Data as of .
OVS vs RYLD: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year RYLD paid 12.3% 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 RYLD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in OVS | Only in RYLD |
|---|---|
| iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF 100.00% | GLOBAL X RUSSELL 2000 ETF 102.02% |
| CASH 1.02% | |
| CANADIAN DOLLAR 0.00% | |
| CARTESIAN THERAPEUTICS INC 0.00% | |
| INHIBRX INC 0.00% | |
| NOVARTIS AG - CVR 0.00% | |
| OMNIAB INC - 12.5 EARNOUT 0.00% | |
| OMNIAB INC - 15.00 EARNOUT 0.00% |
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 | RYLD | OVS | RYLD | OVS | RYLD | |
| 3 months | −2.7% | +1.3% | 2.6% | 3.0% | +0.9 pts | +5.0 pts |
| 6 months | +16.8% | +12.9% | 5.9% | 6.4% | −1.1 pts | −5.0 pts |
| 1 year | +18.9% | +16.1% | 9.8% | 12.3% | +1.7 pts | −1.1 pts |
| 3 years | +57.0% | +29.5% | 20.3% | 32.2% | −5.5 pts | −33.0 pts |
| Since launch | +113.2% | +49.8% | 39.6% | 67.2% | +4.5 pts | −51.2 pts |
| OVS Overlay Shares Small Cap Equity ETF Put-selling overlay on IWM, paying monthly | RYLD Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF Covered call on IWM, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Overlay Shares | Global X |
| Strategy | put-selling overlay | covered call |
| Benchmark | Russell 2000 (IWM) | Russell 2000 (IWM) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 11.0% | 12.6% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 9.8% | 12.3% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.5% | +2.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.9% | +16.1% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +17.2% | +17.2% |
| Ahead or behind | +1.7 pts | −1.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 2544 days | 2706 days |
| Net assets | $28m | $1.4bn |
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.
RYLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RYLD paid 12.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.1%. Russell 2000 (IWM) returned +17.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.6%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 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, OVS or RYLD?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OVS paid 9.8% of its starting price in cash and RYLD paid 12.3%, so RYLD 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 RYLD?
- With every distribution reinvested, OVS returned +18.9% and RYLD returned +16.1% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so OVS returned more.
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Where these figures came from
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