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

DRKY and JOYT both write options for income.

VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF and JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF.

14.1%DRKY cash paid, 1 year
0.7%JOYT cash paid, 1 year
+24.1%DRKY total return, 1 year
+15.9%JOYT 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
JOYT0.7 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%JOYT+15.9%0.7 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%JOYT+15.9%0.7 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DRKY and JOYT hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DRKY and JOYT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDRKYJOYT
Alphabet Inc4.45%5.94%
Amazon.com Inc4.42%4.78%
Tesla Inc2.07%1.45%
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC4.52%1.37%
Sandisk Corp3.51%0.06%
Only in each
Only in DRKYOnly in JOYT
Natera Inc 25.22%NVIDIA Corp. 8.64%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 9.17%Apple, Inc. 6.51%
STMicroelectronics NV 7.49%Microsoft Corp. 5.68%
YPF SA 4.78%Broadcom, Inc. 2.98%
Insmed Inc 4.62%Meta Platforms, Inc. 2.73%
BBB Foods Inc 4.29%Wells Fargo & Co. 2.22%
CDW Corp/DE 3.92%Exxon Mobil Corp. 1.91%
Fox Corp 3.89%Micron Technology, Inc. 1.78%

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 JOYT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DRKYJOYTDRKYJOYTDRKYJOYT
3 months+11.8%+3.8%3.8%0.2%+9.6 pts+1.5 pts
6 months+25.1%+11.9%8.1%0.4%+7.1 pts−6.1 pts
1 yearnot published+15.9%not published0.7%not published−0.7 pts
Since launch+24.1%+19.6%14.1%0.7%+9.7 pts−1.1 pts
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DRKY and JOYT on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DRKY
VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
JOYT
JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF
Option income on SPY, paying quarterly
IssuerVistaSharesJPMorgan
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysmonthlyquarterly
Payout rate, annualized14.8%0.7%
Expense ratio0.95%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year14.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025)0.7%
Price change, 1 year+8.1%+15.2%
Total return, 1 year+24.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025)+15.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year+14.4%+16.6%
Ahead or behind+9.7 pts−0.7 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age345 days395 days
Net assets$19m$108m

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.

JOYT in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JOYT paid 0.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 15.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.9%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.7%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, DRKY or JOYT?
DRKY charges 0.95% a year and JOYT charges 0.35%, so JOYT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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DRKY against JOYT, 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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