Which paid more, FDND or OARK?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FDND paid 7.3% 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, FDND or OARK?

With every distribution reinvested, FDND returned −2.6% and OARK −2.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

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.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

FDND 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 FDND’s 7.3% and the two finished level on total return.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $9.3m for FT Vest Dow Jones Internet & Target Income ETF and $38m for YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF.

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At a glance

7.3%

FDND cash paid, 1 year

33.3%

OARK cash paid, 1 year

−2.6%

FDND total return, 1 year

−2.6%

OARK total return, 1 year

FDND · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1 pt behind FDN

FDND

−2.6%

FDN

−1.6%

1 pt behind FDN

FDND over 1 year: paid 7.3%, price −10.1%, total −2.6%, FDN −1.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FDN

−1.6%

FDND

−2.6%

1 pt behind FDN

Total return, distributions reinvested

1 pt behind FDN

FDND over 1 year: paid 7.3%, price −10.1%, total −2.6%, FDN −1.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FDN

−1.6%

FDND

−2.6%

1 pt behind FDN

7.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. FDND over 1 year: paid 7.3%, price −10.1%, total −2.6%, FDN −1.6%, −1.0 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

FDND costs 0.25 points a year less; both returned −2.6% over a year; OARK is 4.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FDND vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FDND	OARK
Paid and earned
Measure	FDND	OARK
Total return, 1 year	−2.6%	−2.6%
Price change, 1 year	fell 10.1%	fell 36.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	FDND	OARK
Benchmark	First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund, measured through FDN	ARK Innovation ETF, measured through ARKK
Against its benchmark, same days	behind by 1.0 pts	ahead by 1.1 pts
Cost and size
Measure	FDND	OARK
Expense ratio	0.75%	1.00%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$9.3m	$38m
Holdings
Measure	FDND	OARK
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · OARK scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score12.3FDND15.3OARK

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

FDND 12.3

OARK 15.3

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

By the books each fund has filed, FDND and OARK hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FDND OARK

Only in one fund ↓

Only in FDND

Amazon.com, Inc. 10.68%

Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 10.21%

Cisco Systems, Inc. 8.81%

Netflix, Inc. 5.64%

Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 5.05%

Salesforce, Inc. 4.40%

Booking Holdings Inc. 4.29%

Arista Networks, Inc. 4.26%

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

FDND FT Vest Dow Jones Internet & Target Income ETF · Writes calls on the Nasdaq-100, measured against the Dow Jones Internet Composite Index, paying monthly OARK YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on ARKK, paying weekly

Issuer First Trust YieldMax

Strategy option income synthetic covered call

Benchmark First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (FDN) ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK)

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 8.2% 31.8%

Expense ratio 0.75% 1.00%

Cash paid, 1 year 7.3% 33.3%

Price change, 1 year −10.1% −36.6%

Total return, 1 year −2.6% −2.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year −1.6% −3.7%

Ahead or behind −1.0 pts +1.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% not published

Age 2.6 years 3.9 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $9.3m $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: FDND vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FDND	OARK	FDND	OARK	FDND	OARK
3 months	−4.7%	+1.6%	2.0%	8.3%	+0.5 pts	−3.9 pts
6 months	+2.2%	−2.3%	4.0%	17.8%	0.0 pts	−3.3 pts
1 year	−2.6%	−2.6%	7.3%	33.3%	−1.0 pts	+1.1 pts
3 years	–	+62.6%	–	95.8%	–	−36.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: FDND Mar 2024 · OARK Nov 2022	+27.3%	+47.8%	21.9%	90.4%	−4.9 pts	−75.3 pts

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About each fund

FDND

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FDND paid 7.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.6%. First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (FDN) returned −1.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.2%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 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%. 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, FDND or OARK?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FDND paid 7.3% 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, FDND or OARK?: With every distribution reinvested, FDND returned −2.6% and OARK −2.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
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 to next

First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (FDN) →ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) →FDND on its own →OARK on its own →FDND dividend history →FDND holdings →OARK dividend history →OARK holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

FDND filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FDND prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

FDND 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for FDND ↗

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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