OVFOverlay Shares Foreign Equity ETF
Seeks total return.
By Overlay Shares · Launched 2019
0.83%
#4,238 of 5,562 · expensive
$41M
#3,755 of 5,562 · small
9.56%
6 years
#1,973 of 5,562 · seasoned
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDTotal-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundWhat it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 99.6% of fund✓ diversified through underlying funds
Asset allocation
By sector
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsYear-on-year price swings
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Where to buy
Listing
- Exchange
- Cboe BZX
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks total return.
- Strategy
- Actively invests in ETFs or directly in non-U.S. equity securities from developed and emerging markets. Utilizes a put option strategy to generate income and hedge against declines.
- Inception date
- September 30, 2019
- Fund family
- Overlay Shares
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Structural notes on how this fund behaves. Read our guide on the 6 warning signs.
Covered call ETF — yield ≠ total return
The high distribution yield is not free income — it comes from selling upside via call options. Research finds these strategies systematically underperform their underlying index over full cycles, typically by 100–300 basis points per year depending on the option-overlay design. The monthly distributions make the shortfall hard to see in return summaries.
Source: Israelov & Ndong, 'A Devil's Bargain: When Generating Income Undermines Investment Returns' (NDVR, 2023)
Why we flagged this: strategy=option_income + option_income_strategy
Educational analysis of structural product characteristics. Not investment advice. Always read the fund prospectus and consult a qualified advisor before investing. More
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Data updated on 2026-06-19