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OVTOverlay Shares Short Term Bond ETF

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Overlay Shares · Since 2021 (5 years)

Annual Cost

0.79%

#3848 out of 5,332 ETFs

Fund Size

$58M

#3219 out of 5,332 ETFs

Dividend Yield

8.75%

Track Record

5 years

#2334 out of 5,332 ETFs

Performance

1 Year

+9.3%

3 Years

+7.5%

5 Years

+3.1%

What's inside

Asset class
Strategy
option income

Asset allocation

Bonds
98.5%
Cash
1.9%

Top holdings

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETFVCSH99.8%
First American Government Obligs XFGXXX0.3%

Risk profile

Volatility (1Y)

3.5%

Moderate

Max drawdown

-13.6%

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)

0.91

Decent risk-adjusted returns

Sortino (3Y)

1.33

Good downside protection

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Our take

Structural notes on how this fund behaves. Read our guide on the 6 warning signs.

Covered call
Warning

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

Data updated on 2026-05-05