Data as of .
OMAH vs SCEP: which paid, and which earned it?
OMAH and SCEP both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, OMAH and SCEP hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | OMAH | SCEP |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc | 10.59% | 5.71% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.57% | 5.98% |
| Chubb Ltd | 4.49% | 1.56% |
| Only in OMAH | Only in SCEP |
|---|---|
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 10.22% | NVIDIA CORP 5.70% |
| American Express Co 6.57% | BROADCOM INC 5.61% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The 4.94% | AMAZON.COM INC 4.68% |
| VeriSign Inc 4.90% | JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.55% |
| Kroger Co/The 4.79% | MICROSOFT CORP 3.49% |
| Chevron Corp 4.75% | LAM RESEARCH CORP 2.64% |
| DAVITA INC 4.75% | PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP 2.63% |
| Occidental Petroleum Corp 4.64% | COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 2.40% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMAH | SCEP | OMAH | SCEP | OMAH | SCEP | |
| 3 months | +1.7% | −0.1% | 3.7% | 1.7% | −2.4 pts | −2.4 pts |
| 6 months | +8.8% | +8.3% | 7.7% | 3.7% | +2.8 pts | −9.7 pts |
| 1 year | +8.8% | not published | 14.4% | not published | +4.9 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +14.6% | +3.5% | 21.4% | 5.0% | +12.4 pts | −8.2 pts |
| OMAH VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF Covered call on BRK-B, paying monthly | SCEP STERLING CAPITAL HEDGED EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | Sterling Capital |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Berkshire Hathaway B (BRK-B), used as the proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.1% | 7.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.98% | 0.65% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 14.4% | 5.0% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | −6.3% | −1.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +8.8% | +3.5% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +3.9% | +11.7% |
| Ahead or behind | +4.9 pts | −8.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 562 days | 281 days |
| Net assets | $1.1bn | $235m |
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.
SCEP in plain words
Over the period since launch on Dec 11, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SCEP paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.1%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, OMAH or SCEP?
- OMAH charges 0.98% a year and SCEP charges 0.65%, so SCEP 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, OMAH against SCEP, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/omah-vs-scep Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.