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DUBS vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OARK paid 33.3% of its price in cash against DUBS’s 2.3%, though DUBS returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $398m on Jul 31, 2026 for Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF, and $38m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF.

DUBS on its own →OARK on its own →
At a glance
2.3%
DUBS cash paid, 1 year
33.3%
OARK cash paid, 1 year
+18.6%
DUBS total return, 1 year
−2.6%
OARK total return, 1 year
DUBS · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.8 pts ahead of SPY
DUBS
+18.6%
SPY
+14.8%

3.8 pts ahead of SPY

DUBS over 1 year: paid 2.3%, price +16.0%, total +18.6%, SPY +14.8%, +3.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

DUBS

+18.6%

3.8 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.8 pts ahead of SPY

DUBS over 1 year: paid 2.3%, price +16.0%, total +18.6%, SPY +14.8%, +3.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

DUBS

+18.6%

3.8 pts ahead of SPY

2.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DUBS over 1 year: paid 2.3%, price +16.0%, total +18.6%, SPY +14.8%, +3.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
OARK · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.1 pts ahead of ARKK
OARK
−2.6%
ARKK
−3.7%

1.1 pts ahead of ARKK

OARK over 1 year: paid 33.3%, price −36.6%, total −2.6%, ARKK −3.7%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ARKK

−3.7%

OARK

−2.6%

1.1 pts ahead of ARKK

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.1 pts ahead of ARKK

OARK over 1 year: paid 33.3%, price −36.6%, total −2.6%, ARKK −3.7%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ARKK

−3.7%

OARK

−2.6%

1.1 pts ahead of ARKK

33.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. OARK over 1 year: paid 33.3%, price −36.6%, total −2.6%, ARKK −3.7%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DUBS costs 0.60 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 21.2 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DUBS vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDUBSOARK
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+18.6%−2.6%
Price change, 1 yearrose 16.0%fell 36.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate71% of the Sep 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYARK Innovation ETF, measured through ARKK
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.40%1.00%
Net assets, DUBS as of Jul 31, 2026 and OARK as of Nov 3, 2026$398m$38m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · DUBS scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score97.9DUBS15.3OARK

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

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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 →

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, DUBS and OARK hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DUBS OARK
Only in one fund ↓
Only in DUBS
State Street SPDR Portfolio S& 73.21%
BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core E 24.71%
Only in OARK
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 31.70%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 25.99%
2ARKK US 11/20/26 C85.01 FLX 1.48%
ARKK US 11/06/26 C83 0.25%
ARKK US 11/06/26 C84 0.07%
ARKK US 11/06/26 C82 -0.16%
ARKK US 11/06/26 C81 -0.68%
2ARKK US 11/20/26 P85.01 FLX -7.39%
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Side by side

DUBS Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF · Option income on SPY, paying quarterly OARK YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on ARKK, paying weekly
Issuer Aptus YieldMax
Strategy option income synthetic covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK)
Pays quarterly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 2.2% 31.8%
Expense ratio 0.40% 1.00%
Cash paid, 1 year 2.3% 33.3%
Price change, 1 year +16.0% −36.6%
Total return, 1 year +18.6% −2.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% −3.7%
Ahead or behind +3.8 pts +1.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 71% not published
Age 3.4 years 3.9 years
Net assets, DUBS as of Jul 31, 2026 and OARK as of Nov 3, 2026 $398m $38m

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: DUBS vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDUBSOARKDUBSOARKDUBSOARK
3 months+0.6%+1.6%0.6%8.3%+0.7 pts−3.9 pts
6 months+6.7%−2.3%1.1%17.8%+1.7 pts−3.3 pts
1 year+18.6%−2.6%2.3%33.3%+3.8 pts+1.1 pts
3 years+85.1%+62.6%9.9%95.8%+2.2 pts−36.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: DUBS Jun 2023 · OARK Nov 2022+86.4%+47.8%10.2%90.4%+3.2 pts−75.3 pts

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About each fund
DUBS

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DUBS paid 2.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 16.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 2.2%, paid quarterly. Aptus estimates that 71% of the distribution paid Sep 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

OARK

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OARK paid 33.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 36.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.6%. ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) returned −3.7% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 31.8%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DUBS or OARK?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DUBS paid 2.3% of its starting price in cash and OARK paid 33.3%, so OARK paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, DUBS or OARK?
With every distribution reinvested, DUBS returned +18.6% and OARK −2.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DUBS or OARK?
DUBS charges 0.40% a year and OARK charges 1.00%, so DUBS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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S&P 500 (SPY) →ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) →DUBS on its own →OARK on its own →DUBS dividend history →DUBS holdings →OARK dividend history →OARK holdings →Method →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
DUBS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
DUBS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
DUBS 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
Aptus website ↗
OARK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
OARK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
OARK 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
YieldMax page for OARK ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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