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DRKY vs SPUT: which paid, and which earned it?

DRKY and SPUT both write options for income.

VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF and Innovator Equity Premium Income - Daily PutWrite ETF.

14.1%DRKY cash paid, 1 year
5.2%SPUT cash paid, 1 year
+24.1%DRKY total return, 1 year
+11.5%SPUT total return, 1 year
DRKY9.7 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+14.4%DRKY+24.1%14.1% of it arrived as cash9.7 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+14.4%DRKY+24.1%14.1% cash9.7 pts ahead of SPY
SPUT5.1 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%SPUT+11.5%5.2% as cash5.1 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%SPUT+11.5%5.1 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DRKY and SPUT hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DRKY and SPUT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDRKYSPUT
Amazon.com Inc4.42%2.09%
Alphabet Inc4.45%1.84%
Tesla Inc2.07%0.91%
Sandisk Corp3.51%0.13%
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC4.52%0.11%
CRH PLC1.97%0.07%
Delta Air Lines Inc1.98%0.04%
Insmed Inc4.62%0.02%
United Airlines Holdings Inc3.73%0.02%
Natera Inc25.22%0.02%
CDW Corp/DE3.92%0.01%
Fox Corp3.89%0.01%
Only in each
Only in DRKYOnly in SPUT
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 9.17%TREASURY BILL 49.24%
STMicroelectronics NV 7.49%NVIDIA Corp 3.85%
YPF SA 4.78%Apple Inc 3.22%
BBB Foods Inc 4.29%Microsoft Corp 2.47%
Sea Ltd 3.15%Broadcom Inc 1.60%
Newamsterdam Pharma Co NV 3.13%Alphabet Inc 1.59%
Bitdeer Technologies Group 2.82%Meta Platforms Inc 1.10%
Revolution Medicines Inc 2.41%JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.70%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

DRKY and SPUT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DRKYSPUTDRKYSPUTDRKYSPUT
3 months+11.8%+2.4%3.8%1.1%+9.6 pts+0.1 pts
6 months+25.1%+11.5%8.1%2.5%+7.1 pts−6.5 pts
1 yearnot published+11.5%not published5.2%not published−5.1 pts
Since launch+24.1%+22.4%14.1%8.5%+9.7 pts−15.6 pts
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DRKY and SPUT on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DRKY
VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
SPUT
Innovator Equity Premium Income - Daily PutWrite ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerVistaSharesInnovator
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized14.8%4.7%
Expense ratio0.95%0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year14.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025)5.2%
Price change, 1 year+8.1%+6.0%
Total return, 1 year+24.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025)+11.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year+14.4%+16.6%
Ahead or behind+9.7 pts−5.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age345 days553 days
Net assets$19m$17m

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.

SPUT in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPUT paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.7%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, DRKY or SPUT?
DRKY charges 0.95% a year and SPUT charges 0.79%, so SPUT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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DRKY against SPUT, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, DRKY against SPUT, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/drky-vs-sput Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources