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IQQQ 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 IQQQ’s 6.8%, though IQQQ returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $380m on Nov 4, 2026 for ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF, and $38m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF.

IQQQ on its own →OARK on its own →
At a glance
6.8%
IQQQ cash paid, 1 year
33.3%
OARK cash paid, 1 year
+7.4%
IQQQ total return, 1 year
−2.6%
OARK total return, 1 year
IQQQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.9 pts behind QQQ
IQQQ
+7.4%
QQQ
+12.3%

4.9 pts behind QQQ

IQQQ over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +0.5%, total +7.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

IQQQ

+7.4%

6.8% of it arrived as cash

4.9 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.9 pts behind QQQ

IQQQ over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +0.5%, total +7.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

IQQQ

+7.4%

4.9 pts behind QQQ

6.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. IQQQ over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +0.5%, total +7.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −4.9 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

IQQQ costs 0.45 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.0 points; IQQQ is 9.9 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IQQQ vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureIQQQOARK
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+7.4%−2.6%
Price change, 1 yearrose 0.5%fell 36.6%
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQARK Innovation ETF, measured through ARKK
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.55%1.00%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$376m$38m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · IQQQ scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score64.4IQQQ15.3OARK

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

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

0%

By the books each fund has filed, IQQQ and OARK hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IQQQ OARK
Only in one fund ↓
Only in IQQQ
NVIDIA Corp. 7.26%
Apple, Inc. 6.32%
Microsoft Corp. 5.12%
Micron Technology, Inc. 4.06%
Amazon.com, Inc. 3.80%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 2.88%
Alphabet, Inc. 2.69%
Tesla, Inc. 2.50%
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

IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly OARK YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on ARKK, paying weekly
Issuer ProShares YieldMax
Strategy option income synthetic covered call
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 6.1% 31.8%
Expense ratio 0.55% 1.00%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.8% 33.3%
Price change, 1 year +0.5% −36.6%
Total return, 1 year +7.4% −2.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% −3.7%
Ahead or behind −4.9 pts +1.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 93% not published
Age 2.6 years 3.9 years
Net assets, IQQQ as of Nov 4, 2026 and OARK as of Nov 3, 2026 $380m $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: IQQQ vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowIQQQOARKIQQQOARKIQQQOARK
3 months−4.4%+1.6%1.5%8.3%−0.9 pts−3.9 pts
6 months−2.6%−2.3%3.4%17.8%−2.3 pts−3.3 pts
1 year+7.4%−2.6%6.8%33.3%−4.9 pts+1.1 pts
3 years–+62.6%–95.8%–−36.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: IQQQ Mar 2024 · OARK Nov 2022+44.2%+47.8%25.6%90.4%−13.8 pts−75.3 pts

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About each fund
IQQQ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.4%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.1%, paid monthly. ProShares estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Nov 6, 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, IQQQ or OARK?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.8% 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, IQQQ or OARK?
With every distribution reinvested, IQQQ returned +7.4% and OARK −2.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, IQQQ or OARK?
IQQQ charges 0.55% a year and OARK charges 1.00%, so IQQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where to next
Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) →IQQQ on its own →OARK on its own →IQQQ dividend history →IQQQ holdings →OARK dividend history →OARK holdings →Method →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IQQQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IQQQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
IQQQ 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
ProShares page for IQQQ ↗
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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