Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
OVL vs SDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDTY paid 24.9% of its price in cash against OVL’s 9.9%, though OVL returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets: $427m on Aug 31, 2026 for Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF, and $40m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF.
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.About even with VOO
SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.9%, price −12.3%, total +14.7%, VOO +14.8%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
VOO
+14.8%
SDTY
+14.7%
24.9% of it arrived as cash
about even with VOO
Total return, distributions reinvested
About even with VOO
SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.9%, price −12.3%, total +14.7%, VOO +14.8%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
VOO
+14.8%
SDTY
+14.7%
24.9% as cash
about even with VOO
24.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.9%, price −12.3%, total +14.7%, VOO +14.8%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
OVL costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.5 points.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | OVL | SDTY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +17.2% | +14.7% |
| Price change, 1 year | rose 6.6% | fell 12.3% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 1.08% |
| Net assets, OVL as of Aug 31, 2026 and SDTY as of Nov 3, 2026 | $427m | $40m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
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
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What they share
By the books each fund has filed, OVL and SDTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | OVL | SDTY | OVL | SDTY | OVL | SDTY |
| 3 months | −0.5% | +1.2% | 2.6% | 5.4% | −0.4 pts | +1.4 pts |
| 6 months | +4.4% | +6.6% | 5.2% | 11.7% | −0.6 pts | +1.5 pts |
| 1 year | +17.2% | +14.7% | 9.9% | 24.9% | +2.4 pts | −0.1 pts |
| 3 years | +92.6% | – | 23.9% | – | +9.3 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: OVL Oct 2019 · SDTY Feb 2025 | +204.4% | +23.8% | 51.2% | 37.8% | +14.4 pts | −5.3 pts |
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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.
SDTY
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDTY paid 24.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.7%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 23.2%, paid weekly.
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