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DRKY vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DRKY paid 15.2% of its price in cash against YYY’s 12.4%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $20m for VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF and $674m for Amplify CEF High Income ETF.

At a glance
15.2%
DRKY cash paid, 1 year
12.4%
YYY cash paid, 1 year
+15.7%
DRKY total return, 1 year
+1.9%
YYY total return, 1 year
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.
YYY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
YYY
+1.9%
none

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

12.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DRKY costs 2.28 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.8 points; YYY is far larger, $674m against $20m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DRKY vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDRKYYYY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+15.7%+1.9%
Price change, 1 yearfell 0.5%fell 10.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment18% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYits own holdings
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.95%3.23%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$20m$674m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, DRKY and YYY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DRKY YYY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in DRKY
Natera Inc 27.89%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 8.64%
STMicroelectronics NV 7.05%
BBB Foods Inc 5.63%
Amazon.com Inc 4.79%
CDW Corp 4.68%
Insmed Inc 4.38%
Fox Corp 4.35%
Only in YYY
abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.64%
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 3.31%
Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.31%
BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.30%
PIMCO High Income Fund 3.06%
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.04%
Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.70%
abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund 2.66%
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Side by side

DRKY VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF · Income from closed-end funds on its own holdings, paying monthly
Strategy covered call income from closed-end funds
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) YYY's own holdings (from its holdings of Nov 3, 2026)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 15.2% 13.8%
Expense ratio 0.95% 3.23%
Cash paid, 1 year 15.2% 12.4%
Price change, 1 year −0.5% −10.3%
Total return, 1 year +15.7% +1.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published
Ahead or behind +0.9 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 18%
Age 1.1 years 14.4 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $20m $674m

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 YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDRKYYYYDRKYYYYDRKYYYY
3 months+6.3%−4.9%4.0%3.2%+6.4 ptsnot measured
6 months+6.2%−4.1%7.5%6.2%+1.1 ptsnot measured
1 year+15.7%+1.9%15.2%12.4%+0.9 ptsnot measured
3 years–+35.2%–38.6%–not measured
Since launchNot the same days: DRKY Oct 2025 · YYY Jun 2012+20.0%+114.4%16.8%113.6%+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.

YYY

No 1-year comparison: a quarter's holdings filing is missing from the year.

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.8%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 18% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DRKY or YYY?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DRKY paid 15.2% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, so DRKY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, DRKY or YYY?
With every distribution reinvested, DRKY returned +15.7% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DRKY or YYY?
DRKY charges 0.95% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so DRKY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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