Data as of .
DRKY vs FEPI: which paid, and which earned it?
DRKY and FEPI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DRKY and FEPI hold 11% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DRKY | FEPI |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc | 4.45% | 8.83% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.42% | 5.21% |
| Tesla Inc | 2.07% | 7.47% |
| Only in DRKY | Only in FEPI |
|---|---|
| Natera Inc 25.22% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 9.98% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 9.17% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 8.91% |
| STMicroelectronics NV 7.49% | BROADCOM INC. 8.05% |
| YPF SA 4.78% | NVIDIA CORPORATION 7.76% |
| Insmed Inc 4.62% | INTEL CORPORATION 5.24% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 4.52% | MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.19% |
| BBB Foods Inc 4.29% | PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. 5.17% |
| CDW Corp/DE 3.92% | APPLOVIN CORPORATION 5.16% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRKY | FEPI | DRKY | FEPI | DRKY | FEPI | |
| 3 months | +11.8% | +2.9% | 3.8% | 6.0% | +9.6 pts | +5.4 pts |
| 6 months | +25.1% | +17.2% | 8.1% | 12.8% | +7.1 pts | −7.1 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +15.7% | not published | 23.4% | not published | −6.1 pts |
| Since launch | +24.1% | +69.0% | 14.1% | 66.8% | +9.7 pts | −28.5 pts |
| DRKY VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | REX |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 14.8% | 24.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.65% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 14.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) | 23.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.1% | −10.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +24.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) | +15.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +14.4% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | +9.7 pts | −6.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 345 days | 1073 days |
| Net assets | $19m | $713m |
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.
FEPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FEPI paid 23.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 24.9%, paid weekly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, DRKY or FEPI?
- DRKY charges 0.95% a year and FEPI charges 0.65%, so FEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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