Which paid more, OARK or OEI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OARK paid 33.3% of its starting price in cash and OEI paid 9.2%, 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 OEI?

With every distribution reinvested, OARK returned −2.6% and OEI +12.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, OARK or OEI?

OARK charges 1.00% a year and OEI charges 1.02%, so OARK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

OARK vs OEI: 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 OEI’s 9.2%, though OEI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $38m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF, and $46m on Jul 31, 2026 for Optimized Equity Income ETF.

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At a glance

33.3%

OARK cash paid, 1 year

9.2%

OEI cash paid, 1 year

−2.6%

OARK total return, 1 year

+12.9%

OEI 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.

OEI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.9 pts behind SPY

OEI

+12.9%

SPY

+14.8%

1.9 pts behind SPY

OEI over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +3.0%, total +12.9%, SPY +14.8%, −1.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OEI

+12.9%

9.2% of it arrived as cash

1.9 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.9 pts behind SPY

OEI over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +3.0%, total +12.9%, SPY +14.8%, −1.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OEI

+12.9%

9.2% cash

1.9 pts behind SPY

9.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. OEI over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +3.0%, total +12.9%, SPY +14.8%, −1.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

OARK costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.5 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OARK vs OEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	OARK	OEI
Paid and earned
Measure	OARK	OEI
Total return, 1 year	−2.6%	+12.9%
Price change, 1 year	fell 36.6%	rose 3.0%
Against its benchmark
Measure	OARK	OEI
Benchmark	ARK Innovation ETF, measured through ARKK	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	OARK	OEI
Expense ratio	1.00%	1.02%
Net assets, OARK as of Nov 3, 2026 and OEI as of Jul 31, 2026	$38m	$46m
Holdings
Measure	OARK	OEI
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score15.3OARK75.7OEI

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

OARK 15.3

OEI 75.7

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, OARK and OEI 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 OARK OEI

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 OEI

NVIDIA Corp 8.22%

Microsoft Corp 5.93%

Amazon.com Inc 4.51%

Apple Inc 4.23%

Alphabet Inc 3.44%

Broadcom Inc 3.01%

Alphabet Inc 2.76%

Micron Technology Inc 2.54%

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Side by side

OARK YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on ARKK, paying weekly OEI Optimized Equity Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer YieldMax Core Alternative

Strategy synthetic covered call option income

Benchmark ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 31.8% 9.6%

Expense ratio 1.00% 1.02%

Cash paid, 1 year 33.3% 9.2%

Price change, 1 year −36.6% +3.0%

Total return, 1 year −2.6% +12.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year −3.7% +14.8%

Ahead or behind +1.1 pts −1.9 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published

Age 3.9 years 1.0 years

Net assets, OARK as of Nov 3, 2026 and OEI as of Jul 31, 2026 $38m $46m

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 OEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	OARK	OEI	OARK	OEI	OARK	OEI
3 months	+1.6%	+3.3%	8.3%	2.4%	−3.9 pts	+3.4 pts
6 months	−2.3%	+6.3%	17.8%	4.7%	−3.3 pts	+1.3 pts
1 year	−2.6%	+12.9%	33.3%	9.2%	+1.1 pts	−1.9 pts
3 years	+62.6%	–	95.8%	–	−36.1 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: OARK Nov 2022 · OEI Oct 2025	+47.8%	+15.0%	90.4%	9.4%	−75.3 pts	−1.1 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.

OEI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OEI paid 9.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.6%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, OARK or OEI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OARK paid 33.3% of its starting price in cash and OEI paid 9.2%, 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 OEI?: With every distribution reinvested, OARK returned −2.6% and OEI +12.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, OARK or OEI?: OARK charges 1.00% a year and OEI charges 1.02%, so OARK 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 →OEI on its own →OARK dividend history →OARK holdings →OEI dividend history →OEI holdings →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 ↗

OEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

OEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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