Which paid more, JEPI or OARK?

Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, JEPI paid 7.9% of its starting price in cash and OARK paid 32.1%, 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, JEPI or OARK?

With every distribution reinvested, JEPI returned +7.6% and OARK −4.4% over the year to Oct 27, 2026.

Which is cheaper, JEPI or OARK?

JEPI charges 0.35% a year and OARK charges 1.00%, so JEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Income ETFs

JEPI vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, OARK paid 32.1% of its price in cash against JEPI’s 7.9%, though JEPI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Oct 26, 2026: $45.8bn for JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF and $39m for YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF.

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At a glance

7.9%

JEPI cash paid, 1 year

32.1%

OARK cash paid, 1 year

+7.6%

JEPI total return, 1 year

−4.4%

OARK total return, 1 year

JEPI · 1 year to Oct 27, 2026 5.9 pts behind SPY

JEPI

+7.6%

SPY

+13.5%

5.9 pts behind SPY

JEPI over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price −0.6%, total +7.6%, SPY +13.5%, −5.9 pts. Data to Oct 27, 2026.

SPY

+13.5%

JEPI

+7.6%

7.9% of it arrived as cash

5.9 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.9 pts behind SPY

JEPI over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price −0.6%, total +7.6%, SPY +13.5%, −5.9 pts. Data to Oct 27, 2026.

SPY

+13.5%

JEPI

+7.6%

5.9 pts behind SPY

7.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. JEPI over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price −0.6%, total +7.6%, SPY +13.5%, −5.9 pts. Data to Oct 27, 2026.

Data to Oct 27, 2026.

OARK · 1 year to Oct 27, 2026 1.7 pts ahead of ARKK

OARK

−4.4%

ARKK

−6.1%

1.7 pts ahead of ARKK

OARK over 1 year: paid 32.1%, price −38.4%, total −4.4%, ARKK −6.1%, +1.7 pts. Data to Oct 27, 2026.

ARKK

−6.1%

OARK

−4.4%

1.7 pts ahead of ARKK

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.7 pts ahead of ARKK

OARK over 1 year: paid 32.1%, price −38.4%, total −4.4%, ARKK −6.1%, +1.7 pts. Data to Oct 27, 2026.

ARKK

−6.1%

OARK

−4.4%

1.7 pts ahead of ARKK

32.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. OARK over 1 year: paid 32.1%, price −38.4%, total −4.4%, ARKK −6.1%, +1.7 pts. Data to Oct 27, 2026.

Data to Oct 27, 2026.

Pair scorecard

JEPI costs 0.65 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.0 points; JEPI is far larger, $45.8bn against $39m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JEPI vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	JEPI	OARK
Paid and earned
Measure	JEPI	OARK
Total return, 1 year	+7.6%	−4.4%
Price change, 1 year	fell 0.6%	fell 38.4%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		0% of the Oct 23, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	JEPI	OARK
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	ARK Innovation ETF, measured through ARKK
Cost and size
Measure	JEPI	OARK
Expense ratio	0.35%	1.00%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$45.8bn	$39m
Holdings
Measure	JEPI	OARK
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score58.2JEPI16.7OARK

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 165 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

JEPI 58.2

OARK 16.7

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

A percentile among the 165 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 Oct 26, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, JEPI and OARK hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 26, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JEPI OARK

Only in one fund ↓

Only in JEPI

MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 1.98%

APPLE INC COMMON STOCK 1.94%

MASTERCARD INC COMMON 1.90%

VISA INC COMMON STOCK 1.82%

AMAZON.COM INC COMMON 1.81%

NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK 1.79%

TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC 1.78%

3M CO COMMON STOCK USD 1.77%

Only in OARK

United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 30.97%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 25.39%

2ARKK US 11/20/26 C85.01 FLX 2.56%

ARKK US 10/30/26 C84.5 0.33%

ARKK US 10/30/26 C85 0.19%

ARKK US 10/30/26 C83 -0.49%

ARKK US 10/30/26 C82.5 -0.79%

2ARKK US 11/20/26 P85.01 FLX -6.47%

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Side by side

JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF · Writes calls through equity-linked notes (ELNs) on the S&P 500, paying monthly OARK YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on ARKK, paying weekly

Issuer JPMorgan YieldMax

Strategy covered call synthetic covered call

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

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 7.2% 27.8%

Expense ratio 0.35% 1.00%

Cash paid, 1 year 7.9% 32.1%

Price change, 1 year −0.6% −38.4%

Total return, 1 year +7.6% −4.4%

Benchmark return, 1 year +13.5% −6.1%

Ahead or behind −5.9 pts +1.7 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 0%

Age 6.4 years 3.9 years

Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026 $45.8bn $39m

As of Oct 27, 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: JEPI vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	JEPI	OARK	JEPI	OARK	JEPI	OARK
3 months	+1.5%	+9.7%	1.9%	8.7%	−2.7 pts	−7.4 pts
6 months	+4.3%	+6.0%	4.0%	19.2%	−4.4 pts	−6.4 pts
1 year	+7.6%	−4.4%	7.9%	32.1%	−5.9 pts	+1.7 pts
3 years	+40.9%	+83.7%	26.3%	103.7%	−53.4 pts	−64.9 pts
Since launchNot the same days: JEPI May 2020 · OARK Nov 2022	+97.2%	+53.8%	61.5%	90.3%	−88.2 pts	−81.5 pts

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About each fund

JEPI

Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, JEPI paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +13.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.9 pts. At its price on Oct 27, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.2%, paid monthly.

OARK

Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, OARK paid 32.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 38.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −4.4%. ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) returned −6.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.7 pts. At its price on Oct 27, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 27.8%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Oct 23, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, JEPI or OARK?: Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, JEPI paid 7.9% of its starting price in cash and OARK paid 32.1%, 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, JEPI or OARK?: With every distribution reinvested, JEPI returned +7.6% and OARK −4.4% over the year to Oct 27, 2026.
Which is cheaper, JEPI or OARK?: JEPI charges 0.35% a year and OARK charges 1.00%, so JEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

JEPI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JEPI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JPMorgan website ↗

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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