Data as of .
FTQI vs OARK: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year OARK paid 37.4% of its price in cash against FTQI’s 12.0%, though FTQI 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, FTQI and OARK hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in FTQI | Only in OARK |
|---|---|
| Apple Inc. 8.76% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 31.97% |
| NVIDIA Corporation 6.55% | United States Treasury Bill 02/18/2027 31.91% |
| US Dollar 5.75% | United States Treasury Bill 07/08/2027 22.43% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 5.41% | 2ARKK US 11/20/26 C85.01 FLX 8.43% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 4.13% | United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 6.55% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.18% | United States Treasury Bill 10/15/2026 3.23% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 2.75% | First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 1.09% |
| Tesla, Inc. 2.68% | 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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTQI | OARK | FTQI | OARK | FTQI | OARK | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | +3.9% | 2.9% | 9.0% | +6.5 pts | +6.4 pts |
| 6 months | +18.3% | +20.0% | 6.3% | 22.6% | −5.9 pts | −4.2 pts |
| 1 year | +21.5% | +6.6% | 12.0% | 37.4% | −0.3 pts | −15.2 pts |
| 3 years | +62.9% | +61.9% | 37.0% | 87.5% | −35.3 pts | −36.3 pts |
| Since launch | +141.7% | +58.8% | 78.8% | 89.4% | −675.0 pts | −96.7 pts |
| FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | OARK YieldMax(R) Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 11.9% | 27.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 1.00% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.0% | 37.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.0% | −34.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.5% | +6.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.3 pts | −15.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 0% |
| Age | 4637 days | 1395 days |
| Net assets | $975m | $32m |
FTQI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTQI paid 12.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, 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, FTQI or OARK?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTQI paid 12.0% 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, FTQI or OARK?
- With every distribution reinvested, FTQI returned +21.5% and OARK returned +6.6% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so FTQI returned more.
- 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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