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OARK vs OCTJ: 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 OCTJ’s 5.3%, though OCTJ returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $38m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF, and $15m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - October.

OARK on its own →OCTJ on its own →
At a glance
33.3%
OARK cash paid, 1 year
5.3%
OCTJ cash paid, 1 year
−2.6%
OARK total return, 1 year
+5.8%
OCTJ total return, 1 year
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. Total return, distributions reinvested. 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.
OCTJ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9 pts behind SPY
OCTJ
+5.8%
SPY
+14.8%

9 pts behind SPY

OCTJ over 1 year: paid 5.3%, price +0.3%, total +5.8%, SPY +14.8%, −9.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OCTJ

+5.8%

5.3% as cash

9 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

9 pts behind SPY

OCTJ over 1 year: paid 5.3%, price +0.3%, total +5.8%, SPY +14.8%, −9.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OCTJ

+5.8%

9 pts behind SPY

5.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. OCTJ over 1 year: paid 5.3%, price +0.3%, total +5.8%, SPY +14.8%, −9.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

OCTJ costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.4 points; OARK is 2.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OARK vs OCTJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOARKOCTJ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−2.6%+5.8%
Price change, 1 yearfell 36.6%rose 0.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate36% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkARK Innovation ETF, measured through ARKKS&P 500, measured through SPY
Against its benchmark, same daysahead by 1.1 ptsbehind by 9.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.00%0.79%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$38m$15m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · OCTJ scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score15.3OARK65OCTJ

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, OARK and OCTJ 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 OARK OCTJ
Only in one fund ↓
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%
Only in OCTJ
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Side by side

OARK YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on ARKK, paying weekly OCTJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - October · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly
Issuer YieldMax Innovator
Strategy synthetic covered call defined income
Benchmark ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays weekly quarterly
Payout rate, annualized 31.8% 5.3%
Expense ratio 1.00% 0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year 33.3% 5.3%
Price change, 1 year −36.6% +0.3%
Total return, 1 year −2.6% +5.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year −3.7% +14.8%
Ahead or behind +1.1 pts −9.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 36%
Age 3.9 years 3.1 years
Net assets, OARK as of Nov 3, 2026 and OCTJ as of Nov 4, 2026 $38m $15m

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: OARK vs OCTJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowOARKOCTJOARKOCTJOARKOCTJ
3 months+1.6%+1.0%8.3%1.3%−3.9 pts+1.2 pts
6 months−2.3%+2.4%17.8%2.6%−3.3 pts−2.7 pts
1 year−2.6%+5.8%33.3%5.3%+1.1 pts−9.0 pts
3 years+62.6%+18.1%95.8%17.0%−36.1 pts−64.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: OARK Nov 2022 · OCTJ Oct 2023+47.8%+19.6%90.4%17.2%−75.3 pts−66.5 pts

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About each fund
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.

OCTJ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OCTJ paid 5.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.3%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 36% 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.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, OARK or OCTJ?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OARK paid 33.3% of its starting price in cash and OCTJ paid 5.3%, 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, OARK or OCTJ?
With every distribution reinvested, OARK returned −2.6% and OCTJ +5.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, OARK or OCTJ?
OARK charges 1.00% a year and OCTJ charges 0.79%, so OCTJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where to next
ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) →S&P 500 (SPY) →OARK on its own →OCTJ on its own →OARK dividend history →OARK holdings →OCTJ dividend history →Method →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
OARK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
OARK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
OARK 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
YieldMax page for OARK ↗
OCTJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
OCTJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
OCTJ 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
Innovator page for OCTJ ↗

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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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