Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
DRKY vs ULTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ULTY paid 46.0% of its price in cash against DRKY’s 15.2%, though DRKY returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $20m for VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF and $576m for YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF.
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%
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, 2026.4.4 pts ahead of its own holdings
ULTY over 1 year: paid 46.0%, price −55.5%, total −12.4%, its own holdings −16.8%, +4.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
its own holdings
−16.8%
ULTY
−12.4%
4.4 pts ahead of its own holdings
Total return, distributions reinvested
4.4 pts ahead of its own holdings
ULTY over 1 year: paid 46.0%, price −55.5%, total −12.4%, its own holdings −16.8%, +4.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
its own holdings
−16.8%
ULTY
−12.4%
46.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. ULTY over 1 year: paid 46.0%, price −55.5%, total −12.4%, its own holdings −16.8%, +4.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
DRKY costs 0.35 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 28.1 points; ULTY is far larger, $576m against $20m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | DRKY | ULTY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +15.7% | −12.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | fell 0.5% | fell 55.5% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment | 100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | its own holdings |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 1.30% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $20m | $576m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 7% | |
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
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 →
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, DRKY and ULTY hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.
half
7% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | DRKY | ULTY | DRKY | ULTY | DRKY | ULTY |
| 3 months | +6.3% | −8.3% | 4.0% | 14.3% | +6.4 pts | +3.4 pts |
| 6 months | +6.2% | −9.9% | 7.5% | 26.6% | +1.1 pts | +1.6 pts |
| 1 year | +15.7% | −12.4% | 15.2% | 46.0% | +0.9 pts | +4.4 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: DRKY Oct 2025 · ULTY Feb 2024 | +20.0% | −1.9% | 16.8% | 87.9% | +4.8 pts | not measured |
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.
ULTY
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ULTY paid 46.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 55.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −12.4%. ULTY's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Nov 2, 2026) returned −16.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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