Data as of .
OMAH vs SPUT: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year OMAH paid 14.4% of its price in cash against SPUT’s 5.2%, though SPUT returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: OMAH scores higher
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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
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, OMAH and SPUT hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | OMAH | SPUT |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc | 10.59% | 3.22% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.57% | 1.84% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.54% | 1.59% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc | 10.22% | 0.54% |
| Chevron Corp | 4.75% | 0.30% |
| Bank of America Corp | 4.06% | 0.28% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The | 4.94% | 0.25% |
| American Express Co | 6.57% | 0.14% |
| Chubb Ltd | 4.49% | 0.10% |
| Moody's Corp | 4.42% | 0.06% |
| Occidental Petroleum Corp | 4.64% | 0.04% |
| Delta Air Lines Inc | 4.13% | 0.04% |
| Only in OMAH | Only in SPUT |
|---|---|
| DAVITA INC 4.75% | TREASURY BILL 49.24% |
| Sirius XM Holdings Inc 4.29% | NVIDIA Corp 3.85% |
| New York Times Co/The 2.80% | Microsoft Corp 2.47% |
| Ally Financial Inc 2.44% | Amazon.com Inc 2.09% |
| Liberty Live Holdings Inc 2.14% | Broadcom Inc 1.60% |
| BRKB US 09/25/26 P512.5 0.10% | Meta Platforms Inc 1.10% |
| VRSN US 10/16/26 C310 0.10% | Tesla Inc 0.91% |
| LLYVK US 10/16/26 C105 0.06% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.70% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMAH | SPUT | OMAH | SPUT | OMAH | SPUT | |
| 3 months | +1.7% | +2.4% | 3.7% | 1.1% | −2.4 pts | +0.1 pts |
| 6 months | +8.8% | +11.5% | 7.7% | 2.5% | +2.8 pts | −6.5 pts |
| 1 year | +8.8% | +11.5% | 14.4% | 5.2% | +4.9 pts | −5.1 pts |
| Since launch | +14.6% | +22.4% | 21.4% | 8.5% | +12.4 pts | −15.6 pts |
| OMAH VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF Covered call on BRK-B, paying monthly | SPUT Innovator Equity Premium Income - Daily PutWrite ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | Innovator |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Berkshire Hathaway B (BRK-B), used as the proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.1% | 4.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.98% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 14.4% | 5.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | −6.3% | +6.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +8.8% | +11.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +3.9% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +4.9 pts | −5.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 562 days | 553 days |
| Net assets | $1.1bn | $17m |
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.
SPUT in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPUT paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, OMAH or SPUT?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OMAH paid 14.4% of its starting price in cash and SPUT paid 5.2%, 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 SPUT?
- With every distribution reinvested, OMAH returned +8.8% and SPUT returned +11.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SPUT returned more.
- Which is cheaper, OMAH or SPUT?
- OMAH charges 0.98% a year and SPUT charges 0.79%, so SPUT 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 SPUT, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/omah-vs-sput Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.