Data as of .
FDND vs OARK: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year OARK paid 37.4% of its price in cash against FDND’s 7.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: FDND scores higher
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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, FDND and OARK hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in FDND | Only in OARK |
|---|---|
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 10.12% | TREASURY BILL 37.81% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 9.98% | TREASURY BILL 30.32% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. 8.66% | TREASURY BILL 18.55% |
| Netflix, Inc. 5.90% | TREASURY BILL 10.80% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 5.82% | TREASURY BILL 2.51% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 4.65% | |
| Arista Networks, Inc. 4.62% | |
| Salesforce, Inc. 4.36% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDND | OARK | FDND | OARK | FDND | OARK | |
| 3 months | +8.9% | +3.9% | 2.0% | 9.0% | +8.5 pts | +6.4 pts |
| 6 months | +18.8% | +20.0% | 4.3% | 22.6% | +4.8 pts | −4.2 pts |
| 1 year | −0.6% | +6.6% | 7.1% | 37.4% | −14.1 pts | −15.2 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +61.9% | not published | 87.5% | not published | −36.3 pts |
| Since launch | +34.3% | +58.8% | 20.4% | 89.4% | −0.5 pts | −96.7 pts |
| FDND FT Vest Dow Jones Internet & Target Income ETF Option income on DIA, paying monthly | OARK YieldMax(R) Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | YieldMax |
| Strategy | option income | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.8% | 27.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 1.00% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.1% | 37.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | −8.2% | −34.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | −0.6% | +6.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +13.5% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −14.1 pts | −15.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 0% |
| Age | 911 days | 1395 days |
| Net assets | $10m | $32m |
FDND in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FDND paid 7.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.6%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +13.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 14.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.8%, 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, FDND or OARK?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FDND paid 7.1% 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, FDND or OARK?
- With every distribution reinvested, FDND returned −0.6% and OARK returned +6.6% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so OARK returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FDND or OARK?
- FDND charges 0.75% a year and OARK charges 1.00%, so FDND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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