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DRKY vs SIXH: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DRKY paid 15.2% of its price in cash against SIXH’s 2.1%, though SIXH returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $20m on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF, and $603m on Aug 31, 2026 for ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF.

At a glance
15.2%
DRKY cash paid, 1 year
2.1%
SIXH cash paid, 1 year
+15.7%
DRKY total return, 1 year
+23.5%
SIXH total return, 1 year
DRKY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.9 pts ahead of SPY
DRKY
+15.7%
SPY
+14.8%

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

DRKY

+15.7%

15.2% of it arrived as cash

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

DRKY

+15.7%

15.2% cash

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

15.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SIXH · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings
SIXH
+23.5%
Own
+18.0%

5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings

SIXH over 1 year: paid 2.1%, price +21.2%, total +23.5%, its own holdings +18.0%, +5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own holdings

+18.0%

SIXH

+23.5%

5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings

SIXH over 1 year: paid 2.1%, price +21.2%, total +23.5%, its own holdings +18.0%, +5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own holdings

+18.0%

SIXH

+23.5%

2.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SIXH over 1 year: paid 2.1%, price +21.2%, total +23.5%, its own holdings +18.0%, +5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SIXH costs 0.26 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.8 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DRKY vs SIXH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDRKYSIXH
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+15.7%+23.5%
Price change, 1 yearfell 0.5%rose 21.2%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYits own holdings
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.95%0.69%
Net assets, DRKY as of Nov 3, 2026 and SIXH as of Aug 31, 2026$20m$603m
Holdings
Holdings in common2%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SIXH scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score59DRKY98.5SIXH

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

Risk and return

Oct 17, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 54 weekly returns
DRKY SIXH
Return
Total return edge Tie +21.3% +21.5%
Annualized edge Tie +20.4% +20.6%
Price return edge SIXH +3.0% +18.9%
Risk
Volatility edge SIXH 19.9% 7.8%
Max drawdown edge SIXH −15.2% −3.4%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge SIXH 0.84 1.96
Sortino edge SIXH 1.40 3.52
Calmar edge SIXH 1.34 5.98
Reading

From Oct 2025 to Oct 2026, DRKY and SIXH returned about the same: +21.3% and +21.5%. SIXH swung less: 7.8% to 19.9%. SIXH fell less at its worst: −3.4% to −15.2%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: DRKY vs SIXH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDRKYSIXHEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+21.3%+21.5%TiePrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+20.4%+20.6%TieTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+3.0%+18.9%SIXHPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility19.9%7.8%SIXHSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation11.9%4.3%SIXHLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−15.2%−3.4%SIXHDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.841.96SIXHReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.403.52SIXHReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar1.345.98SIXHAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 54 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

2%

By the books each fund has filed, DRKY and SIXH hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

2% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DRKY SIXH
Amazon.com Inc 4.79% 1.17%
Alphabet Inc 3.80% 1.16%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in DRKY
Natera Inc 27.89%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 8.64%
STMicroelectronics NV 7.05%
BBB Foods Inc 5.63%
CDW Corp 4.68%
Insmed Inc 4.38%
Fox Corp 4.35%
United Airlines Holdings Inc 4.11%
Only in SIXH
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 4.95%
Altria Group, Inc. 4.90%
AT&T INC. 4.08%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 3.92%
PEPSICO, INC. 3.69%
Philip Morris International Inc. 3.60%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2.85%
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 2.82%
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Side by side

DRKY VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly SIXH ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF · Option income on its own holdings, paying monthly
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) SIXH's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 15.2% 3.2%
Expense ratio 0.95% 0.69%
Cash paid, 1 year 15.2% 2.1%
Price change, 1 year −0.5% +21.2%
Total return, 1 year +15.7% +23.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +18.0%
Ahead or behind +0.9 pts +5.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% not published
Age 1.1 years 6.5 years
Net assets, DRKY as of Nov 3, 2026 and SIXH as of Aug 31, 2026 $20m $603m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: DRKY vs SIXH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDRKYSIXHDRKYSIXHDRKYSIXH
3 months+6.3%+6.0%4.0%0.5%+6.4 pts+1.8 pts
6 months+6.2%+10.3%7.5%1.0%+1.1 pts+3.5 pts
1 year+15.7%+23.5%15.2%2.1%+0.9 pts+5.5 pts
3 years–+47.6%–6.8%–not measured
Since launchNot the same days: DRKY Oct 2025 · SIXH May 2020+20.0%+104.1%16.8%16.7%+4.8 ptsnot measured

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About each fund
DRKY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DRKY paid 15.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.2%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

SIXH

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SIXH paid 2.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 21.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +23.5%. SIXH's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026) returned +18.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 3.2%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DRKY or SIXH?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DRKY paid 15.2% of its starting price in cash and SIXH paid 2.1%, so DRKY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, DRKY or SIXH?
With every distribution reinvested, DRKY returned +15.7% and SIXH +23.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DRKY or SIXH?
DRKY charges 0.95% a year and SIXH charges 0.69%, so SIXH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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