Data as of .
DRKY vs ULTY: which paid, and which earned it?
DRKY and ULTY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DRKY and ULTY hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DRKY | ULTY |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc | 4.45% | 4.39% |
| Only in DRKY | Only in ULTY |
|---|---|
| Natera Inc 25.22% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 5.23% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 9.17% | MercadoLibre Inc 4.99% |
| STMicroelectronics NV 7.49% | Lumentum Holdings Inc 4.75% |
| YPF SA 4.78% | Strategy Inc 4.66% |
| Insmed Inc 4.62% | Comfort Systems USA Inc 4.61% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 4.52% | Lam Research Corp 4.34% |
| Amazon.com Inc 4.42% | Coherent Corp 4.30% |
| BBB Foods Inc 4.29% | Palantir Technologies Inc 4.27% |
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 Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRKY | ULTY | DRKY | ULTY | DRKY | ULTY | |
| 3 months | +11.8% | −1.1% | 3.8% | 13.7% | +9.6 pts | −3.3 pts |
| 6 months | +25.1% | +14.0% | 8.1% | 30.1% | +7.1 pts | −4.0 pts |
| 1 year | not published | −7.8% | not published | 44.9% | not published | −24.3 pts |
| Since launch | +24.1% | +10.7% | 14.1% | 86.9% | +9.7 pts | −44.1 pts |
| DRKY VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | ULTY YieldMax(R) Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 14.8% | 59.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 1.30% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 14.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) | 44.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.1% | −54.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +24.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) | −7.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +14.4% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +9.7 pts | −24.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 345 days | 932 days |
| Net assets | $19m | $721m |
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.
ULTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ULTY paid 44.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 54.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −7.8%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 24.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 59.8%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, DRKY or ULTY?
- DRKY charges 0.95% a year and ULTY charges 1.30%, so DRKY 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 ULTY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/drky-vs-ulty Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.