Which paid more, NVDY or OARK?

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, NVDY paid 37.1% of its starting price in cash and OARK paid 32.3%, so NVDY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, NVDY or OARK?

With every distribution reinvested, NVDY returned +10.5% and OARK −2.3% over the year to Oct 28, 2026.

Which is cheaper, NVDY or OARK?

NVDY charges 1.09% a year and OARK charges 1.00%, so OARK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Income ETFs

NVDY vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, NVDY paid 37.1% of its price in cash against OARK’s 32.3%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $1.3bn for YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF and $40m for YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF.

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At a glance

37.1%

NVDY cash paid, 1 year

32.3%

OARK cash paid, 1 year

+10.5%

NVDY total return, 1 year

−2.3%

OARK total return, 1 year

NVDY · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 3.1 pts ahead of NVDA

NVDY

+10.5%

NVDA

+7.4%

3.1 pts ahead of NVDA

NVDY over 1 year: paid 37.1%, price −29.9%, total +10.5%, NVDA +7.4%, +3.1 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

NVDA

+7.4%

NVDY

+10.5%

37.1% of it arrived as cash

3.1 pts ahead of NVDA

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.1 pts ahead of NVDA

NVDY over 1 year: paid 37.1%, price −29.9%, total +10.5%, NVDA +7.4%, +3.1 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

NVDA

+7.4%

NVDY

+10.5%

37.1% as cash

3.1 pts ahead of NVDA

37.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. NVDY over 1 year: paid 37.1%, price −29.9%, total +10.5%, NVDA +7.4%, +3.1 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Data to Oct 28, 2026.

OARK · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 1.2 pts ahead of ARKK

OARK

−2.3%

ARKK

−3.5%

1.2 pts ahead of ARKK

OARK over 1 year: paid 32.3%, price −37.0%, total −2.3%, ARKK −3.5%, +1.2 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

ARKK

−3.5%

OARK

−2.3%

1.2 pts ahead of ARKK

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.2 pts ahead of ARKK

OARK over 1 year: paid 32.3%, price −37.0%, total −2.3%, ARKK −3.5%, +1.2 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

ARKK

−3.5%

OARK

−2.3%

1.2 pts ahead of ARKK

32.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. OARK over 1 year: paid 32.3%, price −37.0%, total −2.3%, ARKK −3.5%, +1.2 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Pair scorecard

OARK costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.8 points; NVDY is far larger, $1.3bn against $40m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

NVDY vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	NVDY	OARK
Paid and earned
Measure	NVDY	OARK
Total return, 1 year	+10.5%	−2.3%
Price change, 1 year	fell 29.9%	fell 37.0%
Against its benchmark
Measure	NVDY	OARK
Benchmark	NVIDIA (NVDA)	ARK Innovation ETF, measured through ARKK
Cost and size
Measure	NVDY	OARK
Expense ratio	1.09%	1.00%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$1.3bn	$40m
Holdings
Measure	NVDY	OARK
Holdings in common	38%

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

NVDY among the 74 income ETFs writing on a single company

IQ Income Score75NVDY16.8OARK

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 74 income ETFs writing on a single company and 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

NVDY 75

0.7, the lowest in this set 99.3, the highest

OARK among the 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company

OARK 16.8

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

A percentile among the 74 income ETFs writing on a single company. OARK is a percentile among the 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company, a different set, so the two marks are not on one scale. 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 28, 2026. Method

What they share

38%

By the books each fund has filed, NVDY and OARK hold 38% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 28, 2026.

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38% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first NVDY OARK

United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 19.44% 29.86%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 18.49% 24.47%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in NVDY

NVDA US 11/20/26 C210 6.10%

NVDA US 10/30/26 C220 0.22%

2NVDA US 11/20/26 C210.01 FLX 0.08%

NVDA US 10/30/26 C225 0.06%

NVDA US 10/30/26 C217.5 -0.48%

NVDA US 10/30/26 C215 -0.67%

2NVDA US 11/20/26 P210.01 FLX -3.25%

Only in OARK

2ARKK US 11/20/26 C85.01 FLX 4.87%

ARKK US 10/30/26 C84.5 1.40%

ARKK US 10/30/26 C85 0.87%

ARKK US 10/30/26 C83 -1.67%

ARKK US 10/30/26 C82.5 -2.39%

2ARKK US 11/20/26 P85.01 FLX -3.41%

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Side by side

NVDY YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on NVDA, paying weekly OARK YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on ARKK, paying weekly

Issuer YieldMax YieldMax

Strategy synthetic covered call synthetic covered call

Benchmark NVIDIA (NVDA) ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK)

Pays weekly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 25.2% 27.5%

Expense ratio 1.09% 1.00%

Cash paid, 1 year 37.1% 32.3%

Price change, 1 year −29.9% −37.0%

Total return, 1 year +10.5% −2.3%

Benchmark return, 1 year +7.4% −3.5%

Ahead or behind +3.1 pts +1.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published

Age 3.5 years 3.9 years

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $1.3bn $40m

As of Oct 28, 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: NVDY vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	NVDY	OARK	NVDY	OARK	NVDY	OARK
3 months	+12.1%	+13.7%	10.5%	8.9%	−1.4 pts	−8.3 pts
6 months	+2.9%	+9.8%	19.8%	19.6%	−0.3 pts	−7.3 pts
1 year	+10.5%	−2.3%	37.1%	32.3%	+3.1 pts	+1.2 pts
3 years	+272.2%	+86.2%	185.7%	103.7%	−161.1 pts	−66.3 pts
Since launchNot the same days: NVDY May 2023 · OARK Nov 2022	+350.1%	+56.0%	208.2%	90.3%	−306.0 pts	−83.1 pts

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About each fund

NVDY

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, NVDY paid 37.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 29.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.5%. NVIDIA (NVDA) returned +7.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.1 pts. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.2%, paid weekly.

OARK

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, OARK paid 32.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 37.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.3%. ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) returned −3.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.2 pts. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 27.5%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, NVDY or OARK?: Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, NVDY paid 37.1% of its starting price in cash and OARK paid 32.3%, so NVDY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, NVDY or OARK?: With every distribution reinvested, NVDY returned +10.5% and OARK −2.3% over the year to Oct 28, 2026.
Which is cheaper, NVDY or OARK?: NVDY charges 1.09% a year and OARK charges 1.00%, so OARK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) →NVDY on its own →OARK on its own →NVDY dividend history →NVDY holdings →OARK dividend history →OARK holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

NVDY and OARK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

NVDY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

NVDY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for NVDY ↗

OARK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

OARK 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for OARK ↗

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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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