Which paid more, DRKY or SPIN?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DRKY paid 15.2% of its starting price in cash and SPIN paid 5.1%, 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 SPIN?

With every distribution reinvested, DRKY returned +15.7% and SPIN +9.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, DRKY or SPIN?

DRKY charges 0.95% a year and SPIN charges 0.25%, so SPIN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

DRKY vs SPIN: 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 SPIN’s 5.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $20m for VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF and $45m for State Street US Equity Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

15.2%

DRKY cash paid, 1 year

5.1%

SPIN cash paid, 1 year

+15.7%

DRKY total return, 1 year

+9.3%

SPIN 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% as 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.

SPIN · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 5.5 pts behind SPY

SPIN

+9.3%

SPY

+14.8%

5.5 pts behind SPY

SPIN over 1 year: paid 5.1%, price +3.9%, total +9.3%, SPY +14.8%, −5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SPIN

+9.3%

5.1% of it arrived as cash

5.5 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.5 pts behind SPY

SPIN over 1 year: paid 5.1%, price +3.9%, total +9.3%, SPY +14.8%, −5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SPIN

+9.3%

5.5 pts behind SPY

5.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SPIN over 1 year: paid 5.1%, price +3.9%, total +9.3%, SPY +14.8%, −5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SPIN costs 0.70 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.4 points; SPIN is 2.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DRKY vs SPIN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	DRKY	SPIN
Paid and earned
Measure	DRKY	SPIN
Total return, 1 year	+15.7%	+9.3%
Price change, 1 year	fell 0.5%	rose 3.9%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment	97% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	DRKY	SPIN
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	DRKY	SPIN
Expense ratio	0.95%	0.25%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$20m	$45m
Holdings
Measure	DRKY	SPIN
Holdings in common	10%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SPIN scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score59DRKY84.1SPIN

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

DRKY 59

SPIN 84.1

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

What they share

10%

By the books each fund has filed, DRKY and SPIN hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

10% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DRKY SPIN

Amazon.com Inc 4.79% 4.87%

Alphabet Inc 3.80% 4.59%

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 3.03% 0.87%

Tesla Inc 2.26% 0.52%

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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 SPIN

NVIDIA CORP 9.22%

MICROSOFT CORP 7.47%

APPLE INC 6.03%

BROADCOM INC 3.37%

META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 2.93%

ELI LILLY + CO 2.50%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.50%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.28%

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Side by side

DRKY VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly SPIN State Street US Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer VistaShares State Street

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 15.2% 5.5%

Expense ratio 0.95% 0.25%

Cash paid, 1 year 15.2% 5.1%

Price change, 1 year −0.5% +3.9%

Total return, 1 year +15.7% +9.3%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind +0.9 pts −5.5 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 97%

Age 1.1 years 2.2 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $20m $45m

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 SPIN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	DRKY	SPIN	DRKY	SPIN	DRKY	SPIN
3 months	+6.3%	+0.8%	4.0%	0.9%	+6.4 pts	+0.9 pts
6 months	+6.2%	+6.0%	7.5%	1.9%	+1.1 pts	+1.0 pts
1 year	+15.7%	+9.3%	15.2%	5.1%	+0.9 pts	−5.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: DRKY Oct 2025 · SPIN Sep 2024	+20.0%	+30.3%	16.8%	16.0%	+4.8 pts	−12.9 pts

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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.

SPIN

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SPIN paid 5.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.5%, paid monthly. State Street estimates that 97% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DRKY or SPIN?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DRKY paid 15.2% of its starting price in cash and SPIN paid 5.1%, 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 SPIN?: With every distribution reinvested, DRKY returned +15.7% and SPIN +9.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DRKY or SPIN?: DRKY charges 0.95% a year and SPIN charges 0.25%, so SPIN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →DRKY on its own →SPIN on its own →DRKY dividend history →DRKY holdings →SPIN dividend history →SPIN holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

DRKY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DRKY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

DRKY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

VistaShares page for DRKY ↗

SPIN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPIN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SPIN 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

State Street website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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