Which paid more, AIPI or OARK?

Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, AIPI paid 31.2% of its starting price in cash and OARK paid 39.3%, so OARK paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, AIPI or OARK?

With every distribution reinvested, AIPI returned +25.5% and OARK returned +13.3% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so AIPI returned more.

Which is cheaper, AIPI or OARK?

AIPI charges 0.65% a year and OARK charges 1.00%, so AIPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Every figure is the income desk's own, on published data.

AIPI vs OARK

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REX AI EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF and YieldMax(R) Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF, side by side on the income desk.

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AIPI and OARK on the income desk fields, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AIPI REX AI EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF	OARK YieldMax(R) Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF
Issuer	REX	YieldMax
Strategy	covered call	synthetic covered call
Benchmark	AI and technology (AIQ), used as the AI proxy	Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy
Pays	weekly	weekly
Payout rate, annualised	35.0%	40.3%
Expense ratio	0.65%	1.00%
Cash paid, 1 year	31.2%	39.3%
Price change, 1 year	−10.2%	−29.0%
Total return, 1 year	+25.5%	+13.3%
Benchmark return, 1 year	+42.9%	+25.6%
Ahead or behind	−17.3 pts	−12.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate	100%	78%
Age	822 days	1381 days

AIPI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, AIPI paid 31.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +25.5%. AI and technology (AIQ), used as the AI proxy returned +42.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 17.3 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 35.0%, paid weekly. REX estimates that 100% of the distribution paid was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterisation rather than a measure of erosion).

OARK in plain words

Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, OARK paid 39.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 29.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.3%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy returned +25.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.3 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 40.3%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 78% of the distribution paid Sep 4, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterisation rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, AIPI or OARK?: Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, AIPI paid 31.2% of its starting price in cash and OARK paid 39.3%, so OARK paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, AIPI or OARK?: With every distribution reinvested, AIPI returned +25.5% and OARK returned +13.3% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so AIPI returned more.
Which is cheaper, AIPI or OARK?: AIPI charges 0.65% a year and OARK charges 1.00%, so AIPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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