Data as of .
DRKY vs OCTH: which paid, and which earned it?
DRKY and OCTH both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DRKY and OCTH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in DRKY | Only in OCTH |
|---|---|
| Natera Inc 25.22% | TREASURY BILL 98.41% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 9.17% | TREASURY BILL 1.59% |
| STMicroelectronics NV 7.49% | |
| YPF SA 4.78% | |
| Insmed Inc 4.62% | |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 4.52% | |
| Alphabet Inc 4.45% | |
| Amazon.com Inc 4.42% |
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 | OCTH | DRKY | OCTH | DRKY | OCTH | |
| 3 months | +11.8% | +1.3% | 3.8% | 1.6% | +9.6 pts | −1.0 pts |
| 6 months | +25.1% | +5.5% | 8.1% | 3.3% | +7.1 pts | −12.5 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +6.7% | not published | 6.3% | not published | −9.9 pts |
| Since launch | +24.1% | +22.9% | 14.1% | 19.1% | +9.7 pts | −61.9 pts |
| DRKY VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | OCTH Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - October Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | Innovator |
| Strategy | covered call | defined income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | quarterly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 14.8% | 6.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 14.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) | 6.3% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.1% | 0.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +24.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) | +6.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +14.4% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +9.7 pts | −9.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 345 days | 1082 days |
| Net assets | $19m | $16m |
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.
OCTH in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OCTH paid 6.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.4%, paid quarterly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, DRKY or OCTH?
- DRKY charges 0.95% a year and OCTH charges 0.79%, so OCTH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, DRKY against OCTH, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/drky-vs-octh Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.