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JULJ 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 JULJ’s 5.6%, though JULJ returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $14m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - July, and $38m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF.

JULJ on its own →OARK on its own →
At a glance
5.6%
JULJ cash paid, 1 year
33.3%
OARK cash paid, 1 year
+5.4%
JULJ total return, 1 year
−2.6%
OARK total return, 1 year
JULJ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9.4 pts behind SPY
JULJ
+5.4%
SPY
+14.8%

9.4 pts behind SPY

JULJ over 1 year: paid 5.6%, price −0.4%, total +5.4%, SPY +14.8%, −9.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JULJ

+5.4%

5.6% as cash

9.4 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.4 pts behind SPY

JULJ over 1 year: paid 5.6%, price −0.4%, total +5.4%, SPY +14.8%, −9.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JULJ

+5.4%

9.4 pts behind SPY

5.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. JULJ over 1 year: paid 5.6%, price −0.4%, total +5.4%, SPY +14.8%, −9.4 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

JULJ costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.0 points; OARK is 2.7 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JULJ vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureJULJOARK
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+5.4%−2.6%
Price change, 1 yearfell 0.4%fell 36.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate39% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYARK Innovation ETF, measured through ARKK
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%1.00%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$14m$38m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · JULJ scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score54.2JULJ15.3OARK

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, JULJ and OARK hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JULJ OARK
Only in one fund ↓
Only in JULJ
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

JULJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - July · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly OARK YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on ARKK, paying weekly
Issuer Innovator YieldMax
Strategy defined income synthetic covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK)
Pays quarterly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 5.4% 31.8%
Expense ratio 0.79% 1.00%
Cash paid, 1 year 5.6% 33.3%
Price change, 1 year −0.4% −36.6%
Total return, 1 year +5.4% −2.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% −3.7%
Ahead or behind −9.4 pts +1.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 39% not published
Age 3.3 years 3.9 years
Net assets, JULJ as of Nov 4, 2026 and OARK as of Nov 3, 2026 $14m $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: JULJ vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowJULJOARKJULJOARKJULJOARK
3 months+1.3%+1.6%1.3%8.3%+1.5 pts−3.9 pts
6 months+2.6%−2.3%2.7%17.8%−2.4 pts−3.3 pts
1 year+5.4%−2.6%5.6%33.3%−9.4 pts+1.1 pts
3 years+18.6%+62.6%17.3%95.8%−64.3 pts−36.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: JULJ Jul 2023 · OARK Nov 2022+21.3%+47.8%19.0%90.4%−58.5 pts−75.3 pts

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About each fund
JULJ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JULJ paid 5.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.4%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 39% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 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, JULJ or OARK?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JULJ paid 5.6% 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, JULJ or OARK?
With every distribution reinvested, JULJ returned +5.4% and OARK −2.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, JULJ or OARK?
JULJ charges 0.79% a year and OARK charges 1.00%, so JULJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where to next
S&P 500 (SPY) →ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) →JULJ on its own →OARK on its own →JULJ dividend history →OARK dividend history →OARK holdings →Method →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
JULJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
JULJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
JULJ 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
Innovator page for JULJ ↗
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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