Data as of .
OMAH vs TCAL: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year OMAH paid 14.4% of its price in cash against TCAL’s 11.4%, and 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 TCAL hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | OMAH | TCAL |
|---|---|---|
| Chubb Ltd | 4.49% | 1.00% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The | 4.94% | 0.90% |
| Only in OMAH | Only in TCAL |
|---|---|
| Apple Inc 10.59% | DANAHER CORP 2.01% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 10.22% | WATERS CORP 1.97% |
| American Express Co 6.57% | VERALTO CORP 1.87% |
| VeriSign Inc 4.90% | WASTE CONNECTIONS INC 1.80% |
| Kroger Co/The 4.79% | YUM BRANDS INC 1.72% |
| Chevron Corp 4.75% | MCDONALD S CORP 1.70% |
| DAVITA INC 4.75% | VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 1.69% |
| Occidental Petroleum Corp 4.64% | LINDE PLC 1.63% |
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 | TCAL | OMAH | TCAL | OMAH | TCAL | |
| 3 months | +1.7% | +4.2% | 3.7% | 3.5% | −2.4 pts | +1.9 pts |
| 6 months | +8.8% | +5.3% | 7.7% | 6.3% | +2.8 pts | −12.7 pts |
| 1 year | +8.8% | +3.0% | 14.4% | 11.4% | +4.9 pts | −13.5 pts |
| Since launch | +14.6% | +3.9% | 21.4% | 15.2% | +12.4 pts | −32.7 pts |
| OMAH VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF Covered call on BRK-B, paying monthly | TCAL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | T. Rowe Price |
| 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% | 9.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.98% | 0.34% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 14.4% | 11.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | −6.3% | −8.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +8.8% | +3.0% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +3.9% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +4.9 pts | −13.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 562 days | 540 days |
| Net assets | $1.1bn | $276m |
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.
TCAL in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TCAL paid 11.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.4%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, OMAH or TCAL?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OMAH paid 14.4% of its starting price in cash and TCAL paid 11.4%, 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 TCAL?
- With every distribution reinvested, OMAH returned +8.8% and TCAL returned +3.0% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so OMAH returned more.
- Which is cheaper, OMAH or TCAL?
- OMAH charges 0.98% a year and TCAL charges 0.34%, so TCAL 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 TCAL, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/omah-vs-tcal Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.