Data as of .
DRKY vs SPUT: which paid, and which earned it?
DRKY and SPUT both write options for income.
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.
| Holding | DRKY | SPUT |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.42% | 2.09% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.45% | 1.84% |
| Tesla Inc | 2.07% | 0.91% |
| Sandisk Corp | 3.51% | 0.13% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC | 4.52% | 0.11% |
| CRH PLC | 1.97% | 0.07% |
| Delta Air Lines Inc | 1.98% | 0.04% |
| Insmed Inc | 4.62% | 0.02% |
| United Airlines Holdings Inc | 3.73% | 0.02% |
| Natera Inc | 25.22% | 0.02% |
| CDW Corp/DE | 3.92% | 0.01% |
| Fox Corp | 3.89% | 0.01% |
| Only in DRKY | Only 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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRKY | SPUT | DRKY | SPUT | DRKY | SPUT | |
| 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 year | not published | +11.5% | not published | 5.2% | not published | −5.1 pts |
| Since launch | +24.1% | +22.4% | 14.1% | 8.5% | +9.7 pts | −15.6 pts |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | Innovator |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 14.8% | 4.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 14.1% (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 estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 345 days | 553 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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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.