Which paid more, BIGY or OARK?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BIGY paid 13.1% 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, BIGY or OARK?

With every distribution reinvested, BIGY returned +7.4% and OARK −2.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, BIGY or OARK?

BIGY charges 1.09% a year and OARK charges 1.00%, so OARK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

BIGY 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 BIGY’s 13.1%, though BIGY returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $31m for YieldMax Target 12 Big 50 Option Income ETF and $38m for YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF.

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At a glance

13.1%

BIGY cash paid, 1 year

33.3%

OARK cash paid, 1 year

+7.4%

BIGY total return, 1 year

−2.6%

OARK total return, 1 year

BIGY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 7.4 pts behind SPY

BIGY

+7.4%

SPY

+14.8%

7.4 pts behind SPY

BIGY over 1 year: paid 13.1%, price −6.1%, total +7.4%, SPY +14.8%, −7.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

BIGY

+7.4%

13.1% of it arrived as cash

7.4 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

7.4 pts behind SPY

BIGY over 1 year: paid 13.1%, price −6.1%, total +7.4%, SPY +14.8%, −7.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

BIGY

+7.4%

7.4 pts behind SPY

13.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. BIGY over 1 year: paid 13.1%, price −6.1%, total +7.4%, SPY +14.8%, −7.4 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

OARK costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.0 points; OARK is 1.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BIGY vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BIGY	OARK
Paid and earned
Measure	BIGY	OARK
Total return, 1 year	+7.4%	−2.6%
Price change, 1 year	fell 6.1%	fell 36.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	29% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	BIGY	OARK
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	ARK Innovation ETF, measured through ARKK
Cost and size
Measure	BIGY	OARK
Expense ratio	1.09%	1.00%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$31m	$38m
Holdings
Measure	BIGY	OARK
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · BIGY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score38BIGY15.3OARK

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

BIGY 38

OARK 15.3

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

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

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0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BIGY OARK

Only in one fund ↓

Only in BIGY

Microsoft Corp 9.51%

Apple Inc 9.15%

NVIDIA Corp 7.62%

Alphabet Inc 7.37%

Amazon.com Inc 6.70%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp 4.31%

Meta Platforms Inc 3.69%

Tesla Inc 3.63%

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

BIGY YieldMax Target 12 Big 50 Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly OARK YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on ARKK, paying weekly

Issuer YieldMax YieldMax

Strategy synthetic covered call synthetic covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK)

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 11.9% 31.8%

Expense ratio 1.09% 1.00%

Cash paid, 1 year 13.1% 33.3%

Price change, 1 year −6.1% −36.6%

Total return, 1 year +7.4% −2.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% −3.7%

Ahead or behind −7.4 pts +1.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 29% not published

Age 2.0 years 3.9 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $31m $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: BIGY vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	BIGY	OARK	BIGY	OARK	BIGY	OARK
3 months	−1.2%	+1.6%	3.0%	8.3%	−1.1 pts	−3.9 pts
6 months	+2.1%	−2.3%	6.4%	17.8%	−2.9 pts	−3.3 pts
1 year	+7.4%	−2.6%	13.1%	33.3%	−7.4 pts	+1.1 pts
3 years	–	+62.6%	–	95.8%	–	−36.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: BIGY Nov 2024 · OARK Nov 2022	+26.8%	+47.8%	23.9%	90.4%	−5.3 pts	−75.3 pts

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About each fund

BIGY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BIGY paid 13.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, paid monthly. YieldMax estimates that 29% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 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, BIGY or OARK?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BIGY paid 13.1% 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, BIGY or OARK?: With every distribution reinvested, BIGY returned +7.4% and OARK −2.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BIGY or OARK?: BIGY charges 1.09% a year and OARK charges 1.00%, so OARK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) →BIGY on its own →OARK on its own →BIGY dividend history →BIGY holdings →OARK dividend history →OARK holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

BIGY and OARK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BIGY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

BIGY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for BIGY ↗

OARK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

OARK 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for OARK ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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