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KYLD 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 KYLD’s 25.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $47m for Kurv High Income ETF and $38m for YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
25.2%
KYLD cash paid, 1 year
33.3%
OARK cash paid, 1 year
−5.0%
KYLD total return, 1 year
−2.6%
OARK total return, 1 year
KYLD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
KYLD
−5.0%
none

Not measured

KYLD over 1 year: paid 25.2%, price −28.6%, total −5.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

KYLD

−5.0%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

KYLD over 1 year: paid 25.2%, price −28.6%, total −5.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

KYLD

−5.0%

25.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. KYLD over 1 year: paid 25.2%, price −28.6%, total −5.0%, not measured against a benchmark. 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

OARK costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.4 points; KYLD is 1.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

KYLD vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureKYLDOARK
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−5.0%−2.6%
Price changefell 21.4% (6 months)fell 36.6% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarkits own holdingsARK Innovation ETF, measured through ARKK
Against its benchmark, same daysahead by 7.7 ptsahead by 1.1 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.08%1.00%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$47m$38m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, KYLD 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 KYLD OARK
Only in one fund ↓
Only in KYLD
Global X Silver Miners ETF 7.60%
VanEck Gold Miners ETF 7.20%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 5.81%
Howmet Aerospace Inc 5.81%
Teradyne Inc 5.53%
Shopify Inc 4.37%
Robinhood Markets Inc 4.35%
BWX Technologies Inc 4.29%
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

KYLD Kurv High Income ETF · Option income on its own holdings, paying weekly OARK YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on ARKK, paying weekly
Issuer Kurv YieldMax
Strategy option income synthetic covered call
Benchmark KYLD's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026) ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK)
Pays weekly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 30.4% 31.8%
Expense ratio 1.08% 1.00%
Cash paid, 1 year 25.2% 33.3%
Price change, 1 year −28.6% −36.6%
Total return, 1 year −5.0% −2.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year not published −3.7%
Ahead or behind not available +1.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% not published
Age 1.0 years 3.9 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $47m $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: KYLD vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowKYLDOARKKYLDOARKKYLDOARK
3 months−13.3%+1.6%6.2%8.3%+4.1 pts−3.9 pts
6 months−10.9%−2.3%11.9%17.8%+7.6 pts−3.3 pts
1 year−5.0%−2.6%25.2%33.3%not measured+1.1 pts
3 years–+62.6%–95.8%–−36.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: KYLD Oct 2025 · OARK Nov 2022−10.9%+47.8%23.6%90.4%not measured−75.3 pts

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About each fund
KYLD

No 1-year comparison: it had filed no holdings by Nov 4, 2025, the year's first day. KYLD's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026) returned −18.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 7.7 pts.

Over the 6 months to Nov 4, 2026, KYLD paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −10.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.4%, paid weekly. Kurv estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 29, 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, KYLD or OARK?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KYLD paid 25.2% 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, KYLD or OARK?
With every distribution reinvested, KYLD returned −5.0% and OARK −2.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, KYLD or OARK?
KYLD charges 1.08% a year and OARK charges 1.00%, so OARK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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