Which paid more, OVF or VEGA?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OVF paid 12.9% of its starting price in cash and VEGA paid 1.3%, so OVF paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, OVF or VEGA?

With every distribution reinvested, OVF returned +18.2% and VEGA +8.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, OVF or VEGA?

OVF charges 0.83% a year and VEGA charges 1.23%, so OVF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

OVF vs VEGA: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OVF paid 12.9% of its price in cash against VEGA’s 1.3%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $61m on Aug 31, 2026 for Overlay Shares Foreign Equity ETF, and $95m on Nov 4, 2026 for AdvisorShares STAR Global Buy-Write ETF.

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At a glance

12.9%

OVF cash paid, 1 year

1.3%

VEGA cash paid, 1 year

+18.2%

OVF total return, 1 year

+8.5%

VEGA total return, 1 year

OVF · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.3 pts ahead of ACWX

OVF

+18.2%

ACWX

+16.9%

1.3 pts ahead of ACWX

OVF over 1 year: paid 12.9%, price +4.6%, total +18.2%, ACWX +16.9%, +1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ACWX

+16.9%

OVF

+18.2%

12.9% of it arrived as cash

1.3 pts ahead of ACWX

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.3 pts ahead of ACWX

OVF over 1 year: paid 12.9%, price +4.6%, total +18.2%, ACWX +16.9%, +1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ACWX

+16.9%

OVF

+18.2%

12.9% as cash

1.3 pts ahead of ACWX

12.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. OVF over 1 year: paid 12.9%, price +4.6%, total +18.2%, ACWX +16.9%, +1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VEGA · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.5 pts behind ACWI

VEGA

+8.5%

ACWI

+15.0%

6.5 pts behind ACWI

VEGA over 1 year: paid 1.3%, price +7.1%, total +8.5%, ACWI +15.0%, −6.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ACWI

+15.0%

VEGA

+8.5%

6.5 pts behind ACWI

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.5 pts behind ACWI

VEGA over 1 year: paid 1.3%, price +7.1%, total +8.5%, ACWI +15.0%, −6.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ACWI

+15.0%

VEGA

+8.5%

6.5 pts behind ACWI

1.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +18.2%. VEGA over 1 year: paid 1.3%, price +7.1%, total +8.5%, ACWI +15.0%, −6.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +18.2%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

OVF costs 0.40 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.7 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OVF vs VEGA: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	OVF	VEGA
Paid and earned
Measure	OVF	VEGA
Total return, 1 year	+18.2%	+8.5%
Price change, 1 year	rose 4.6%	rose 7.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	OVF	VEGA
Benchmark	iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF, measured through ACWX	All-country world, measured through ACWI
Cost and size
Measure	OVF	VEGA
Expense ratio	0.83%	1.23%
Net assets, OVF as of Aug 31, 2026 and VEGA as of Nov 4, 2026	$61m	$95m
Holdings
Measure	OVF	VEGA
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · VEGA scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score76.3OVF97.3VEGA

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

OVF 76.3

VEGA 97.3

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, OVF and VEGA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OVF VEGA

Only in one fund ↓

Only in OVF

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF 74.92%

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Mar 25.12%

Only in VEGA

SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST 40.64%

ISHARES TRUST 17.02%

ISHARES TRUST 10.65%

BLACKROCK ETF TRUST 7.40%

ISHARES TRUST 6.14%

ISHARES INC 5.46%

ISHARES TRUST 4.14%

ISHARES TRUST 3.78%

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Side by side

OVF Overlay Shares Foreign Equity ETF · Put-selling overlay on ACWX, paying monthly VEGA AdvisorShares STAR Global Buy-Write ETF · Covered call on ACWI, paying annually

Issuer Overlay Shares AdvisorShares

Strategy put-selling overlay covered call

Benchmark iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (ACWX) All-country world (ACWI)

Pays monthly annual

Payout rate, annualized 10.4% 1.3%

Expense ratio 0.83% 1.23%

Cash paid, 1 year 12.9% 1.3%

Price change, 1 year +4.6% +7.1%

Total return, 1 year +18.2% +8.5%

Benchmark return, 1 year +16.9% +15.0%

Ahead or behind +1.3 pts −6.5 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% not published

Age 7.1 years 14.1 years

Net assets, OVF as of Aug 31, 2026 and VEGA as of Nov 4, 2026 $61m $95m

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: OVF vs VEGA: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	OVF	VEGA	OVF	VEGA	OVF	VEGA
3 months	−3.1%	−0.8%	2.5%	0.0%	−0.2 pts	+0.4 pts
6 months	−1.0%	+1.2%	5.1%	0.0%	−0.3 pts	−1.5 pts
1 year	+18.2%	+8.5%	12.9%	1.3%	+1.2 pts	−6.5 pts
3 years	+76.6%	+49.4%	29.1%	4.2%	+6.0 pts	−28.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: OVF Oct 2019 · VEGA Sep 2012	+80.6%	+129.6%	41.9%	12.9%	−17.2 pts	−207.4 pts

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About each fund

OVF

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OVF paid 12.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.2%. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (ACWX) returned +16.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.4%, paid monthly. Overlay Shares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 29, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

VEGA

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, VEGA paid 1.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.5%. All-country world (ACWI) returned +15.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 1.3%, paid annually.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, OVF or VEGA?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OVF paid 12.9% of its starting price in cash and VEGA paid 1.3%, so OVF paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, OVF or VEGA?: With every distribution reinvested, OVF returned +18.2% and VEGA +8.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, OVF or VEGA?: OVF charges 0.83% a year and VEGA charges 1.23%, so OVF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (ACWX) →All-country world (ACWI) →OVF on its own →VEGA on its own →OVF dividend history →OVF holdings →VEGA dividend history →VEGA holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

OVF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

OVF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

OVF 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Overlay Shares website ↗

VEGA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VEGA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

AdvisorShares page for VEGA ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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