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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.

Overlay Shares Small Cap Equity ETF and Roundhill Russell 2000 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF.

9.8%OVS cash paid, 1 year
34.6%RDTE cash paid, 1 year
+18.9%OVS total return, 1 year
+16.6%RDTE total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: OVS scores higher

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

OVS 83.7RDTE 40.93.8, 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

OVS1.7 pts ahead of IWM · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
IWM+17.2%OVS+18.9%9.8% of it arrived as cash1.7 pts ahead of IWMTotal return, distributions reinvestedIWM+17.2%OVS+18.9%9.8% cash1.7 pts ahead of IWM
RDTE0.6 pts behind IWM · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
IWM+17.2%RDTE+16.6%34.6% of it arrived as cash0.6 pts behind IWMTotal return, distributions reinvestedIWM+17.2%RDTE+16.6%34.6% as cash0.6 pts behind IWM

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 each
Only in OVSOnly 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

OVS and RDTE over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
OVSRDTEOVSRDTEOVSRDTE
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 published20.3%not published−5.5 ptsnot published
Since launch+113.2%+39.2%39.6%62.4%+4.5 pts−0.6 pts
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OVS and RDTE on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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
IssuerOverlay SharesRoundhill
Strategyput-selling overlay0DTE covered call
BenchmarkRussell 2000 (IWM)Russell 2000 (IWM)
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized11.0%20.9%
Expense rationot published0.97%
Cash paid, 1 year9.8%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 estimatenot publishednot published
Age2544 days738 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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OVS against RDTE, 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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