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OMAH vs SEPI: 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 SEPI’s 8.9%, though SEPI 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 $152m on Jun 30, 2026 for Shelton Equity Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
14.7%
OMAH cash paid, 1 year
8.9%
SEPI cash paid, 1 year
+13.5%
OMAH total return, 1 year
+17.9%
SEPI 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.
SEPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.1 pts ahead of SPY
SEPI
+17.9%
SPY
+14.8%

3.1 pts ahead of SPY

SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SEPI

+17.9%

8.9% of it arrived as cash

3.1 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.1 pts ahead of SPY

SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SEPI

+17.9%

8.9% cash

3.1 pts ahead of SPY

8.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SEPI costs 0.44 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.4 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OMAH vs SEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOMAHSEPI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+13.5%+17.9%
Price change, 1 yearfell 2.4%rose 8.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment99% of the Sep 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.98%0.54%
Net assets, OMAH as of Nov 3, 2026 and SEPI as of Jun 30, 2026$1.1bn$152m
Holdings
Holdings in common13%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SEPI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score53OMAH85.9SEPI

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

Sep 19, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 58 weekly returns · each against SPY
OMAH SEPI
Return
Total return edge SEPI +10.8% +18.9%
Annualized edge SEPI +9.6% +16.8%
Price return edge SEPI −7.0% +8.5%
Risk
Volatility edge OMAH 8.3% 10.2%
Max drawdown edge OMAH −4.5% −6.6%
Downside capture 27.4% 77.5%
Beta 0.29 0.80
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge SEPI 0.69 1.20
Sortino edge SEPI 1.07 2.13
Treynor 0.198 0.153
Calmar edge SEPI 2.13 2.54
Against the benchmark
Alpha +3.0% a year +4.6% a year
Alpha t-stat 0.41 1.36
Information ratio −0.33 0.65
Tracking error 11.3% 4.2%
Reading

From Sep 2025 to Oct 2026, SEPI returned more: +18.9% to +10.8%. OMAH swung less: 8.3% to 10.2%. OMAH fell less at its worst: −4.5% to −6.6%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: OMAH vs SEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOMAHSEPISPYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+10.8%+18.9%SEPIPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+9.6%+16.8%SEPITotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−7.0%+8.5%SEPIPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility8.3%10.2%OMAHSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation5.4%5.8%OMAH (slight)Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−4.5%−6.6%OMAHDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture29.7%83.6%100.0%SEPIShare of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture27.4%77.5%100.0%OMAHShare of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.290.801.00OMAH lowerHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.170.881.00Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.691.20SEPIReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.072.13SEPIReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1980.1530.095OMAHReturn above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar2.132.54SEPIAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkSPYSPYSPYThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha+3.0% a year+4.6% a year0.0%Not significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat0.411.36Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−11.5% to +17.5%−2.2% to +11.5%Both include zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.330.65SEPIReturn against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error11.3%4.2%0.0%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 58 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

13%

By the books each fund has filed, OMAH and SEPI hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

13% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OMAH SEPI
Apple Inc 10.43% 5.45%
Alphabet Inc 3.58% 4.86%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 10.99% 1.94%
American Express Co 6.64% 1.56%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in OMAH
Kroger Co 5.21%
Coca-Cola Co 5.08%
Sirius XM Holdings Inc 4.97%
VeriSign Inc 4.86%
Moody's Corp 4.72%
DAVITA INC 4.71%
Chubb Ltd 4.67%
Chevron Corp 4.66%
Only in SEPI
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 7.84%
CATERPILLAR INC 7.49%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 6.79%
NVIDIA CORP 4.20%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (THE) 4.07%
MICROSOFT CORP 3.55%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.50%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.44%
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Side by side

OMAH VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly SEPI Shelton Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy covered call covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 15.0% 8.5%
Expense ratio 0.98% 0.54%
Cash paid, 1 year 14.7% 8.9%
Price change, 1 year −2.4% +8.3%
Total return, 1 year +13.5% +17.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −1.3 pts +3.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 99%
Age 1.7 years 1.2 years
Net assets, OMAH as of Nov 3, 2026 and SEPI as of Jun 30, 2026 $1.1bn $152m

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 SEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowOMAHSEPIOMAHSEPIOMAHSEPI
3 months+2.5%−0.1%3.7%2.1%+2.6 pts0.0 pts
6 months+6.2%+6.8%7.4%4.4%+1.2 pts+1.8 pts
1 year+13.5%+17.9%14.7%8.9%−1.3 pts+3.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: OMAH Mar 2025 · SEPI Sep 2025+19.2%+23.5%23.7%10.0%−14.9 pts+3.7 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.

SEPI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SEPI paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly. Shelton estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Sep 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, OMAH or SEPI?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OMAH paid 14.7% of its starting price in cash and SEPI paid 8.9%, 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 SEPI?
With every distribution reinvested, OMAH returned +13.5% and SEPI +17.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
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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