Which paid more, OVL or YYY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OVL paid 9.9% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, so YYY 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 YYY?

With every distribution reinvested, OVL returned +17.2% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, OVL or YYY?

OVL charges 0.79% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so OVL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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OVL vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% 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 $674m on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify CEF High Income ETF.

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At a glance

9.9%

OVL cash paid, 1 year

12.4%

YYY cash paid, 1 year

+17.2%

OVL total return, 1 year

+1.9%

YYY 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.

YYY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

YYY

+1.9%

none

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

12.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

OVL costs 2.44 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.3 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OVL vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	OVL	YYY
Paid and earned
Measure	OVL	YYY
Total return, 1 year	+17.2%	+1.9%
Price change, 1 year	rose 6.6%	fell 10.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment	18% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	OVL	YYY
Benchmark	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO	its own holdings
Cost and size
Measure	OVL	YYY
Expense ratio	0.79%	3.23%
Net assets, OVL as of Aug 31, 2026 and YYY as of Nov 3, 2026	$427m	$674m
Holdings
Measure	OVL	YYY
Holdings in common	0%

Method

Risk and return

Oct 11, 2019 to Oct 30, 2026 · 368 weekly returns

OVL YYY

Return

Total return edge OVL +196.3% +30.6%

Annualized edge OVL +16.6% +3.8%

Price return edge OVL +120.8% −41.6%

Risk

Volatility edge YYY 21.1% 17.7%

Max drawdown edge OVL (slight) −35.2% −38.9%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge OVL 0.70 0.14

Sortino edge OVL 1.01 0.18

Calmar edge OVL 0.47 0.10

Reading

From Oct 2019 to Oct 2026, OVL returned more: +196.3% to +30.6%. YYY swung less: 17.7% to 21.1%. OVL fell slightly less at its worst: −35.2% to −38.9%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: OVL vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	OVL	YYY	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+196.3%	+30.6%	OVL	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+16.6%	+3.8%	OVL	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+120.8%	−41.6%	OVL	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	21.1%	17.7%	YYY	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	14.5%	13.5%	YYY (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−35.2%	−38.9%	OVL (slight)	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.70	0.14	OVL	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	1.01	0.18	OVL	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.47	0.10	OVL	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 368 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, OVL and YYY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OVL YYY

Only in one fund ↓

Only in OVL

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 99.97%

Only in YYY

abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.64%

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 3.31%

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.31%

BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.30%

PIMCO High Income Fund 3.06%

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.04%

Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.70%

abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund 2.66%

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Side by side

OVL Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF · Put-selling overlay on VOO, paying monthly YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF · Income from closed-end funds on its own holdings, paying monthly

Issuer Overlay Shares Amplify

Strategy put-selling overlay income from closed-end funds

Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) YYY's own holdings (from its holdings of Nov 3, 2026)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 10.6% 13.8%

Expense ratio 0.79% 3.23%

Cash paid, 1 year 9.9% 12.4%

Price change, 1 year +6.6% −10.3%

Total return, 1 year +17.2% +1.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published

Ahead or behind +2.4 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 18%

Age 7.1 years 14.4 years

Net assets, OVL as of Aug 31, 2026 and YYY as of Nov 3, 2026 $427m $674m

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 YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	OVL	YYY	OVL	YYY	OVL	YYY
3 months	−0.5%	−4.9%	2.6%	3.2%	−0.4 pts	not measured
6 months	+4.4%	−4.1%	5.2%	6.2%	−0.6 pts	not measured
1 year	+17.2%	+1.9%	9.9%	12.4%	+2.4 pts	not measured
3 years	+92.6%	+35.2%	23.9%	38.6%	+9.3 pts	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: OVL Oct 2019 · YYY Jun 2012	+204.4%	+114.4%	51.2%	113.6%	+14.4 pts	not measured

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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.

YYY

No 1-year comparison: a quarter's holdings filing is missing from the year.

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.8%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 18% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, OVL or YYY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OVL paid 9.9% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, so YYY 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 YYY?: With every distribution reinvested, OVL returned +17.2% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, OVL or YYY?: OVL charges 0.79% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so OVL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →OVL on its own →YYY on its own →OVL dividend history →OVL holdings →YYY dividend history →YYY holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

OVL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

OVL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

OVL 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Overlay Shares website ↗

YYY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YYY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YYY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for YYY ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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