Which paid more, DRKY or FTQI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DRKY paid 15.2% of its starting price in cash and FTQI paid 12.1%, so DRKY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, DRKY or FTQI?

With every distribution reinvested, DRKY returned +15.7% and FTQI +16.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, DRKY or FTQI?

DRKY charges 0.95% a year and FTQI charges 0.75%, so FTQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

DRKY vs FTQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DRKY paid 15.2% of its price in cash against FTQI’s 12.1%, though FTQI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $20m for VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF and $997m for First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF.

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At a glance

15.2%

DRKY cash paid, 1 year

12.1%

FTQI cash paid, 1 year

+15.7%

DRKY total return, 1 year

+16.5%

FTQI total return, 1 year

DRKY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.9 pts ahead of SPY

DRKY

+15.7%

SPY

+14.8%

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

DRKY

+15.7%

15.2% of it arrived as cash

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

DRKY

+15.7%

15.2% as cash

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

15.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FTQI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

FTQI

+16.5%

QQQ

+12.3%

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

FTQI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +3.5%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

FTQI

+16.5%

12.1% of it arrived as cash

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

FTQI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +3.5%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

FTQI

+16.5%

12.1% as cash

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

12.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. FTQI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +3.5%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FTQI costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.8 points; FTQI is far larger, $997m against $20m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DRKY vs FTQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	DRKY	FTQI
Paid and earned
Measure	DRKY	FTQI
Total return, 1 year	+15.7%	+16.5%
Price change, 1 year	fell 0.5%	rose 3.5%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment	99% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	DRKY	FTQI
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	DRKY	FTQI
Expense ratio	0.95%	0.75%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$20m	$997m
Holdings
Measure	DRKY	FTQI
Holdings in common	10%

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

IQ Income Score59DRKY74FTQI

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

DRKY 59

FTQI 74

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

10%

By the books each fund has filed, DRKY and FTQI hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

10% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DRKY FTQI

Amazon.com Inc 4.79% 4.23%

Tesla Inc 2.26% 3.05%

Alphabet Inc 3.80% 1.72%

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 3.03% 1.59%

Natera Inc 27.89% 0.40%

CDW Corp 4.68% 0.10%

Bitdeer Technologies Group 1.47% 0.00%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in DRKY

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 8.64%

STMicroelectronics NV 7.05%

BBB Foods Inc 5.63%

Insmed Inc 4.38%

Fox Corp 4.35%

United Airlines Holdings Inc 4.11%

YPF SA 3.75%

Newamsterdam Pharma Co NV 3.02%

Only in FTQI

Apple Inc. 8.98%

NVIDIA Corporation 6.22%

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.73%

Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.10%

Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 2.67%

Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.60%

Micron Technology, Inc. 2.01%

Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 1.72%

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Side by side

DRKY VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly

Issuer VistaShares First Trust

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 15.2% 12.3%

Expense ratio 0.95% 0.75%

Cash paid, 1 year 15.2% 12.1%

Price change, 1 year −0.5% +3.5%

Total return, 1 year +15.7% +16.5%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +12.3%

Ahead or behind +0.9 pts +4.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 99%

Age 1.1 years 12.8 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $20m $997m

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: DRKY vs FTQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	DRKY	FTQI	DRKY	FTQI	DRKY	FTQI
3 months	+6.3%	+0.4%	4.0%	3.0%	+6.4 pts	+3.8 pts
6 months	+6.2%	+6.6%	7.5%	6.0%	+1.1 pts	+6.9 pts
1 year	+15.7%	+16.5%	15.2%	12.1%	+0.9 pts	+4.3 pts
3 years	–	+60.8%	–	38.1%	–	−30.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: DRKY Oct 2025 · FTQI Jan 2014	+20.0%	+138.8%	16.8%	81.1%	+4.8 pts	−641.3 pts

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About each fund

DRKY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DRKY paid 15.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.2%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

FTQI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTQI paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.3%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DRKY or FTQI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DRKY paid 15.2% of its starting price in cash and FTQI paid 12.1%, so DRKY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, DRKY or FTQI?: With every distribution reinvested, DRKY returned +15.7% and FTQI +16.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DRKY or FTQI?: DRKY charges 0.95% a year and FTQI charges 0.75%, so FTQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

DRKY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DRKY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

DRKY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

VistaShares page for DRKY ↗

FTQI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FTQI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

FTQI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for FTQI ↗

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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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