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

OVLH and YSPC both write options for income.

Overlay Shares Hedged Large Cap Equity ETF and YieldMax(R) [SpaceX] Option Income Strategy ETF.

0.3%OVLH cash paid, 1 year
10.9%YSPC cash paid, 1 year
+9.1%OVLH total return, 1 year
+6.4%YSPC 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
YSPC5.3 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+1.2%YSPC+6.4%10.9% of it arrived as cash5.3 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+1.2%YSPC+6.4%5.3 pts ahead of SPY

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in OVLHOnly in YSPC
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.00%United States Treasury Bill 07/08/2027 43.24%
United States Treasury Bill 02/18/2027 34.02%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 16.09%
SPCX 10/16/2026 150.01 C 6.39%
First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 5.82%
SPACE EX CLL OPT 09/26 162.500 0.62%
SPACE EX CLL OPT 09/26 157.500 0.07%
SPACE EX CLL OPT 09/26 152.500 -0.15%

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 YSPC over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
OVLHYSPCOVLHYSPCOVLHYSPC
3 months+0.5%not published0.0%not published−1.7 ptsnot published
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%+6.4%3.1%10.9%−45.2 pts+5.3 pts
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OVLH and YSPC 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
YSPC
YieldMax(R) [SpaceX] Option Income Strategy ETF
Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly
IssuerOverlay SharesYieldMax
Strategyput-selling overlay, hedgedsynthetic covered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy
Paysannualweekly
Payout rate, annualized0.3%63.0%
Expense rationot published1.01%
Cash paid, 1 year0.3%10.9% (since launch on Jul 15, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+8.8%−5.3%
Total return, 1 year+9.1%+6.4% (since launch on Jul 15, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+1.2%
Ahead or behind−7.5 pts+5.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published0%
Age2072 days65 days
Net assets$116m$32m

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.

YSPC in plain words

Over the period since launch on Jul 15, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, YSPC paid 10.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned +1.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 63.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

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Where these figures came from

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OVLH against YSPC, 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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