Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
ACKY vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OARK paid 33.3% of its price in cash against ACKY’s 14.0%, though ACKY returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $45m for VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF and $38m for YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF.
8.4 pts behind SPY
ACKY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −8.5%, total +6.4%, SPY +14.8%, −8.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
ACKY
+6.4%
14.0% of it arrived as cash
8.4 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
8.4 pts behind SPY
ACKY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −8.5%, total +6.4%, SPY +14.8%, −8.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
ACKY
+6.4%
8.4 pts behind SPY
14.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ACKY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −8.5%, total +6.4%, SPY +14.8%, −8.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.1.1 pts ahead of ARKK
OARK over 1 year: paid 33.3%, price −36.6%, total −2.6%, ARKK −3.7%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
ARKK
−3.7%
OARK
−2.6%
1.1 pts ahead of ARKK
Total return, distributions reinvested
1.1 pts ahead of ARKK
OARK over 1 year: paid 33.3%, price −36.6%, total −2.6%, ARKK −3.7%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
ARKK
−3.7%
OARK
−2.6%
1.1 pts ahead of ARKK
33.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. OARK over 1 year: paid 33.3%, price −36.6%, total −2.6%, ARKK −3.7%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
ACKY costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.0 points; ACKY is 1.2 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | ACKY | OARK |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +6.4% | −2.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | fell 8.5% | fell 36.6% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 98% of the Sep 29, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | ARK Innovation ETF, measured through ARKK |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 1.00% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $45m | $38m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed
One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and OARK hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
Window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | ACKY | OARK | ACKY | OARK | ACKY | OARK |
| 3 months | +4.8% | +1.6% | 3.7% | 8.3% | +5.0 pts | −3.9 pts |
| 6 months | +1.0% | −2.3% | 6.9% | 17.8% | −4.0 pts | −3.3 pts |
| 1 year | +6.4% | −2.6% | 14.0% | 33.3% | −8.4 pts | +1.1 pts |
| 3 years | – | +62.6% | – | 95.8% | – | −36.1 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: ACKY Sep 2025 · OARK Nov 2022 | +6.9% | +47.8% | 16.2% | 90.4% | −12.6 pts | −75.3 pts |
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ACKY
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ACKY paid 14.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.5%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Sep 29, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
OARK
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OARK paid 33.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 36.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.6%. ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) returned −3.7% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 31.8%, paid weekly.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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