Data as of .
EGGY vs OARK: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year OARK paid 37.4% of its price in cash against EGGY’s 28.1%, though EGGY returned more with it reinvested.
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, EGGY and OARK hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in EGGY | Only in OARK |
|---|---|
| Seagate Technology Holdings PL 12.31% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 31.97% |
| Bloom Energy Corp 10.77% | United States Treasury Bill 02/18/2027 31.91% |
| Micron Technology Inc 7.95% | United States Treasury Bill 07/08/2027 22.43% |
| Lumentum Holdings Inc 6.86% | 2ARKK US 11/20/26 C85.01 FLX 8.43% |
| Astera Labs Inc 6.85% | United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 6.55% |
| Coherent Corp 5.81% | United States Treasury Bill 10/15/2026 3.23% |
| Vertiv Holdings Co 5.60% | First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 1.09% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.86% | ARKK US 09/25/26 C86 0.66% |
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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EGGY | OARK | EGGY | OARK | EGGY | OARK | |
| 3 months | −15.1% | +3.9% | 7.1% | 9.0% | −17.3 pts | +6.4 pts |
| 6 months | +27.6% | +20.0% | 19.4% | 22.6% | +9.6 pts | −4.2 pts |
| 1 year | +15.3% | +6.6% | 28.1% | 37.4% | −1.2 pts | −15.2 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +61.9% | not published | 87.5% | not published | −36.3 pts |
| Since launch | +42.3% | +58.8% | 45.5% | 89.4% | +11.8 pts | −96.7 pts |
| EGGY NestYield Dynamic Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | OARK YieldMax(R) Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Nest Egg | YieldMax |
| Strategy | option income | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 34.8% | 27.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.92% | 1.00% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 28.1% | 37.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | −16.2% | −34.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.3% | +6.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.2 pts | −15.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 0% |
| Age | 630 days | 1395 days |
| Net assets | $126m | $32m |
EGGY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, EGGY paid 28.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 16.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 34.8%, paid monthly.
OARK in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OARK paid 37.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 34.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.6%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 15.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 27.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, EGGY or OARK?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, EGGY paid 28.1% of its starting price in cash and OARK paid 37.4%, 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, EGGY or OARK?
- With every distribution reinvested, EGGY returned +15.3% and OARK returned +6.6% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so EGGY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, EGGY or OARK?
- EGGY charges 0.92% a year and OARK charges 1.00%, so EGGY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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