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OMAH vs ULTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ULTY paid 46.0% of its price in cash against OMAH’s 14.7%, though OMAH returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $1.1bn for VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF and $576m for YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
14.7%
OMAH cash paid, 1 year
46.0%
ULTY cash paid, 1 year
+13.5%
OMAH total return, 1 year
−12.4%
ULTY 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%

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.
ULTY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.4 pts ahead of its own holdings
ULTY
−12.4%
Own
−16.8%

4.4 pts ahead of its own holdings

ULTY over 1 year: paid 46.0%, price −55.5%, total −12.4%, its own holdings −16.8%, +4.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own holdings

−16.8%

ULTY

−12.4%

4.4 pts ahead of its own holdings

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.4 pts ahead of its own holdings

ULTY over 1 year: paid 46.0%, price −55.5%, total −12.4%, its own holdings −16.8%, +4.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own holdings

−16.8%

ULTY

−12.4%

46.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. ULTY over 1 year: paid 46.0%, price −55.5%, total −12.4%, its own holdings −16.8%, +4.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

OMAH costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 25.9 points; OMAH is 1.9 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OMAH vs ULTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOMAHULTY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+13.5%−12.4%
Price change, 1 yearfell 2.4%fell 55.5%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYits own holdings
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.98%1.30%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$1.1bn$576m
Holdings
Holdings in common4%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · OMAH scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score53OMAH12.9ULTY

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

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Method

Risk and return

Mar 14, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 85 weekly returns
OMAH ULTY
Return
Total return edge OMAH +18.2% +9.2%
Annualized edge OMAH +10.8% +5.5%
Price return edge OMAH −8.0% −67.0%
Risk
Volatility edge OMAH 11.4% 22.1%
Max drawdown edge OMAH −8.6% −21.8%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge OMAH 0.61 0.17
Sortino edge OMAH 0.79 0.23
Calmar edge OMAH 1.26 0.25
Reading

From Mar 2025 to Oct 2026, OMAH returned more: +18.2% to +9.2%. OMAH swung less: 11.4% to 22.1%. OMAH fell less at its worst: −8.6% to −21.8%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: OMAH vs ULTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOMAHULTYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+18.2%+9.2%OMAHPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+10.8%+5.5%OMAHTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−8.0%−67.0%OMAHPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility11.4%22.1%OMAHSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation8.8%16.6%OMAHLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−8.6%−21.8%OMAHDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.610.17OMAHReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.790.23OMAHReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar1.260.25OMAHAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 85 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

4%

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

0 half 100%

half

4% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OMAH ULTY
Alphabet Inc 3.58% 5.03%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in OMAH
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 10.99%
Apple Inc 10.43%
American Express Co 6.64%
Kroger Co 5.21%
Coca-Cola Co 5.08%
Sirius XM Holdings Inc 4.97%
VeriSign Inc 4.86%
Moody's Corp 4.72%
Only in ULTY
Analog Devices Inc 5.67%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 4.83%
MercadoLibre Inc 4.75%
Shopify Inc 4.74%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp 4.68%
VanEck Gold Miners ETF 4.60%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.02%
Lam Research Corp 4.00%
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Side by side

OMAH VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly ULTY YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on its own holdings, paying weekly
Strategy covered call synthetic covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) ULTY's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Nov 2, 2026)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 15.0% 60.9%
Expense ratio 0.98% 1.30%
Cash paid, 1 year 14.7% 46.0%
Price change, 1 year −2.4% −55.5%
Total return, 1 year +13.5% −12.4%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% −16.8%
Ahead or behind −1.3 pts +4.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%
Age 1.7 years 2.7 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $1.1bn $576m

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 ULTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowOMAHULTYOMAHULTYOMAHULTY
3 months+2.5%−8.3%3.7%14.3%+2.6 pts+3.4 pts
6 months+6.2%−9.9%7.4%26.6%+1.2 pts+1.6 pts
1 year+13.5%−12.4%14.7%46.0%−1.3 pts+4.4 pts
Since launchNot the same days: OMAH Mar 2025 · ULTY Feb 2024+19.2%−1.9%23.7%87.9%−14.9 ptsnot measured

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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.

ULTY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ULTY paid 46.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 55.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −12.4%. ULTY's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Nov 2, 2026) returned −16.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, OMAH or ULTY?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OMAH paid 14.7% of its starting price in cash and ULTY paid 46.0%, so ULTY 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 ULTY?
With every distribution reinvested, OMAH returned +13.5% and ULTY −12.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, OMAH or ULTY?
OMAH charges 0.98% a year and ULTY charges 1.30%, so OMAH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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