Data as of .
APRJ vs OARK: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year OARK paid 37.4% of its price in cash against APRJ’s 5.7%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: APRJ scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 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, APRJ and OARK hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in APRJ | Only in OARK |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 95.06% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 31.97% |
| TREASURY BILL 1.66% | United States Treasury Bill 02/18/2027 31.91% |
| TREASURY BILL 1.65% | United States Treasury Bill 07/08/2027 22.43% |
| TREASURY BILL 1.64% | 2ARKK US 11/20/26 C85.01 FLX 8.43% |
| United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 6.55% | |
| United States Treasury Bill 10/15/2026 3.23% | |
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 1.09% | |
| ARKK US 09/25/26 C86 0.66% |
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 Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APRJ | OARK | APRJ | OARK | APRJ | OARK | |
| 3 months | +1.3% | +3.9% | 1.7% | 9.0% | −1.0 pts | +6.4 pts |
| 6 months | +3.8% | +20.0% | 3.0% | 22.6% | −14.2 pts | −4.2 pts |
| 1 year | +6.0% | +6.6% | 5.7% | 37.4% | −10.5 pts | −15.2 pts |
| 3 years | +19.3% | +61.9% | 17.4% | 87.5% | −59.1 pts | −36.3 pts |
| Since launch | +23.7% | +58.8% | 19.4% | 89.4% | −69.9 pts | −96.7 pts |
| APRJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly | OARK YieldMax(R) Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | YieldMax |
| Strategy | defined income | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy |
| Pays | quarterly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.8% | 27.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 1.00% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.7% | 37.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | +0.1% | −34.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.0% | +6.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −10.5 pts | −15.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 0% |
| Age | 1264 days | 1395 days |
| Net assets | $31m | $32m |
APRJ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, APRJ paid 5.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.8%, paid quarterly.
OARK in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OARK paid 37.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 34.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.6%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 15.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 27.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 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, APRJ or OARK?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, APRJ paid 5.7% of its starting price in cash and OARK paid 37.4%, 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, APRJ or OARK?
- With every distribution reinvested, APRJ returned +6.0% and OARK returned +6.6% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so OARK returned more.
- Which is cheaper, APRJ or OARK?
- APRJ charges 0.79% a year and OARK charges 1.00%, so APRJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, APRJ against OARK, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/aprj-vs-oark Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.