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OVL vs XIJN: 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 XIJN’s 6.9%, 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 $50m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June.

At a glance
9.9%
OVL cash paid, 1 year
6.9%
XIJN cash paid, 1 year
+17.2%
OVL total return, 1 year
+6.8%
XIJN 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.
XIJN · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8 pts behind VOO
XIJN
+6.8%
VOO
+14.8%

8 pts behind VOO

XIJN over 1 year: paid 6.9%, price −0.3%, total +6.8%, VOO +14.8%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIJN

+6.8%

6.9% of it arrived as cash

8 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

8 pts behind VOO

XIJN over 1 year: paid 6.9%, price −0.3%, total +6.8%, VOO +14.8%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIJN

+6.8%

8 pts behind VOO

6.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XIJN over 1 year: paid 6.9%, price −0.3%, total +6.8%, VOO +14.8%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

OVL costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.4 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OVL vs XIJN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOVLXIJN
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+17.2%+6.8%
Price change, 1 yearrose 6.6%fell 0.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment95% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOOVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Against its benchmark, same daysahead by 2.4 ptsbehind by 8.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.85%
Net assets, OVL as of Aug 31, 2026 and XIJN as of Nov 3, 2026$427m$50m
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 Score81.7OVL55.4XIJN

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

Jul 5, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 121 weekly returns · each against VOO
OVL XIJN
Return
Total return edge OVL +41.5% +16.5%
Annualized edge OVL +16.1% +6.8%
Price return edge OVL +23.5% +0.2%
Risk
Volatility edge XIJN 16.8% 3.1%
Max drawdown edge XIJN −19.1% −3.0%
Downside capture 111.6% 9.7%
Beta 1.12 0.17
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge XIJN (slight) 0.73 0.79
Sortino edge OVL (slight) 1.10 1.05
Treynor 0.108 0.142
Calmar edge XIJN 0.84 2.27
Against the benchmark
Alpha −0.7% a year +0.5% a year
Alpha t-stat −0.58 0.41
Information ratio 0.29 −0.72
Tracking error 2.5% 12.4%
Reading

From Jul 2024 to Oct 2026, OVL returned more: +41.5% to +16.5%. XIJN swung less: 3.1% to 16.8%. XIJN fell less at its worst: −3.0% to −19.1%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: OVL vs XIJN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOVLXIJNVOOEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+41.5%+16.5%OVLPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+16.1%+6.8%OVLTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+23.5%+0.2%OVLPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility16.8%3.1%XIJNSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation11.1%2.3%XIJNLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−19.1%−3.0%XIJNDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture121.6%12.8%100.0%OVLShare of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture111.6%9.7%100.0%XIJNShare of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta1.120.171.00XIJN lowerHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.990.681.00Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.730.79XIJN (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.101.05OVL (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1080.1420.114XIJNReturn above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.842.27XIJNAnnualized 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−0.580.41Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−3.0% to +1.6%−1.8% to +2.8%Both include zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio0.29−0.72OVLReturn against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error2.5%12.4%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, 121 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, OVL and XIJN hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OVL XIJN
Only in one fund ↓
Only in OVL
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 99.97%
Only in XIJN
2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.07 100.31%
2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 746.73 3.98%
2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 672.06 -1.97%
2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 746.73 -7.46%
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Side by side

OVL Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF · Put-selling overlay on VOO, paying monthly XIJN FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly
Strategy put-selling overlay buffer with income
Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 10.6% 6.7%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.9% 6.9%
Price change, 1 year +6.6% −0.3%
Total return, 1 year +17.2% +6.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind +2.4 pts −8.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 95%
Age 7.1 years 2.4 years
Net assets, OVL as of Aug 31, 2026 and XIJN as of Nov 3, 2026 $427m $50m

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 XIJN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowOVLXIJNOVLXIJNOVLXIJN
3 months−0.5%+1.4%2.6%1.7%−0.4 pts+1.6 pts
6 months+4.4%+3.2%5.2%3.4%−0.6 pts−1.8 pts
1 year+17.2%+6.8%9.9%6.9%+2.4 pts−8.0 pts
3 years+92.6%–23.9%–+9.3 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: OVL Oct 2019 · XIJN Jun 2024+204.4%+17.7%51.2%15.8%+14.4 pts−27.5 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.

XIJN

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIJN paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.8%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.7%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, OVL or XIJN?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OVL paid 9.9% of its starting price in cash and XIJN paid 6.9%, 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 XIJN?
With every distribution reinvested, OVL returned +17.2% and XIJN +6.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, OVL or XIJN?
OVL charges 0.79% a year and XIJN charges 0.85%, so OVL 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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