Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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OVL vs XIMR: 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 XIMR’s 7.0%, 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 $26m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March.

At a glance
9.9%
OVL cash paid, 1 year
7.0%
XIMR cash paid, 1 year
+17.2%
OVL total return, 1 year
+7.9%
XIMR 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.
XIMR · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.9 pts behind VOO
XIMR
+7.9%
VOO
+14.8%

6.9 pts behind VOO

XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIMR

+7.9%

7.0% of it arrived as cash

6.9 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.9 pts behind VOO

XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIMR

+7.9%

6.9 pts behind VOO

7.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.2%. XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

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

Pair scorecard

OVL costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.3 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OVL vs XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOVLXIMR
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+17.2%+7.9%
Price change, 1 yearrose 6.6%rose 0.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment60% of the Nov 3, 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%0.85%
Net assets, OVL as of Aug 31, 2026 and XIMR as of Nov 3, 2026$427m$26m
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 Score81.7OVL66.2XIMR

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

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Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, OVL and XIMR 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 XIMR
Only in one fund ↓
Only in OVL
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 99.97%
Only in XIMR
2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.06 114.65%
2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 648.56 1.13%
2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 583.70 -0.61%
2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 648.56 -18.68%
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Side by side

OVL Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF · Put-selling overlay on VOO, paying monthly XIMR FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March · 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% 7.4%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.9% 7.0%
Price change, 1 year +6.6% +0.7%
Total return, 1 year +17.2% +7.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind +2.4 pts −6.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 60%
Age 7.1 years 2.6 years
Net assets, OVL as of Aug 31, 2026 and XIMR as of Nov 3, 2026 $427m $26m

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 XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowOVLXIMROVLXIMROVLXIMR
3 months−0.5%+1.3%2.6%1.8%−0.4 pts+1.4 pts
6 months+4.4%+2.8%5.2%3.7%−0.6 pts−2.2 pts
1 year+17.2%+7.9%9.9%7.0%+2.4 pts−6.9 pts
3 years+92.6%–23.9%–+9.3 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: OVL Oct 2019 · XIMR Mar 2024+204.4%+20.0%51.2%17.4%+14.4 pts−33.3 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.

XIMR

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIMR paid 7.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.9%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.4%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 60% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, OVL or XIMR?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OVL paid 9.9% of its starting price in cash and XIMR paid 7.0%, 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 XIMR?
With every distribution reinvested, OVL returned +17.2% and XIMR +7.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, OVL or XIMR?
OVL charges 0.79% a year and XIMR 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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