Data as of .
OMAH vs XYLD: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year OMAH paid 14.4% of its price in cash against XYLD’s 11.0%, though XYLD returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: XYLD scores higher
Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?
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 XYLD hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | OMAH | XYLD |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc | 10.59% | 7.55% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.57% | 3.13% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.54% | 2.49% |
| Chevron Corp | 4.75% | 0.64% |
| Bank of America Corp | 4.06% | 0.57% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The | 4.94% | 0.52% |
| American Express Co | 6.57% | 0.26% |
| Chubb Ltd | 4.49% | 0.18% |
| Moody's Corp | 4.42% | 0.11% |
| Delta Air Lines Inc | 4.13% | 0.08% |
| Occidental Petroleum Corp | 4.64% | 0.07% |
| Kroger Co/The | 4.79% | 0.05% |
| Only in OMAH | Only in XYLD |
|---|---|
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 10.22% | NVIDIA CORP 8.24% |
| Sirius XM Holdings Inc 4.29% | MICROSOFT CORP 5.61% |
| New York Times Co/The 2.80% | AMAZON.COM INC 3.83% |
| Ally Financial Inc 2.44% | BROADCOM INC 2.62% |
| Liberty Live Holdings Inc 2.14% | META PLATFORMS INC 2.26% |
| BRKB US 09/25/26 P512.5 0.10% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 1.77% |
| VRSN US 10/16/26 C310 0.10% | TESLA INC 1.58% |
| LLYVK US 10/16/26 C105 0.06% | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B 1.46% |
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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMAH | XYLD | OMAH | XYLD | OMAH | XYLD | |
| 3 months | +1.7% | +4.5% | 3.7% | 2.6% | −2.4 pts | +2.3 pts |
| 6 months | +8.8% | +12.4% | 7.7% | 5.6% | +2.8 pts | −5.6 pts |
| 1 year | +8.8% | +17.9% | 14.4% | 11.0% | +4.9 pts | +1.4 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +44.5% | not published | 32.5% | not published | −33.9 pts |
| Since launch | +14.6% | +191.5% | 21.4% | 112.9% | +12.4 pts | −315.3 pts |
| OMAH VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF Covered call on BRK-B, paying monthly | XYLD Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | Global X |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Berkshire Hathaway B (BRK-B), used as the proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.1% | 8.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.98% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 14.4% | 11.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | −6.3% | +5.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | +8.8% | +17.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +3.9% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +4.9 pts | +1.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 93% |
| Age | 562 days | 4834 days |
| Net assets | $1.1bn | $3.4bn |
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.
XYLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XYLD paid 11.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.9%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, OMAH or XYLD?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OMAH paid 14.4% of its starting price in cash and XYLD paid 11.0%, 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 XYLD?
- With every distribution reinvested, OMAH returned +8.8% and XYLD returned +17.9% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so XYLD returned more.
- Which is cheaper, OMAH or XYLD?
- OMAH charges 0.98% a year and XYLD charges 0.60%, so XYLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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