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

DRKY and ODTE both write options for income.

VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF and VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF.

14.1%DRKY cash paid, 1 year
6.7%ODTE cash paid, 1 year
+24.1%DRKY total return, 1 year
+6.2%ODTE 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
ODTE10.5 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.7%ODTE+6.2%6.7% as cash10.5 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.7%ODTE+6.2%10.5 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DRKY and ODTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in DRKYOnly in ODTE
Natera Inc 25.22%Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 33.70%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 9.17%Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 33.27%
STMicroelectronics NV 7.49%Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF 33.03%
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

DRKY and ODTE over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DRKYODTEDRKYODTEDRKYODTE
3 months+11.8%−4.8%3.8%3.4%+9.6 pts−7.0 pts
6 months+25.1%not published8.1%not published+7.1 ptsnot published
Since launch+24.1%+6.2%14.1%6.7%+9.7 pts−10.5 pts
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DRKY and ODTE on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DRKY
VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
ODTE
VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying weekly
IssuerVistaSharesVegaShares
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized14.8%14.1%
Expense ratio0.95%0.68%
Cash paid, 1 year14.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025)6.7% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+8.1%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year+24.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025)+6.2% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+14.4%+16.7%
Ahead or behind+9.7 pts−10.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age345 days169 days
Net assets$19m$3m

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.

ODTE in plain words

Over the period since launch on Apr 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ODTE paid 6.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.2%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.1%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, DRKY or ODTE?
DRKY charges 0.95% a year and ODTE charges 0.68%, so ODTE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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DRKY against ODTE, 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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How every figure is computed · Standards and sources