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

DRKY and TDAQ both write options for income.

VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF and TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF.

14.1%DRKY cash paid, 1 year
17.4%TDAQ cash paid, 1 year
+24.1%DRKY total return, 1 year
+22.8%TDAQ 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
TDAQ1 pt ahead of QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%TDAQ+22.8%17.4% of it arrived as cash1 pt ahead of QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%TDAQ+22.8%17.4% as cash1 pt ahead of QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DRKY and TDAQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in DRKYOnly in TDAQ
Natera Inc 25.22%Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 100.00%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 9.17%
STMicroelectronics NV 7.49%
YPF SA 4.78%
Insmed Inc 4.62%
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 4.52%
Alphabet Inc 4.45%
Amazon.com Inc 4.42%

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

DRKY and TDAQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DRKYTDAQDRKYTDAQDRKYTDAQ
3 months+11.8%−1.0%3.8%4.1%+9.6 pts+1.5 pts
6 months+25.1%+22.7%8.1%9.7%+7.1 pts−1.6 pts
1 yearnot published+22.8%not published17.4%not published+1.0 pts
Since launch+24.1%+27.2%14.1%18.0%+9.7 pts+1.2 pts
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DRKY and TDAQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DRKY
VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
TDAQ
TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerVistaSharesTappAlpha
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyNasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized14.8%17.1%
Expense ratio0.95%0.83%
Cash paid, 1 year14.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025)17.4%
Price change, 1 year+8.1%+3.4%
Total return, 1 year+24.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025)+22.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year+14.4%+21.8%
Ahead or behind+9.7 pts+1.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age345 days379 days
Net assets$19m$248m

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.

TDAQ in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TDAQ paid 17.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.8%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.1%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, DRKY or TDAQ?
DRKY charges 0.95% a year and TDAQ charges 0.83%, so TDAQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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DRKY against TDAQ, 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.

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