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

DRKY and VOOY both write options for income.

VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF and XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF.

14.1%DRKY cash paid, 1 year
0.0%VOOY cash paid, 1 year
+24.1%DRKY total return, 1 year
−0.3%VOOY 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
VOOYAbout even with SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY−0.2%VOOY−0.3%about even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY−0.2%VOOY−0.3%about even with SPY

Performance, window by window

DRKY and VOOY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DRKYVOOYDRKYVOOYDRKYVOOY
3 months+11.8%not published3.8%not published+9.6 ptsnot published
6 months+25.1%not published8.1%not published+7.1 ptsnot published
Since launch+24.1%−0.3%14.1%0.0%+9.7 pts0.0 pts
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DRKY and VOOY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DRKY
VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
VOOY
XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF
Option income on SPY
IssuerVistaSharesXFUNDS
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlynot established
Payout rate, annualized14.8%not published
Expense ratio0.95%not published
Cash paid, 1 year14.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025)0.0% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+8.1%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year+24.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025)−0.3% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+14.4%−0.2%
Ahead or behind+9.7 pts0.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age345 days16 days
Net assets$19mnot published

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.

VOOY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Sep 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, VOOY paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned −0.2% over the same days, so a holder was about even.

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

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