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APRJ vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OARK paid 33.3% of its price in cash against APRJ’s 6.2%, though APRJ returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $27m for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April and $38m for YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
6.2%
APRJ cash paid, 1 year
33.3%
OARK cash paid, 1 year
+6.2%
APRJ total return, 1 year
−2.6%
OARK total return, 1 year
APRJ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8.6 pts behind SPY
APRJ
+6.2%
SPY
+14.8%

8.6 pts behind SPY

APRJ over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.1%, total +6.2%, SPY +14.8%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

APRJ

+6.2%

6.2% of it arrived as cash

8.6 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

8.6 pts behind SPY

APRJ over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.1%, total +6.2%, SPY +14.8%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

APRJ

+6.2%

8.6 pts behind SPY

6.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. APRJ over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.1%, total +6.2%, SPY +14.8%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
OARK · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.1 pts ahead of ARKK
OARK
−2.6%
ARKK
−3.7%

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

APRJ costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.8 points; OARK is 1.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

APRJ vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureAPRJOARK
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+6.2%−2.6%
Price change, 1 yearfell 0.1%fell 36.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate53% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYARK Innovation ETF, measured through ARKK
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%1.00%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$27m$38m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · APRJ scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score56.6APRJ15.3OARK

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

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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 →

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, APRJ and OARK hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first APRJ OARK
Only in one fund ↓
Only in APRJ
Only in OARK
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 31.70%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 25.99%
2ARKK US 11/20/26 C85.01 FLX 1.48%
ARKK US 11/06/26 C83 0.25%
ARKK US 11/06/26 C84 0.07%
ARKK US 11/06/26 C82 -0.16%
ARKK US 11/06/26 C81 -0.68%
2ARKK US 11/20/26 P85.01 FLX -7.39%
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Side by side

APRJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly OARK YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on ARKK, paying weekly
Strategy defined income synthetic covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK)
Pays quarterly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 6.9% 31.8%
Expense ratio 0.79% 1.00%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.2% 33.3%
Price change, 1 year −0.1% −36.6%
Total return, 1 year +6.2% −2.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% −3.7%
Ahead or behind −8.6 pts +1.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 53% not published
Age 3.6 years 3.9 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $27m $38m

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

Window by window: APRJ vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowAPRJOARKAPRJOARKAPRJOARK
3 months+1.0%+1.6%1.7%8.3%+1.2 pts−3.9 pts
6 months+2.5%−2.3%3.4%17.8%−2.5 pts−3.3 pts
1 year+6.2%−2.6%6.2%33.3%−8.6 pts+1.1 pts
3 years+19.2%+62.6%17.7%95.8%−63.7 pts−36.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: APRJ Apr 2023 · OARK Nov 2022+24.5%+47.8%21.1%90.4%−70.4 pts−75.3 pts

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About each fund
APRJ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, APRJ paid 6.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.9%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 53% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 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.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, APRJ or OARK?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, APRJ paid 6.2% of its starting price in cash and OARK paid 33.3%, 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, APRJ or OARK?
With every distribution reinvested, APRJ returned +6.2% and OARK −2.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
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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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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