Which paid more, JOYT or OARK?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JOYT paid 0.9% 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, JOYT or OARK?

With every distribution reinvested, JOYT returned +14.6% and OARK −2.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, JOYT or OARK?

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

JOYT 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 JOYT’s 0.9%, though JOYT returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $117m for JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF and $38m for YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF.

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At a glance

0.9%

JOYT cash paid, 1 year

33.3%

OARK cash paid, 1 year

+14.6%

JOYT total return, 1 year

−2.6%

OARK total return, 1 year

JOYT · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPY

JOYT

+14.6%

SPY

+14.8%

About even with SPY

JOYT over 1 year: paid 0.9%, price +13.7%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JOYT

+14.6%

about even with SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPY

JOYT over 1 year: paid 0.9%, price +13.7%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JOYT

+14.6%

about even with SPY

0.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. JOYT over 1 year: paid 0.9%, price +13.7%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 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

JOYT costs 0.65 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.2 points; JOYT is 3.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JOYT vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	JOYT	OARK
Paid and earned
Measure	JOYT	OARK
Total return, 1 year	+14.6%	−2.6%
Price change, 1 year	rose 13.7%	fell 36.6%
Against its benchmark
Measure	JOYT	OARK
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	ARK Innovation ETF, measured through ARKK
Cost and size
Measure	JOYT	OARK
Expense ratio	0.35%	1.00%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$117m	$38m
Holdings
Measure	JOYT	OARK
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score99.1JOYT15.3OARK

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

JOYT 99.1

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, JOYT 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%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JOYT OARK

Only in one fund ↓

Only in JOYT

NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK 8.18%

APPLE INC COMMON STOCK 7.29%

MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 6.57%

AMAZON.COM INC COMMON 4.16%

ALPHABET INC-CL A 4.13%

META PLATFORMS INC COMMON 2.53%

BROADCOM INC COMMON 2.17%

WELLS FARGO & CO COMMON 2.11%

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

JOYT JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF · Option income on SPY, paying quarterly OARK YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on ARKK, paying weekly

Issuer JPMorgan YieldMax

Strategy option income synthetic covered call

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

Pays quarterly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 0.7% 31.8%

Expense ratio 0.35% 1.00%

Cash paid, 1 year 0.9% 33.3%

Price change, 1 year +13.7% −36.6%

Total return, 1 year +14.6% −2.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% −3.7%

Ahead or behind −0.2 pts +1.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published

Age 1.2 years 3.9 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $117m $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: JOYT vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	JOYT	OARK	JOYT	OARK	JOYT	OARK
3 months	+2.0%	+1.6%	0.2%	8.3%	+2.2 pts	−3.9 pts
6 months	+7.8%	−2.3%	0.4%	17.8%	+2.8 pts	−3.3 pts
1 year	+14.6%	−2.6%	0.9%	33.3%	−0.1 pts	+1.1 pts
3 years	–	+62.6%	–	95.8%	–	−36.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: JOYT Aug 2025 · OARK Nov 2022	+21.6%	+47.8%	0.9%	90.4%	+0.1 pts	−75.3 pts

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About each fund

JOYT

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JOYT paid 0.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.7%, paid quarterly.

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, JOYT or OARK?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JOYT paid 0.9% 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, JOYT or OARK?: With every distribution reinvested, JOYT returned +14.6% and OARK −2.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, JOYT or OARK?: JOYT charges 0.35% a year and OARK charges 1.00%, so JOYT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

JOYT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JOYT 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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