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

Over the year SPYI paid 13.1% of its price in cash against OVLH’s 0.3%, and returned more with it reinvested.

Overlay Shares Hedged Large Cap Equity ETF and NEOS S&P 500(R) High Income ETF.

0.3%OVLH cash paid, 1 year
13.1%SPYI cash paid, 1 year
+9.1%OVLH total return, 1 year
+15.3%SPYI total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SPYI scores higher

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

OVLH 61.5SPYI 62.53.8, the lowest in this set96.8, the highest

A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

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
SPYI1.2 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%SPYI+15.3%13.1% of it arrived as cash1.2 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%SPYI+15.3%13.1% as cash1.2 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in OVLHOnly in SPYI
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.00%NVIDIA Corp 8.28%
Apple Inc 7.52%
Microsoft Corp 5.62%
Amazon.com Inc 3.82%
Alphabet Inc 3.12%
Broadcom Inc 2.59%
Alphabet Inc 2.50%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.22%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

OVLH and SPYI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
OVLHSPYIOVLHSPYIOVLHSPYI
3 months+0.5%+3.1%0.0%3.0%−1.7 pts+0.9 pts
6 months+11.0%+14.4%0.0%6.5%−7.0 pts−3.6 pts
1 year+9.1%+15.3%0.3%13.1%−7.5 pts−1.2 pts
3 years+54.7%+57.2%1.7%38.6%−23.7 pts−21.2 pts
Since launch+73.7%+77.1%3.1%50.3%−45.2 pts−25.3 pts
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OVLH and SPYI 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
SPYI
NEOS S&P 500(R) High Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerOverlay SharesNEOS
Strategyput-selling overlay, hedgedoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysannualmonthly
Payout rate, annualized0.3%12.1%
Expense rationot published0.68%
Cash paid, 1 year0.3%13.1%
Price change, 1 year+8.8%+1.2%
Total return, 1 year+9.1%+15.3%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−7.5 pts−1.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published93%
Age2072 days1480 days
Net assets$116m$12.2bn

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.

SPYI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPYI paid 13.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.1%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Jun 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, OVLH or SPYI?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OVLH paid 0.3% of its starting price in cash and SPYI paid 13.1%, so SPYI 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 SPYI?
With every distribution reinvested, OVLH returned +9.1% and SPYI returned +15.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SPYI returned more.

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Where these figures came from

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OVLH against SPYI, 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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