Data as of .
DRKY vs SCLZ: which paid, and which earned it?
DRKY and SCLZ both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DRKY and SCLZ hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DRKY | SCLZ |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc | 4.45% | 5.18% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.42% | 3.75% |
| Tesla Inc | 2.07% | 1.80% |
| CRH PLC | 1.97% | 0.18% |
| Only in DRKY | Only in SCLZ |
|---|---|
| Natera Inc 25.22% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 7.89% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 9.17% | APPLE INC 6.15% |
| STMicroelectronics NV 7.49% | NVIDIA CORP 5.99% |
| YPF SA 4.78% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 5.14% |
| Insmed Inc 4.62% | BROADCOM INC 4.71% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 4.52% | ELI LILLY & COMPANY 3.86% |
| BBB Foods Inc 4.29% | MICROSOFT CORP 3.71% |
| CDW Corp/DE 3.92% | JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.50% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRKY | SCLZ | DRKY | SCLZ | DRKY | SCLZ | |
| 3 months | +11.8% | +2.9% | 3.8% | 2.1% | +9.6 pts | −3.6 pts |
| 6 months | +25.1% | +14.2% | 8.1% | 3.8% | +7.1 pts | +1.6 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +13.2% | not published | 8.4% | not published | −14.0 pts |
| Since launch | +24.1% | +36.5% | 14.1% | 19.6% | +9.7 pts | −6.3 pts |
| DRKY VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | SCLZ Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | Swan |
| Strategy | covered call | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 14.8% | 8.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 14.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) | 8.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.1% | +4.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +24.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) | +13.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +14.4% | +27.2% |
| Ahead or behind | +9.7 pts | −14.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 345 days | 934 days |
| Net assets | $19m | $20m |
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.
SCLZ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.2%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 14.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, DRKY or SCLZ?
- DRKY charges 0.95% a year and SCLZ charges 0.79%, so SCLZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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