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DJIA vs DRKY: which paid, and which earned it?

DJIA and DRKY both write options for income.

Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF and VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF.

10.5%DJIA cash paid, 1 year
14.1%DRKY cash paid, 1 year
+13.7%DJIA total return, 1 year
+24.1%DRKY total return, 1 year
DJIAAbout even with DIA · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
DIA+13.5%DJIA+13.7%10.5% of it arrived as cashabout even with DIATotal return, distributions reinvestedDIA+13.5%DJIA+13.7%about even with DIA
DRKY9.7 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+14.4%DRKY+24.1%14.1% of it arrived as cash9.7 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+14.4%DRKY+24.1%14.1% cash9.7 pts ahead of SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DJIA and DRKY hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DJIA and DRKY both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDJIADRKY
ALPHABET INC-CL A4.06%4.45%
AMAZON.COM INC2.95%4.42%
Only in each
Only in DJIAOnly in DRKY
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 10.95%Natera Inc 25.22%
CATERPILLAR INC 9.40%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 9.17%
MICROSOFT CORP 5.74%STMicroelectronics NV 7.49%
AMGEN INC 4.48%YPF SA 4.78%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.38%Insmed Inc 4.62%
TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 4.36%Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 4.52%
VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 4.28%BBB Foods Inc 4.29%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 4.07%CDW Corp/DE 3.92%

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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

DJIA and DRKY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DJIADRKYDJIADRKYDJIADRKY
3 months+3.8%+11.8%1.7%3.8%+3.4 pts+9.6 pts
6 months+11.3%+25.1%4.1%8.1%−2.7 pts+7.1 pts
1 year+13.7%not published10.5%not published+0.2 ptsnot published
3 years+36.8%not published29.3%not published−20.1 ptsnot published
Since launch+42.6%+24.1%39.6%14.1%−25.6 pts+9.7 pts
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DJIA and DRKY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DJIA
Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF
Covered call on DIA, paying monthly
DRKY
VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerGlobal XVistaShares
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkDow Jones Industrial Average (DIA)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized6.3%14.8%
Expense ratio0.60%0.95%
Cash paid, 1 year10.5%14.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025)
Price change, 1 year+2.4%+8.1%
Total return, 1 year+13.7%+24.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year+13.5%+14.4%
Ahead or behind+0.2 pts+9.7 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate84%not published
Age1667 days345 days
Net assets$189m$19m

DJIA in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DJIA paid 10.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.7%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +13.5% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 84% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

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, DJIA or DRKY?
DJIA charges 0.60% a year and DRKY charges 0.95%, so DJIA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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DJIA against DRKY, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, DJIA against DRKY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/djia-vs-drky Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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