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OVLH vs SCEP: which paid, and which earned it?

OVLH and SCEP both write options for income.

Overlay Shares Hedged Large Cap Equity ETF and STERLING CAPITAL HEDGED EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF.

0.3%OVLH cash paid, 1 year
5.0%SCEP cash paid, 1 year
+9.1%OVLH total return, 1 year
+3.5%SCEP total return, 1 year
OVLH7.5 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%OVLH+9.1%7.5 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%OVLH+9.1%7.5 pts behind SPY
SCEP8.2 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+11.7%SCEP+3.5%5.0% as cash8.2 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+11.7%SCEP+3.5%8.2 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, OVLH and SCEP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in OVLHOnly in SCEP
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.00%ALPHABET INC 5.98%
APPLE INC 5.71%
NVIDIA CORP 5.70%
BROADCOM INC 5.61%
AMAZON.COM INC 4.68%
JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.55%
MICROSOFT CORP 3.49%
LAM RESEARCH CORP 2.64%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

Performance, window by window

OVLH and SCEP over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
OVLHSCEPOVLHSCEPOVLHSCEP
3 months+0.5%−0.1%0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts−2.4 pts
6 months+11.0%+8.3%0.0%3.7%−7.0 pts−9.7 pts
1 year+9.1%not published0.3%not published−7.5 ptsnot published
3 years+54.7%not published1.7%not published−23.7 ptsnot published
Since launch+73.7%+3.5%3.1%5.0%−45.2 pts−8.2 pts
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OVLH and SCEP on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
OVLH
Overlay Shares Hedged Large Cap Equity ETF
Put-selling overlay, hedged on SPY, paying annual
SCEP
STERLING CAPITAL HEDGED EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerOverlay SharesSterling Capital
Strategyput-selling overlay, hedgedcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysannualmonthly
Payout rate, annualized0.3%7.1%
Expense rationot published0.65%
Cash paid, 1 year0.3%5.0% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025)
Price change, 1 year+8.8%−1.6%
Total return, 1 year+9.1%+3.5% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+11.7%
Ahead or behind−7.5 pts−8.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age2072 days281 days
Net assets$116m$235m

OVLH in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OVLH paid 0.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.3%, paid annual.

SCEP in plain words

Over the period since launch on Dec 11, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SCEP paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.1%, paid monthly.

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Where these figures came from

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OVLH against SCEP, 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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