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

OVLH and XSHP both write options for income.

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

0.3%OVLH cash paid, 1 year
7.3%XSHP cash paid, 1 year
+9.1%OVLH total return, 1 year
−13.1%XSHP 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
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

OVLH and XSHP over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
OVLHXSHPOVLHXSHPOVLHXSHP
3 months+0.5%−11.0%0.0%7.4%−1.7 pts−13.3 pts
6 months+11.0%not published0.0%not published−7.0 ptsnot published
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%−13.1%3.1%7.3%−45.2 pts−16.4 pts
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OVLH and XSHP 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
XSHP
Kurv SpaceX (SPAX) Enhanced Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerOverlay SharesKurv
Strategyput-selling overlay, hedgedcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy
Paysannualmonthly
Payout rate, annualized0.3%33.5%
Expense rationot published0.99%
Cash paid, 1 year0.3%7.3% (since launch on Jun 17, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+8.8%−21.8%
Total return, 1 year+9.1%−13.1% (since launch on Jun 17, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+3.3%
Ahead or behind−7.5 pts−16.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published94%
Age2072 days93 days
Net assets$116m$7m

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.

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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OVLH 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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