Which paid more, LJUL or OARK?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LJUL paid 5.2% 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, LJUL or OARK?

With every distribution reinvested, LJUL returned +5.3% and OARK −2.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, LJUL or OARK?

LJUL charges 0.79% a year and OARK charges 1.00%, so LJUL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

LJUL 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 LJUL’s 5.2%, though LJUL returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $9.0m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - July, and $38m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF.

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At a glance

5.2%

LJUL cash paid, 1 year

33.3%

OARK cash paid, 1 year

+5.3%

LJUL total return, 1 year

−2.6%

OARK total return, 1 year

LJUL · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9.5 pts behind VOO

LJUL

+5.3%

VOO

+14.8%

9.5 pts behind VOO

LJUL over 1 year: paid 5.2%, price 0.0%, total +5.3%, VOO +14.8%, −9.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

LJUL

+5.3%

5.2% as cash

9.5 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.5 pts behind VOO

LJUL over 1 year: paid 5.2%, price 0.0%, total +5.3%, VOO +14.8%, −9.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

LJUL

+5.3%

9.5 pts behind VOO

5.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. LJUL over 1 year: paid 5.2%, price 0.0%, total +5.3%, VOO +14.8%, −9.5 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

LJUL costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.9 points; OARK is 4.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LJUL vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	LJUL	OARK
Paid and earned
Measure	LJUL	OARK
Total return, 1 year	+5.3%	−2.6%
Price change, 1 year	fell 0.0%	fell 36.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	40% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	LJUL	OARK
Benchmark	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO	ARK Innovation ETF, measured through ARKK
Cost and size
Measure	LJUL	OARK
Expense ratio	0.79%	1.00%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$8.9m	$38m
Holdings
Measure	LJUL	OARK
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score57.8LJUL15.3OARK

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

LJUL 57.8

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

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first LJUL OARK

Only in one fund ↓

Only in LJUL

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

LJUL Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - July · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly OARK YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on ARKK, paying weekly

Issuer Innovator YieldMax

Strategy buffer with income synthetic covered call

Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK)

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 5.3% 31.8%

Expense ratio 0.79% 1.00%

Cash paid, 1 year 5.2% 33.3%

Price change, 1 year 0.0% −36.6%

Total return, 1 year +5.3% −2.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% −3.7%

Ahead or behind −9.5 pts +1.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 40% not published

Age 2.3 years 3.9 years

Net assets, LJUL as of Nov 4, 2026 and OARK as of Nov 3, 2026 $9.0m $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: LJUL vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	LJUL	OARK	LJUL	OARK	LJUL	OARK
3 months	+1.1%	+1.6%	1.3%	8.3%	+1.3 pts	−3.9 pts
6 months	+2.8%	−2.3%	2.6%	17.8%	−2.3 pts	−3.3 pts
1 year	+5.3%	−2.6%	5.2%	33.3%	−9.5 pts	+1.1 pts
3 years	–	+62.6%	–	95.8%	–	−36.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: LJUL Jul 2024 · OARK Nov 2022	+14.0%	+47.8%	12.6%	90.4%	−30.5 pts	−75.3 pts

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About each fund

LJUL

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LJUL paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.3%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.3%, paid monthly. Innovator estimates that 40% of the distribution paid Nov 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, LJUL or OARK?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LJUL paid 5.2% 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, LJUL or OARK?: With every distribution reinvested, LJUL returned +5.3% and OARK −2.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, LJUL or OARK?: LJUL charges 0.79% a year and OARK charges 1.00%, so LJUL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

LJUL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

LJUL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

LJUL 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Innovator page for LJUL ↗

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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