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MSTY vs OARK
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, MSTY and OARK hold 56% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | MSTY | OARK |
|---|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL | 21.68% | 37.81% |
| TREASURY BILL | 20.64% | 30.32% |
| TREASURY BILL | 17.38% | 10.80% |
| TREASURY BILL | 4.07% | 2.51% |
| Only in MSTY | Only in OARK |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 21.18% | TREASURY BILL 18.55% |
| TREASURY BILL 15.04% | |
| Strategy Inc 0.01% |
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 as filed for Apr 30, 2026 and Jan 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSTY | OARK | MSTY | OARK | MSTY | OARK | |
| 3 months | +14.6% | +9.3% | 15.8% | 9.7% | −4.0 pts | +7.2 pts |
| 6 months | +4.2% | +14.7% | 33.4% | 22.1% | −2.7 pts | −5.5 pts |
| 1 year | −50.8% | +13.3% | 35.0% | 39.3% | +5.7 pts | −12.3 pts |
| 3 years | n/a | +54.1% | n/a | 84.0% | n/a | −39.4 pts |
| Since launch | +67.6% | +57.2% | 222.8% | 89.0% | −32.6 pts | −97.4 pts |
| MSTY YieldMax(R) MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF | OARK YieldMax(R) Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | YieldMax |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | MicroStrategy (MSTR) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 68.2% | 40.3% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 1.00% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 35.0% | 39.3% |
| Price change, 1 year | −79.0% | −29.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | −50.8% | +13.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −56.4% | +25.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +5.7 pts | −12.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 99% | 78% |
| Age | 925 days | 1381 days |
MSTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, MSTY paid 35.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 79.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −50.8%. MicroStrategy (MSTR) returned −56.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.7 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 68.2%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 99% 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).
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, MSTY or OARK?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, MSTY paid 35.0% 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, MSTY or OARK?
- With every distribution reinvested, MSTY returned −50.8% and OARK returned +13.3% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so OARK returned more.
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Where these figures came from
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