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

OMAH and XSHP both write options for income.

VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF and Kurv SpaceX (SPAX) Enhanced Income ETF.

14.4%OMAH cash paid, 1 year
7.3%XSHP cash paid, 1 year
+8.8%OMAH total return, 1 year
−13.1%XSHP total return, 1 year
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
XSHP16.4 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+3.3%XSHP−13.1%16.4 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+3.3%XSHP−13.1%16.4 pts behind SPY

Performance, window by window

OMAH and XSHP over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
OMAHXSHPOMAHXSHPOMAHXSHP
3 months+1.7%−11.0%3.7%7.4%−2.4 pts−13.3 pts
6 months+8.8%not published7.7%not published+2.8 ptsnot published
1 year+8.8%not published14.4%not published+4.9 ptsnot published
Since launch+14.6%−13.1%21.4%7.3%+12.4 pts−16.4 pts
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OMAH and XSHP 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
XSHP
Kurv SpaceX (SPAX) Enhanced Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerVistaSharesKurv
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkBerkshire Hathaway B (BRK-B), used as the proxyS&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized15.1%33.5%
Expense ratio0.98%0.99%
Cash paid, 1 year14.4%7.3% (since launch on Jun 17, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−6.3%−21.8%
Total return, 1 year+8.8%−13.1% (since launch on Jun 17, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+3.9%+3.3%
Ahead or behind+4.9 pts−16.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published94%
Age562 days93 days
Net assets$1.1bn$7m

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.

XSHP in plain words

Over the period since launch on Jun 17, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XSHP paid 7.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −13.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned +3.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 33.5%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 94% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, OMAH or XSHP?
OMAH charges 0.98% a year and XSHP charges 0.99%, so OMAH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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OMAH against XSHP, 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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