Data as of .
OVS vs RDTE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year RDTE paid 34.6% of its price in cash against OVS’s 9.8%, though OVS returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: OVS scores higher
Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?
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
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, OVS and RDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in OVS | Only in RDTE |
|---|---|
| iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF 100.00% | RUT 03/19/2027 252.3 C 48.10% |
| 4RUT US 12/18/26 C246.2 FLX 43.12% | |
| Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 5.78% | |
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 2.99% |
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 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OVS | RDTE | OVS | RDTE | OVS | RDTE | |
| 3 months | −2.7% | −0.1% | 2.6% | 8.2% | +0.9 pts | +3.5 pts |
| 6 months | +16.8% | +18.7% | 5.9% | 18.3% | −1.1 pts | +0.8 pts |
| 1 year | +18.9% | +16.6% | 9.8% | 34.6% | +1.7 pts | −0.6 pts |
| 3 years | +57.0% | not published | 20.3% | not published | −5.5 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +113.2% | +39.2% | 39.6% | 62.4% | +4.5 pts | −0.6 pts |
| OVS Overlay Shares Small Cap Equity ETF Put-selling overlay on IWM, paying monthly | RDTE Roundhill Russell 2000 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on IWM, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Overlay Shares | Roundhill |
| Strategy | put-selling overlay | 0DTE covered call |
| Benchmark | Russell 2000 (IWM) | Russell 2000 (IWM) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 11.0% | 20.9% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 9.8% | 34.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.5% | −21.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.9% | +16.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +17.2% | +17.2% |
| Ahead or behind | +1.7 pts | −0.6 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 2544 days | 738 days |
| Net assets | $28m | $181m |
OVS in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OVS paid 9.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.9%. Russell 2000 (IWM) returned +17.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.0%, paid monthly.
RDTE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RDTE paid 34.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.6%. Russell 2000 (IWM) returned +17.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.9%, paid weekly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, OVS or RDTE?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OVS paid 9.8% of its starting price in cash and RDTE paid 34.6%, so RDTE paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, OVS or RDTE?
- With every distribution reinvested, OVS returned +18.9% and RDTE returned +16.6% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so OVS returned more.
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Where these figures came from
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