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DRKY vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $20m on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF, beside XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF.

At a glance
15.2%
DRKY cash paid, 1 year
1.5%
VOOY cash paid, since launch, Sep 2, 2026
+15.7%
DRKY total return, 1 year
+0.3%
VOOY total return, since launch, Sep 2, 2026
DRKY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.9 pts ahead of SPY
DRKY
+15.7%
SPY
+14.8%

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%

15.2% as cash

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.
VOOY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
VOOY
+0.3%
none

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

1.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

VOOY costs 0.20 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DRKY vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDRKYVOOY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+15.7%not published
Price changefell 0.5% (1 year)fell 1.2% (since Sep 2, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment26% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.95%0.75%
Net assets$20mnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

DRKY VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly VOOY XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF · Option income
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) none
Pays monthly not established
Payout rate, annualized 15.2% 9.1%
Expense ratio 0.95% 0.75%
Cash paid, 1 year 15.2% 1.5% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −0.5% −1.2% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +15.7% +0.3% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published
Ahead or behind +0.9 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 26%
Age 1.1 years 63 days
Net assets $20m not read by ETFIQ

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

Window by window: DRKY vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDRKYVOOYDRKYVOOYDRKYVOOY
3 months+6.3%–4.0%–+6.4 pts–
6 months+6.2%–7.5%–+1.1 pts–
1 year+15.7%–15.2%–+0.9 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: DRKY Oct 2025 · VOOY Sep 2026+20.0%+0.3%16.8%1.5%+4.8 ptsnot measured

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About each fund
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.

VOOY

Over the period from its first trade on Sep 2, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, VOOY paid 1.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.3%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid periodically. XFUNDS estimates that 26% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, DRKY or VOOY?
DRKY charges 0.95% a year and VOOY charges 0.75%, so VOOY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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