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DRKY vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OARK paid 33.3% of its price in cash against DRKY’s 15.2%, though DRKY returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $20m for VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF and $38m for YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
15.2%
DRKY cash paid, 1 year
33.3%
OARK cash paid, 1 year
+15.7%
DRKY total return, 1 year
−2.6%
OARK 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.
OARK · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.1 pts ahead of ARKK
OARK
−2.6%
ARKK
−3.7%

1.1 pts ahead of ARKK

OARK over 1 year: paid 33.3%, price −36.6%, total −2.6%, ARKK −3.7%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ARKK

−3.7%

OARK

−2.6%

1.1 pts ahead of ARKK

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.1 pts ahead of ARKK

OARK over 1 year: paid 33.3%, price −36.6%, total −2.6%, ARKK −3.7%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ARKK

−3.7%

OARK

−2.6%

1.1 pts ahead of ARKK

33.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. OARK over 1 year: paid 33.3%, price −36.6%, total −2.6%, ARKK −3.7%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DRKY costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.3 points; OARK is 1.9 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DRKY vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDRKYOARK
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+15.7%−2.6%
Price change, 1 yearfell 0.5%fell 36.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYARK Innovation ETF, measured through ARKK
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.95%1.00%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$20m$38m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · DRKY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score59DRKY15.3OARK

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

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

Risk and return

Oct 17, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 54 weekly returns
DRKY OARK
Return
Total return edge DRKY +21.3% −3.5%
Annualized edge DRKY +20.4% −3.4%
Price return edge DRKY +3.0% −38.7%
Risk
Volatility edge DRKY 19.9% 27.1%
Max drawdown edge DRKY −15.2% −21.0%
Downside capture 98.8% 92.7%
Beta 1.10 0.73
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge DRKY 0.84 −0.13
Sortino edge DRKY 1.40 −0.18
Treynor 0.152 0.117
Calmar edge DRKY 1.34 −0.16
Against the benchmark
Alpha +5.3% a year −7.8% a year
Alpha t-stat 0.36 −1.74
Information ratio 0.43 −1.00
Tracking error 14.9% 13.9%

Each against its own benchmark: DRKY against SPY, Oct 17, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026; OARK against ARKK, Dec 2, 2022 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Oct 2025 to Oct 2026, DRKY returned more: +21.3% to −3.5%. DRKY swung less: 19.9% to 27.1%. DRKY fell less at its worst: −15.2% to −21.0%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: DRKY vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDRKYOARKEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+21.3%−3.5%DRKYPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+20.4%−3.4%DRKYTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+3.0%−38.7%DRKYPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility19.9%27.1%DRKYSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation11.9%19.7%DRKYLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−15.2%−21.0%DRKYDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture117.1%50.3%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture98.8%92.7%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta1.100.73Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.440.91Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.84−0.13DRKYReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.40−0.18DRKYReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1520.117Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar1.34−0.16DRKYAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkSPYARKKThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha+5.3% a year−7.8% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat0.36−1.74Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−24.5% to +35.1%−16.7% to +1.0%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio0.43−1.00Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error14.9%13.9%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 54 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, DRKY and OARK hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DRKY OARK
Only in one fund ↓
Only in DRKY
Natera Inc 27.89%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 8.64%
STMicroelectronics NV 7.05%
BBB Foods Inc 5.63%
Amazon.com Inc 4.79%
CDW Corp 4.68%
Insmed Inc 4.38%
Fox Corp 4.35%
Only in OARK
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 31.70%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 25.99%
2ARKK US 11/20/26 C85.01 FLX 1.48%
ARKK US 11/06/26 C83 0.25%
ARKK US 11/06/26 C84 0.07%
ARKK US 11/06/26 C82 -0.16%
ARKK US 11/06/26 C81 -0.68%
2ARKK US 11/20/26 P85.01 FLX -7.39%
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Side by side

DRKY VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly OARK YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on ARKK, paying weekly
Strategy covered call synthetic covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 15.2% 31.8%
Expense ratio 0.95% 1.00%
Cash paid, 1 year 15.2% 33.3%
Price change, 1 year −0.5% −36.6%
Total return, 1 year +15.7% −2.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% −3.7%
Ahead or behind +0.9 pts +1.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% not published
Age 1.1 years 3.9 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $20m $38m

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 OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDRKYOARKDRKYOARKDRKYOARK
3 months+6.3%+1.6%4.0%8.3%+6.4 pts−3.9 pts
6 months+6.2%−2.3%7.5%17.8%+1.1 pts−3.3 pts
1 year+15.7%−2.6%15.2%33.3%+0.9 pts+1.1 pts
3 years–+62.6%–95.8%–−36.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: DRKY Oct 2025 · OARK Nov 2022+20.0%+47.8%16.8%90.4%+4.8 pts−75.3 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.

OARK

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OARK paid 33.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 36.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.6%. ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) returned −3.7% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 31.8%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DRKY or OARK?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DRKY paid 15.2% of its starting price in cash and OARK paid 33.3%, so OARK 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 OARK?
With every distribution reinvested, DRKY returned +15.7% and OARK −2.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DRKY or OARK?
DRKY charges 0.95% a year and OARK charges 1.00%, so DRKY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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