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OVLH vs QYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QYLD paid 12.3% of its price in cash against OVLH’s 0.3%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $109m on Aug 31, 2026 for Overlay Shares Hedged Large Cap Equity ETF, and $8.5bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF.

At a glance
0.3%
OVLH cash paid, 1 year
12.3%
QYLD cash paid, 1 year
+7.0%
OVLH total return, 1 year
+16.5%
QYLD total return, 1 year
OVLH · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 7.8 pts behind VOO
OVLH
+7.0%
VOO
+14.8%

7.8 pts behind VOO

OVLH over 1 year: paid 0.3%, price +6.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

OVLH

+7.0%

7.8 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

7.8 pts behind VOO

OVLH over 1 year: paid 0.3%, price +6.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

OVLH

+7.0%

7.8 pts behind VOO

0.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. OVLH over 1 year: paid 0.3%, price +6.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QYLD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts ahead of QQQ
QYLD
+16.5%
QQQ
+12.3%

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

QYLD over 1 year: paid 12.3%, price +3.3%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QYLD

+16.5%

12.3% of it arrived as cash

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

QYLD over 1 year: paid 12.3%, price +3.3%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QYLD

+16.5%

12.3% as cash

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

12.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +16.5%. QYLD over 1 year: paid 12.3%, price +3.3%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +16.5%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

QYLD costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.5 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OVLH vs QYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOVLHQYLD
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+7.0%+16.5%
Price change, 1 yearrose 6.7%rose 3.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate38% of the Dec 29, 2023 payment99% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOONasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.80%0.60%
Net assets, OVLH as of Aug 31, 2026 and QYLD as of Oct 12, 2026$109m$8.5bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · OVLH scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score99.7OVLH72.8QYLD

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

Jan 22, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026 · 301 weekly returns
OVLH QYLD
Return
Total return edge OVLH +69.2% +56.0%
Annualized edge OVLH +9.5% +8.0%
Price return edge OVLH +64.8% −22.7%
Risk
Volatility edge OVLH 10.8% 12.7%
Max drawdown edge OVLH −19.6% −24.5%
Downside capture 79.7% 64.8%
Beta 0.67 0.55
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge OVLH 0.58 0.40
Sortino edge OVLH 0.87 0.56
Treynor 0.094 0.127
Calmar edge OVLH 0.48 0.33
Against the benchmark
Alpha −1.0% a year −2.3% a year
Alpha t-stat −0.85 −1.37
Information ratio −0.78 −0.93
Tracking error 6.0% 10.6%

Each against its own benchmark: OVLH against VOO, Jan 22, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026; QYLD against QQQ, Dec 20, 2013 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Jan 2021 to Oct 2026, OVLH returned more: +69.2% to +56.0%. OVLH swung less: 10.8% to 12.7%. OVLH fell less at its worst: −19.6% to −24.5%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: OVLH vs QYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOVLHQYLDEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+69.2%+56.0%OVLHPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+9.5%+8.0%OVLHTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+64.8%−22.7%OVLHPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility10.8%12.7%OVLHSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation7.2%9.1%OVLHLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−19.6%−24.5%OVLHDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture61.5%37.8%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture79.7%64.8%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.670.55Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.930.77Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.580.40OVLHReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.870.56OVLHReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.0940.127Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.480.33OVLHAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkVOOQQQThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−1.0% a year−2.3% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−0.85−1.37Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−3.5% to +1.4%−5.5% to +1.0%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.78−0.93Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error6.0%10.6%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 301 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, OVLH and QYLD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OVLH QYLD
Only in one fund ↓
Only in OVLH
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 97.79%
Only in QYLD
NVIDIA CORPORATION 8.20%
APPLE INC. 7.65%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.82%
AMAZON.COM, INC. 4.93%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4.32%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3.62%
ALPHABET INC. 3.50%
ALPHABET INC. 3.28%
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Side by side

OVLH Overlay Shares Hedged Large Cap Equity ETF · Put-selling overlay, hedged on VOO, paying annually QYLD Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
Strategy put-selling overlay, hedged covered call
Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays annual monthly
Payout rate, annualized 0.3% 12.2%
Expense ratio 0.80% 0.60%
Cash paid, 1 year 0.3% 12.3%
Price change, 1 year +6.7% +3.3%
Total return, 1 year +7.0% +16.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +12.3%
Ahead or behind −7.8 pts +4.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 38% 99%
Age 5.8 years 12.9 years
Net assets, OVLH as of Aug 31, 2026 and QYLD as of Oct 12, 2026 $109m $8.5bn

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: OVLH vs QYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowOVLHQYLDOVLHQYLDOVLHQYLD
3 months−1.4%+2.4%0.0%3.0%−1.3 pts+5.9 pts
6 months+1.6%+5.4%0.0%6.0%−3.5 pts+5.8 pts
1 year+7.0%+16.5%0.3%12.3%−7.8 pts+4.2 pts
3 years+58.6%+52.7%1.7%37.9%−24.8 pts−38.6 pts
Since launchNot the same days: OVLH Jan 2021 · QYLD Dec 2013+73.9%+194.8%3.2%117.5%−47.2 pts−610.5 pts

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About each fund
OVLH

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OVLH paid 0.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.0%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.3%, paid annually. Overlay Shares estimates that 38% of the distribution paid Dec 29, 2023 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

QYLD

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QYLD paid 12.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.2%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, OVLH or QYLD?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OVLH paid 0.3% of its starting price in cash and QYLD paid 12.3%, so QYLD paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, OVLH or QYLD?
With every distribution reinvested, OVLH returned +7.0% and QYLD +16.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, OVLH or QYLD?
OVLH charges 0.80% a year and QYLD charges 0.60%, so QYLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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