Data as of .
DRKY vs SEPI: which paid, and which earned it?
DRKY and SEPI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DRKY and SEPI hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DRKY | SEPI |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc | 4.45% | 4.68% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.42% | 3.36% |
| Only in DRKY | Only in SEPI |
|---|---|
| Natera Inc 25.22% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 7.54% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 9.17% | CATERPILLAR INC 7.20% |
| STMicroelectronics NV 7.49% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 6.53% |
| YPF SA 4.78% | APPLE INC 5.24% |
| Insmed Inc 4.62% | NVIDIA CORP 4.04% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 4.52% | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (THE) 3.91% |
| BBB Foods Inc 4.29% | MICROSOFT CORP 3.42% |
| CDW Corp/DE 3.92% | JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.31% |
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 | SEPI | DRKY | SEPI | DRKY | SEPI | |
| 3 months | +11.8% | +5.4% | 3.8% | 2.1% | +9.6 pts | +3.2 pts |
| 6 months | +25.1% | +20.5% | 8.1% | 4.7% | +7.1 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +21.8% | not published | 7.5% | not published | +5.2 pts |
| Since launch | +24.1% | +24.4% | 14.1% | 7.7% | +9.7 pts | +5.4 pts |
| DRKY VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | SEPI Shelton Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | Shelton |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 14.8% | 8.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.54% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 14.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) | 7.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.1% | +13.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +24.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) | +21.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +14.4% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +9.7 pts | +5.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 345 days | 375 days |
| Net assets | $19m | $152m |
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.
SEPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SEPI paid 7.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, DRKY or SEPI?
- DRKY charges 0.95% a year and SEPI charges 0.54%, so SEPI 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 SEPI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/drky-vs-sepi Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.