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OVL vs XSHP: which paid, and which earned it?

OVL and XSHP both write options for income.

Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF and Kurv SpaceX (SPAX) Enhanced Income ETF.

8.9%OVL cash paid, 1 year
7.3%XSHP cash paid, 1 year
+19.2%OVL total return, 1 year
−13.1%XSHP total return, 1 year
OVL2.6 pts ahead of SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%OVL+19.2%8.9% as cash2.6 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%OVL+19.2%2.6 pts ahead of SPY
XSHP16.4 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+3.3%XSHP−13.1%16.4 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+3.3%XSHP−13.1%16.4 pts behind SPY

Performance, window by window

OVL and XSHP over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
OVLXSHPOVLXSHPOVLXSHP
3 months+2.3%−11.0%2.6%7.4%0.0 pts−13.3 pts
6 months+18.8%not published5.7%not published+0.7 ptsnot published
1 year+19.2%not published8.9%not published+2.6 ptsnot published
3 years+86.2%not published21.1%not published+7.8 ptsnot published
Since launch+203.4%−13.1%47.2%7.3%+16.1 pts−16.4 pts
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OVL and XSHP on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
OVL
Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF
Put-selling overlay on SPY, paying monthly
XSHP
Kurv SpaceX (SPAX) Enhanced Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerOverlay SharesKurv
Strategyput-selling overlaycovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized10.4%33.5%
Expense rationot published0.99%
Cash paid, 1 year8.9%7.3% (since launch on Jun 17, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+9.4%−21.8%
Total return, 1 year+19.2%−13.1% (since launch on Jun 17, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+3.3%
Ahead or behind+2.6 pts−16.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published94%
Age2544 days93 days
Net assets$276m$7m

OVL in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OVL paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.4%, paid monthly.

XSHP in plain words

Over the period since launch on Jun 17, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XSHP paid 7.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −13.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned +3.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 33.5%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 94% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

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Where these figures came from

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OVL against XSHP, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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