQQY
Return
Total return edge QQQY +18.2% +35.8%
Annualized edge QQQY +10.8% +20.6%
Price return edge OMAH −8.0% −24.8%
Risk
Volatility edge OMAH 11.4% 16.8%
Max drawdown edge OMAH −8.6% −11.2%
Downside capture 50.5% 85.5%
Beta 0.54 0.71
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge QQQY 0.61 0.96
Sortino edge QQQY 0.79 1.40
Treynor 0.129 0.148
Calmar edge QQQY 1.26 1.84
Against the benchmark
Alpha −1.9% a year −3.0% a year
Alpha t-stat −0.30 −1.01
Information ratio −0.89 −1.11
Tracking error 10.6% 7.6%

Each against its own benchmark: OMAH against SPY, Mar 14, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026; QQQY against QQQ, Sep 22, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Mar 2025 to Oct 2026, QQQY returned more: +35.8% to +18.2%. OMAH swung less: 11.4% to 16.8%. OMAH fell less at its worst: −8.6% to −11.2%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: OMAH vs QQQY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOMAHQQQYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+18.2%+35.8%QQQYPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+10.8%+20.6%QQQYTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−8.0%−24.8%OMAHPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility11.4%16.8%OMAHSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation8.8%11.6%OMAHLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−8.6%−11.2%OMAHDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture35.8%61.4%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture50.5%85.5%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.540.71Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.510.88Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.610.96QQQYReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.791.40QQQYReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1290.148Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar1.261.84QQQYAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkSPYQQQThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−1.9% a year−3.0% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−0.30−1.01Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−14.5% to +10.7%−9.0% to +2.9%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.89−1.11Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error10.6%7.6%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 QQQY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OMAH QQQY
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 QQQY
Ndx 12/18/2026 1000.34 C 98.45%
Ndx 11/05/2026 28516.79 C 0.38%
Ndx 11/05/2026 28437.17 C -0.51%
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Side by side

OMAH VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly QQQY Defiance Nasdaq 100 Weekly Distribution ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying weekly
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 15.0% 31.5%
Expense ratio 0.98% 1.01%
Cash paid, 1 year 14.7% 29.9%
Price change, 1 year −2.4% −17.8%
Total return, 1 year +13.5% +13.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +12.3%
Ahead or behind −1.3 pts +1.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 81%
Age 1.7 years 3.1 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $1.1bn $178m

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 QQQY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowOMAHQQQYOMAHQQQYOMAHQQQY
3 months+2.5%−3.5%3.7%7.3%+2.6 pts−0.1 pts
6 months+6.2%+0.4%7.4%15.4%+1.2 pts+0.7 pts
1 year+13.5%+13.6%14.7%29.9%−1.3 pts+1.3 pts
3 years–+51.9%–88.2%–−39.4 pts
Since launchNot the same days: OMAH Mar 2025 · QQQY Sep 2023+19.2%+49.8%23.7%88.1%−14.9 pts−37.0 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.

QQQY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QQQY paid 29.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 17.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.6%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 31.5%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 81% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, OMAH or QQQY?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OMAH paid 14.7% of its starting price in cash and QQQY paid 29.9%, so QQQY 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 QQQY?
With every distribution reinvested, OMAH returned +13.5% and QQQY +13.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, OMAH or QQQY?
OMAH charges 0.98% a year and QQQY charges 1.01%, so OMAH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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