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

DRKY and FEPI both write options for income.

VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF and REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF.

14.1%DRKY cash paid, 1 year
23.4%FEPI cash paid, 1 year
+24.1%DRKY total return, 1 year
+15.7%FEPI total return, 1 year
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
FEPI6.1 pts behind QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%FEPI+15.7%23.4% of it arrived as cash6.1 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%FEPI+15.7%23.4% cash6.1 pts behind QQQ

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.

Positions DRKY and FEPI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDRKYFEPI
Alphabet Inc4.45%8.83%
Amazon.com Inc4.42%5.21%
Tesla Inc2.07%7.47%
Only in each
Only in DRKYOnly 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

DRKY and FEPI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DRKYFEPIDRKYFEPIDRKYFEPI
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 yearnot published+15.7%not published23.4%not published−6.1 pts
Since launch+24.1%+69.0%14.1%66.8%+9.7 pts−28.5 pts
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DRKY and FEPI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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
IssuerVistaSharesREX
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyNasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized14.8%24.9%
Expense ratio0.95%0.65%
Cash paid, 1 year14.1% (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 estimatenot publishednot published
Age345 days1073 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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DRKY against FEPI, 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.

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