Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
ISPY vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, OARK paid 32.3% of its price in cash against ISPY’s 5.7%, though ISPY returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets: $1.2bn on Oct 28, 2026 for ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF, and $40m on Oct 27, 2026 for YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF.
3.5 pts behind SPY
ISPY over 1 year: paid 5.7%, price +4.0%, total +10.1%, SPY +13.6%, −3.5 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
SPY
+13.6%
ISPY
+10.1%
5.7% of it arrived as cash
3.5 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
3.5 pts behind SPY
ISPY over 1 year: paid 5.7%, price +4.0%, total +10.1%, SPY +13.6%, −3.5 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
SPY
+13.6%
ISPY
+10.1%
3.5 pts behind SPY
5.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ISPY over 1 year: paid 5.7%, price +4.0%, total +10.1%, SPY +13.6%, −3.5 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
Data to Oct 28, 2026.1.2 pts ahead of ARKK
OARK over 1 year: paid 32.3%, price −37.0%, total −2.3%, ARKK −3.5%, +1.2 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
ARKK
−3.5%
OARK
−2.3%
1.2 pts ahead of ARKK
Total return, distributions reinvested
1.2 pts ahead of ARKK
OARK over 1 year: paid 32.3%, price −37.0%, total −2.3%, ARKK −3.5%, +1.2 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
ARKK
−3.5%
OARK
−2.3%
1.2 pts ahead of ARKK
32.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. OARK over 1 year: paid 32.3%, price −37.0%, total −2.3%, ARKK −3.5%, +1.2 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
Data to Oct 28, 2026.Pair scorecard
ISPY costs 0.45 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.4 points; ISPY is far larger, $1.2bn against $40m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | ISPY | OARK |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +10.1% | −2.3% |
| Price change, 1 year | rose 4.0% | fell 37.0% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 81% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | ARK Innovation ETF, measured through ARKK |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.55% | 1.00% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 | $1.2bn | $40m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed
A percentile among the 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 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 →
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, ISPY and OARK hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
As of Oct 28, 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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | ISPY | OARK | ISPY | OARK | ISPY | OARK |
| 3 months | +4.8% | +13.7% | 1.6% | 8.9% | −1.4 pts | −8.3 pts |
| 6 months | +7.3% | +9.8% | 3.3% | 19.6% | −1.7 pts | −7.3 pts |
| 1 year | +10.1% | −2.3% | 5.7% | 32.3% | −3.5 pts | +1.2 pts |
| 3 years | – | +86.2% | – | 103.7% | – | −66.3 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: ISPY Dec 2023 · OARK Nov 2022 | +54.8% | +56.0% | 26.5% | 90.3% | −15.5 pts | −83.1 pts |
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ISPY
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ISPY paid 5.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +13.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.5 pts. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly. ProShares estimates that 81% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 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 Oct 28, 2026, OARK paid 32.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 37.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.3%. ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) returned −3.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.2 pts. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 27.5%, paid weekly.
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