Which paid more, FTQI or OARK?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTQI paid 12.1% 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, FTQI or OARK?

With every distribution reinvested, FTQI returned +16.5% and OARK −2.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, FTQI or OARK?

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

FTQI 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 FTQI’s 12.1%, though FTQI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $997m for First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF and $38m for YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF.

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At a glance

12.1%

FTQI cash paid, 1 year

33.3%

OARK cash paid, 1 year

+16.5%

FTQI total return, 1 year

−2.6%

OARK total return, 1 year

FTQI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

FTQI

+16.5%

QQQ

+12.3%

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

FTQI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +3.5%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

FTQI

+16.5%

12.1% of it arrived as cash

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

FTQI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +3.5%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

FTQI

+16.5%

12.1% cash

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

12.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. FTQI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +3.5%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 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

FTQI costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 19.1 points; FTQI is far larger, $997m against $38m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FTQI vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FTQI	OARK
Paid and earned
Measure	FTQI	OARK
Total return, 1 year	+16.5%	−2.6%
Price change, 1 year	rose 3.5%	fell 36.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	99% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	FTQI	OARK
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	ARK Innovation ETF, measured through ARKK
Cost and size
Measure	FTQI	OARK
Expense ratio	0.75%	1.00%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$997m	$38m
Holdings
Measure	FTQI	OARK
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score74FTQI15.3OARK

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

FTQI 74

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, FTQI and OARK hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FTQI OARK

Only in one fund ↓

Only in FTQI

Apple Inc. 8.98%

NVIDIA Corporation 6.22%

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.73%

Amazon.com, Inc. 4.23%

Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.10%

Tesla, Inc. 3.05%

Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 2.67%

Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.60%

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

FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF · Covered call on QQQ, 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 Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK)

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 12.3% 31.8%

Expense ratio 0.75% 1.00%

Cash paid, 1 year 12.1% 33.3%

Price change, 1 year +3.5% −36.6%

Total return, 1 year +16.5% −2.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% −3.7%

Ahead or behind +4.2 pts +1.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 99% not published

Age 12.8 years 3.9 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $997m $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: FTQI vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FTQI	OARK	FTQI	OARK	FTQI	OARK
3 months	+0.4%	+1.6%	3.0%	8.3%	+3.8 pts	−3.9 pts
6 months	+6.6%	−2.3%	6.0%	17.8%	+6.9 pts	−3.3 pts
1 year	+16.5%	−2.6%	12.1%	33.3%	+4.3 pts	+1.1 pts
3 years	+60.8%	+62.6%	38.1%	95.8%	−30.5 pts	−36.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: FTQI Jan 2014 · OARK Nov 2022	+138.8%	+47.8%	81.1%	90.4%	−641.3 pts	−75.3 pts

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About each fund

FTQI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTQI paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.3%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 99% 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, FTQI or OARK?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTQI paid 12.1% 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, FTQI or OARK?: With every distribution reinvested, FTQI returned +16.5% and OARK −2.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, FTQI or OARK?: FTQI charges 0.75% a year and OARK charges 1.00%, so FTQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) →FTQI on its own →OARK on its own →FTQI dividend history →FTQI holdings →OARK dividend history →OARK holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

FTQI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FTQI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

FTQI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for FTQI ↗

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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