Data as of .
AIPI vs OARK: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year OARK paid 38.4% of its price in cash against AIPI’s 31.3%, though AIPI returned more with it reinvested.
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A percentile among the 161 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AIPI and OARK hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in AIPI | Only in OARK |
|---|---|
| CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS, INC. 11.93% | TREASURY BILL 37.81% |
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. 8.40% | TREASURY BILL 30.32% |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 8.23% | TREASURY BILL 18.55% |
| Astera Labs, Inc 7.20% | TREASURY BILL 10.80% |
| DATADOG, INC. 6.65% | TREASURY BILL 2.51% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4.15% | |
| SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC. 3.95% | |
| IONQ Inc 3.62% |
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 dated Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIPI | OARK | AIPI | OARK | AIPI | OARK | |
| 3 months | +5.3% | +2.3% | 8.4% | 9.2% | +10.0 pts | +6.8 pts |
| 6 months | +19.1% | +14.2% | 16.6% | 22.2% | −9.5 pts | −4.2 pts |
| 1 year | +22.5% | +7.9% | 31.3% | 38.4% | −11.7 pts | −13.6 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +53.0% | not published | 84.5% | not published | −41.5 pts |
| Since launch | +53.6% | +55.1% | 63.7% | 89.2% | −35.7 pts | −96.1 pts |
| AIPI REX AI EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF Covered call on AIQ, paying weekly | OARK YieldMax(R) Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| 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, annualized | 35.3% | 36.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 1.00% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 31.3% | 38.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | −13.0% | −32.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.5% | +7.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +34.2% | +21.5% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.7 pts | −13.6 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | 39% |
| Age | 832 days | 1391 days |
AIPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 14, 2026, AIPI paid 31.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.5%. AI and technology (AIQ), used as the AI proxy returned +34.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.7 pts. At its price on Sep 14, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 35.3%, paid weekly. REX estimates that 100% of the distribution paid was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
OARK in plain words
Over the year to Sep 14, 2026, OARK paid 38.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 32.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.9%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy returned +21.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.6 pts. At its price on Sep 14, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 36.7%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 39% of the distribution paid Sep 11, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, AIPI or OARK?
- Over the year to Sep 14, 2026, AIPI paid 31.3% of its starting price in cash and OARK paid 38.4%, 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 +22.5% and OARK returned +7.9% over the year to Sep 14, 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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Where these figures came from
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