Data as of .
CVRD vs DRKY: which paid, and which earned it?
CVRD and DRKY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CVRD and DRKY hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | CVRD | DRKY |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.06% | 4.42% |
| Only in CVRD | Only in DRKY |
|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks Inc 4.84% | Natera Inc 25.22% |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 4.58% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 9.17% |
| Danaher Corp 4.32% | STMicroelectronics NV 7.49% |
| Agilent Technologies Inc 3.98% | YPF SA 4.78% |
| Microsoft Corp 3.88% | Insmed Inc 4.62% |
| Visa Inc 3.68% | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 4.52% |
| Broadcom Inc 3.57% | Alphabet Inc 4.45% |
| Union Pacific Corp 3.17% | BBB Foods Inc 4.29% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVRD | DRKY | CVRD | DRKY | CVRD | DRKY | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | +11.8% | 1.7% | 3.8% | +1.7 pts | +9.6 pts |
| 6 months | +5.7% | +25.1% | 3.3% | 8.1% | −12.3 pts | +7.1 pts |
| 1 year | +5.6% | not published | 7.4% | not published | −11.0 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +19.5% | not published | 25.9% | not published | −58.9 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +21.1% | +24.1% | 26.3% | 14.1% | −59.8 pts | +9.7 pts |
| CVRD Madison Covered Call ETF Covered call on SPY, paying quarterly | DRKY VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Madison | VistaShares |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | quarterly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.5% | 14.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.92% | 0.95% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.4% | 14.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | −2.2% | +8.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.6% | +24.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +14.4% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.0 pts | +9.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1123 days | 345 days |
| Net assets | $32m | $19m |
CVRD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, CVRD paid 7.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.6%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.5%, paid quarterly.
DRKY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Oct 8, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, DRKY paid 14.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +24.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +14.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 9.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, CVRD or DRKY?
- CVRD charges 0.92% a year and DRKY charges 0.95%, so CVRD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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