Which paid more, FTHI or OARK?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTHI paid 8.9% 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, FTHI or OARK?

With every distribution reinvested, FTHI returned +8.1% and OARK −2.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, FTHI or OARK?

FTHI charges 0.75% a year and OARK charges 1.00%, so FTHI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

FTHI 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 FTHI’s 8.9%, though FTHI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $2.5bn for First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF and $38m for YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF.

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At a glance

8.9%

FTHI cash paid, 1 year

33.3%

OARK cash paid, 1 year

+8.1%

FTHI total return, 1 year

−2.6%

OARK total return, 1 year

FTHI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.7 pts behind SPY

FTHI

+8.1%

SPY

+14.8%

6.7 pts behind SPY

FTHI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price −1.2%, total +8.1%, SPY +14.8%, −6.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

FTHI

+8.1%

8.9% of it arrived as cash

6.7 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.7 pts behind SPY

FTHI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price −1.2%, total +8.1%, SPY +14.8%, −6.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

FTHI

+8.1%

6.7 pts behind SPY

8.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. FTHI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price −1.2%, total +8.1%, SPY +14.8%, −6.7 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

FTHI costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.7 points; FTHI is far larger, $2.5bn against $38m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FTHI vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FTHI	OARK
Paid and earned
Measure	FTHI	OARK
Total return, 1 year	+8.1%	−2.6%
Price change, 1 year	fell 1.2%	fell 36.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	92% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	FTHI	OARK
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	ARK Innovation ETF, measured through ARKK
Cost and size
Measure	FTHI	OARK
Expense ratio	0.75%	1.00%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$2.5bn	$38m
Holdings
Measure	FTHI	OARK
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score52.4FTHI15.3OARK

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

FTHI 52.4

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, FTHI 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% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FTHI OARK

Only in one fund ↓

Only in FTHI

Apple Inc. 7.86%

NVIDIA Corporation 6.59%

Microsoft Corporation 3.18%

JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.65%

Amazon.com, Inc. 2.57%

ASML Holding N.V. (New York Registry Shares) 2.06%

Costco Wholesale Corporation 2.04%

Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 1.99%

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

FTHI First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly OARK YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on ARKK, paying weekly

Issuer First Trust YieldMax

Strategy covered call synthetic covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK)

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 9.0% 31.8%

Expense ratio 0.75% 1.00%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.9% 33.3%

Price change, 1 year −1.2% −36.6%

Total return, 1 year +8.1% −2.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% −3.7%

Ahead or behind −6.7 pts +1.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 92% not published

Age 12.8 years 3.9 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $2.5bn $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: FTHI vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FTHI	OARK	FTHI	OARK	FTHI	OARK
3 months	−0.5%	+1.6%	2.2%	8.3%	−0.3 pts	−3.9 pts
6 months	+2.5%	−2.3%	4.4%	17.8%	−2.5 pts	−3.3 pts
1 year	+8.1%	−2.6%	8.9%	33.3%	−6.7 pts	+1.1 pts
3 years	+48.1%	+62.6%	29.7%	95.8%	−34.8 pts	−36.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: FTHI Jan 2014 · OARK Nov 2022	+155.0%	+47.8%	84.3%	90.4%	−262.6 pts	−75.3 pts

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About each fund

FTHI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTHI paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.0%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 92% 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%. 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, FTHI or OARK?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTHI paid 8.9% 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, FTHI or OARK?: With every distribution reinvested, FTHI returned +8.1% and OARK −2.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, FTHI or OARK?: FTHI charges 0.75% a year and OARK charges 1.00%, so FTHI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) →FTHI on its own →OARK on its own →FTHI dividend history →FTHI holdings →OARK dividend history →OARK holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

FTHI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FTHI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

FTHI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for FTHI ↗

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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