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

Over the year OMAH paid 14.4% of its price in cash against SEPI’s 7.5%, though SEPI returned more with it reinvested.

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

14.4%OMAH cash paid, 1 year
7.5%SEPI cash paid, 1 year
+8.8%OMAH total return, 1 year
+21.8%SEPI total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SEPI scores higher

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

OMAH 65.2SEPI 94.23.8, 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
SEPI5.2 pts ahead of SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%SEPI+21.8%7.5% of it arrived as cash5.2 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%SEPI+21.8%5.2 pts ahead of SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, OMAH and SEPI hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions OMAH and SEPI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingOMAHSEPI
Apple Inc10.59%5.24%
Alphabet Inc4.57%4.68%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc10.22%1.87%
American Express Co6.57%1.50%
Only in each
Only in OMAHOnly in SEPI
Coca-Cola Co/The 4.94%ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 7.54%
VeriSign Inc 4.90%CATERPILLAR INC 7.20%
Kroger Co/The 4.79%MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 6.53%
Chevron Corp 4.75%NVIDIA CORP 4.04%
DAVITA INC 4.75%GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (THE) 3.91%
Occidental Petroleum Corp 4.64%MICROSOFT CORP 3.42%
Alphabet Inc 4.54%AMAZON.COM INC 3.36%
Chubb Ltd 4.49%JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.31%

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 SEPI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
OMAHSEPIOMAHSEPIOMAHSEPI
3 months+1.7%+5.4%3.7%2.1%−2.4 pts+3.2 pts
6 months+8.8%+20.5%7.7%4.7%+2.8 pts+2.5 pts
1 year+8.8%+21.8%14.4%7.5%+4.9 pts+5.2 pts
Since launch+14.6%+24.4%21.4%7.7%+12.4 pts+5.4 pts
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OMAH and SEPI 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
SEPI
Shelton Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerVistaSharesShelton
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkBerkshire Hathaway B (BRK-B), used as the proxyS&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized15.1%8.3%
Expense ratio0.98%0.54%
Cash paid, 1 year14.4%7.5%
Price change, 1 year−6.3%+13.4%
Total return, 1 year+8.8%+21.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year+3.9%+16.6%
Ahead or behind+4.9 pts+5.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age562 days375 days
Net assets$1.1bn$152m

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.

SEPI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SEPI paid 7.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, OMAH or SEPI?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OMAH paid 14.4% of its starting price in cash and SEPI paid 7.5%, 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 SEPI?
With every distribution reinvested, OMAH returned +8.8% and SEPI returned +21.8% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SEPI returned more.
Which is cheaper, OMAH or SEPI?
OMAH charges 0.98% a year and SEPI charges 0.54%, so SEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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OMAH against SEPI, 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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