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OVL vs TSPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TSPY paid 14.0% 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 $311m on Jun 30, 2026 for TappAlpha S&P 500 Growth & Daily Income ETF.

At a glance
9.9%
OVL cash paid, 1 year
14.0%
TSPY cash paid, 1 year
+17.2%
OVL total return, 1 year
+13.3%
TSPY 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.
TSPY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.5 pts behind VOO
TSPY
+13.3%
VOO
+14.8%

1.5 pts behind VOO

TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −1.6%, total +13.3%, VOO +14.8%, −1.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

TSPY

+13.3%

14.0% of it arrived as cash

1.5 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.5 pts behind VOO

TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −1.6%, total +13.3%, VOO +14.8%, −1.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

TSPY

+13.3%

14.0% as cash

1.5 pts behind VOO

14.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −1.6%, total +13.3%, VOO +14.8%, −1.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TSPY costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.9 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OVL vs TSPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOVLTSPY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+17.2%+13.3%
Price change, 1 yearrose 6.6%fell 1.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment100% of the Nov 4, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOOVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.68%
Net assets, OVL as of Aug 31, 2026 and TSPY as of Jun 30, 2026$427m$311m
Holdings
Holdings in common100%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · OVL scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score81.7OVL53.6TSPY

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

Aug 23, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 114 weekly returns · each against VOO
OVL TSPY
Return
Total return edge OVL +39.6% +34.2%
Annualized edge OVL +16.4% +14.3%
Price return edge OVL +21.9% +0.1%
Risk
Volatility edge TSPY 16.8% 14.1%
Max drawdown edge TSPY −19.1% −16.5%
Downside capture 111.3% 95.3%
Beta 1.12 0.92
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge OVL (slight) 0.75 0.73
Sortino edge OVL (slight) 1.13 1.08
Treynor 0.112 0.112
Calmar edge Tie 0.86 0.87
Against the benchmark
Alpha −0.7% a year −0.5% a year
Alpha t-stat −0.54 −0.25
Information ratio 0.30 −0.43
Tracking error 2.5% 3.4%
Reading

From Aug 2024 to Oct 2026, OVL returned more: +39.6% to +34.2%. TSPY swung less: 14.1% to 16.8%. TSPY fell less at its worst: −16.5% to −19.1%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: OVL vs TSPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOVLTSPYVOOEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+39.6%+34.2%OVLPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+16.4%+14.3%OVLTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+21.9%+0.1%OVLPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility16.8%14.1%TSPYSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation11.1%9.6%TSPYLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−19.1%−16.5%TSPYDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture121.1%89.2%100.0%OVLShare of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture111.3%95.3%100.0%TSPYShare of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta1.120.921.00TSPY lowerHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.990.951.00Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.750.73OVL (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.131.08OVL (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1120.1120.118TieReturn above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.860.87TieAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkVOOVOOVOOThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−0.7% a year−0.5% a year0.0%Not significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−0.54−0.25Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−3.1% to +1.7%−4.9% to +3.8%Both include zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio0.30−0.43OVLReturn against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error2.5%3.4%0.0%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 114 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

100%

By the books each fund has filed, OVL and TSPY hold 100% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

100% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OVL TSPY
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 99.97% 100.57%
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Side by side

OVL Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF · Put-selling overlay on VOO, paying monthly TSPY TappAlpha S&P 500 Growth & Daily Income ETF · Option income on VOO, paying monthly
Strategy put-selling overlay option income
Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 10.6% 14.3%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.68%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.9% 14.0%
Price change, 1 year +6.6% −1.6%
Total return, 1 year +17.2% +13.3%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind +2.4 pts −1.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%
Age 7.1 years 2.2 years
Net assets, OVL as of Aug 31, 2026 and TSPY as of Jun 30, 2026 $427m $311m

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 TSPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowOVLTSPYOVLTSPYOVLTSPY
3 months−0.5%+0.7%2.6%3.5%−0.4 pts+0.8 pts
6 months+4.4%+5.2%5.2%7.0%−0.6 pts+0.2 pts
1 year+17.2%+13.3%9.9%14.0%+2.4 pts−1.5 pts
3 years+92.6%–23.9%–+9.3 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: OVL Oct 2019 · TSPY Aug 2024+204.4%+38.7%51.2%31.2%+14.4 pts−3.7 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.

TSPY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TSPY paid 14.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.3%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.3%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 4, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, OVL or TSPY?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OVL paid 9.9% of its starting price in cash and TSPY paid 14.0%, so TSPY 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 TSPY?
With every distribution reinvested, OVL returned +17.2% and TSPY +13.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, OVL or TSPY?
OVL charges 0.79% a year and TSPY charges 0.68%, so TSPY 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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