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OVL vs SCLZ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OVL paid 9.9% of its price in cash against SCLZ’s 8.5%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $427m on Aug 31, 2026 for Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF, and $20m on Jun 30, 2026 for Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF.

At a glance
9.9%
OVL cash paid, 1 year
8.5%
SCLZ cash paid, 1 year
+17.2%
OVL total return, 1 year
+10.6%
SCLZ total return, 1 year
OVL · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.4 pts ahead of VOO
OVL
+17.2%
VOO
+14.8%

2.4 pts ahead of VOO

OVL over 1 year: paid 9.9%, price +6.6%, total +17.2%, VOO +14.8%, +2.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

OVL

+17.2%

9.9% of it arrived as cash

2.4 pts ahead of VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.4 pts ahead of VOO

OVL over 1 year: paid 9.9%, price +6.6%, total +17.2%, VOO +14.8%, +2.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

OVL

+17.2%

9.9% cash

2.4 pts ahead of VOO

9.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. OVL over 1 year: paid 9.9%, price +6.6%, total +17.2%, VOO +14.8%, +2.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SCLZ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts behind SPY
SCLZ
+10.6%
SPY
+14.8%

4.2 pts behind SPY

SCLZ over 1 year: paid 8.5%, price +1.6%, total +10.6%, SPY +14.8%, −4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SCLZ

+10.6%

8.5% of it arrived as cash

4.2 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts behind SPY

SCLZ over 1 year: paid 8.5%, price +1.6%, total +10.6%, SPY +14.8%, −4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SCLZ

+10.6%

8.5% cash

4.2 pts behind SPY

8.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.2%. SCLZ over 1 year: paid 8.5%, price +1.6%, total +10.6%, SPY +14.8%, −4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.2%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.79% a year; their one-year returns differ by 6.6 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OVL vs SCLZ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOVLSCLZ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+17.2%+10.6%
Price change, 1 yearrose 6.6%rose 1.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOOS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.79%
Net assets, OVL as of Aug 31, 2026 and SCLZ as of Jun 30, 2026$427m$20m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · OVL scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score81.7OVL71.6SCLZ

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

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

Risk and return

Mar 8, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 138 weekly returns
OVL SCLZ
Return
Total return edge OVL +55.3% +35.2%
Annualized edge OVL +18.0% +12.0%
Price return edge OVL +33.5% +11.0%
Risk
Volatility edge SCLZ 16.4% 10.0%
Max drawdown edge SCLZ −19.1% −10.5%
Downside capture 108.9% 74.2%
Beta 1.13 0.64
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge OVL (slight) 0.83 0.75
Sortino edge OVL 1.26 1.09
Treynor 0.130 0.119
Calmar edge SCLZ 0.94 1.15
Against the benchmark
Alpha −0.6% a year −0.5% a year
Alpha t-stat −0.66 −0.19
Information ratio 0.34 −0.77
Tracking error 3.4% 6.6%

Each against its own benchmark: OVL against VOO, Oct 11, 2019 to Oct 30, 2026; SCLZ against SPY, Mar 8, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Mar 2024 to Oct 2026, OVL returned more: +55.3% to +35.2%. SCLZ swung less: 10.0% to 16.4%. SCLZ fell less at its worst: −10.5% to −19.1%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: OVL vs SCLZ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOVLSCLZEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+55.3%+35.2%OVLPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+18.0%+12.0%OVLTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+33.5%+11.0%OVLPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility16.4%10.0%SCLZSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation10.8%6.9%SCLZLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−19.1%−10.5%SCLZDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture121.3%58.8%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture108.9%74.2%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta1.130.64Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.990.84Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.830.75OVL (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.261.09OVLReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1300.119Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.941.15SCLZAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkVOOSPYThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−0.6% a year−0.5% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−0.66−0.19Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−2.4% to +1.2%−5.4% to +4.5%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio0.34−0.77Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error3.4%6.6%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 138 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OVL SCLZ
Only in one fund ↓
Only in OVL
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 99.97%
Only in SCLZ
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 7.95%
APPLE INC 6.20%
NVIDIA CORP 6.03%
ALPHABET INC 5.22%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 5.18%
BROADCOM INC 4.74%
ELI LILLY & COMPANY 3.88%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.77%
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Side by side

OVL Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF · Put-selling overlay on VOO, paying monthly SCLZ Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF · Dividend stocks with call overlay on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy put-selling overlay dividend stocks with call overlay
Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 10.6% 8.7%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.9% 8.5%
Price change, 1 year +6.6% +1.6%
Total return, 1 year +17.2% +10.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind +2.4 pts −4.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% not published
Age 7.1 years 2.7 years
Net assets, OVL as of Aug 31, 2026 and SCLZ as of Jun 30, 2026 $427m $20m

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: OVL vs SCLZ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowOVLSCLZOVLSCLZOVLSCLZ
3 months−0.5%0.0%2.6%2.1%−0.4 pts+0.2 pts
6 months+4.4%+4.4%5.2%4.3%−0.6 pts−0.6 pts
1 year+17.2%+10.6%9.9%8.5%+2.4 pts−4.2 pts
3 years+92.6%–23.9%–+9.3 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: OVL Oct 2019 · SCLZ Feb 2024+204.4%+35.4%51.2%21.2%+14.4 pts−20.8 pts

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About each fund
OVL

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OVL paid 9.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.2%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.6%, 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.

SCLZ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.7%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, OVL or SCLZ?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OVL paid 9.9% of its starting price in cash and SCLZ paid 8.5%, so OVL paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, OVL or SCLZ?
With every distribution reinvested, OVL returned +17.2% and SCLZ +10.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, OVL or SCLZ?
OVL and SCLZ both charge 0.79% a year, so neither 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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