Data as of .
DRKY vs QDTY: which paid, and which earned it?
DRKY and QDTY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DRKY and QDTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in DRKY | Only in QDTY |
|---|---|
| Natera Inc 25.22% | NDX 12/18/2026 1001.26 C 96.19% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 9.17% | XND 12/18/2026 10.02 C 3.21% |
| STMicroelectronics NV 7.49% | First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 0.53% |
| YPF SA 4.78% | United States Treasury Bill 10/15/2026 0.07% |
| 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 Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRKY | QDTY | DRKY | QDTY | DRKY | QDTY | |
| 3 months | +11.8% | −0.9% | 3.8% | 7.9% | +9.6 pts | +1.6 pts |
| 6 months | +25.1% | +20.7% | 8.1% | 17.3% | +7.1 pts | −3.6 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +20.2% | not published | 30.9% | not published | −1.6 pts |
| Since launch | +24.1% | +27.1% | 14.1% | 42.0% | +9.7 pts | −8.5 pts |
| DRKY VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | QDTY YieldMax(R) Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | 0DTE covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 14.8% | 25.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 1.17% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 14.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) | 30.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.1% | −14.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +24.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) | +20.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +14.4% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | +9.7 pts | −1.6 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 94% |
| Age | 345 days | 582 days |
| Net assets | $19m | $27m |
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.
QDTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QDTY paid 30.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 14.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +20.2%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 94% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, DRKY or QDTY?
- DRKY charges 0.95% a year and QDTY charges 1.17%, so DRKY 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 QDTY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/drky-vs-qdty Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.