Which paid more, OARK or QQQI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OARK paid 33.3% of its starting price in cash and QQQI paid 13.9%, 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 QQQI?

With every distribution reinvested, OARK returned −2.6% and QQQI +8.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, OARK or QQQI?

OARK charges 1.00% a year and QQQI charges 0.68%, so QQQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

OARK vs QQQI: 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 QQQI’s 13.9%, though QQQI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $38m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF, and $15.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF.

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At a glance

33.3%

OARK cash paid, 1 year

13.9%

QQQI cash paid, 1 year

−2.6%

OARK total return, 1 year

+8.9%

QQQI 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.

QQQI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.4 pts behind QQQ

QQQI

+8.9%

QQQ

+12.3%

3.4 pts behind QQQ

QQQI over 1 year: paid 13.9%, price −5.4%, total +8.9%, QQQ +12.3%, −3.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QQQI

+8.9%

13.9% of it arrived as cash

3.4 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.4 pts behind QQQ

QQQI over 1 year: paid 13.9%, price −5.4%, total +8.9%, QQQ +12.3%, −3.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QQQI

+8.9%

13.9% cash

3.4 pts behind QQQ

13.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QQQI over 1 year: paid 13.9%, price −5.4%, total +8.9%, QQQ +12.3%, −3.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

QQQI costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.5 points; QQQI is far larger, $15.5bn against $41m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OARK vs QQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	OARK	QQQI
Paid and earned
Measure	OARK	QQQI
Total return, 1 year	−2.6%	+8.9%
Price change, 1 year	fell 36.6%	fell 5.4%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		100% of the Oct 23, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	OARK	QQQI
Benchmark	ARK Innovation ETF, measured through ARKK	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	OARK	QQQI
Expense ratio	1.00%	0.68%
Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026	$41m	$15.5bn
Holdings
Measure	OARK	QQQI
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score15.3OARK42.2QQQI

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

QQQI 42.2

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 QQQI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OARK QQQI

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 QQQI

NVIDIA Corp 8.08%

Apple Inc 7.88%

Microsoft Corp 6.31%

Amazon.com Inc 4.40%

Micron Technology Inc 4.34%

Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.56%

Tesla Inc 3.42%

Meta Platforms Inc 3.00%

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Side by side

OARK YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on ARKK, paying weekly QQQI NEOS Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly

Issuer YieldMax NEOS

Strategy synthetic covered call option income

Benchmark ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 31.8% 14.7%

Expense ratio 1.00% 0.68%

Cash paid, 1 year 33.3% 13.9%

Price change, 1 year −36.6% −5.4%

Total return, 1 year −2.6% +8.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year −3.7% +12.3%

Ahead or behind +1.1 pts −3.4 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 100%

Age 3.9 years 2.8 years

Net assets, OARK as of Nov 3, 2026 and QQQI as of Oct 28, 2026 $38m $15.5bn

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 QQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	OARK	QQQI	OARK	QQQI	OARK	QQQI
3 months	+1.6%	−2.2%	8.3%	3.5%	−3.9 pts	+1.3 pts
6 months	−2.3%	−0.2%	17.8%	6.9%	−3.3 pts	+0.1 pts
1 year	−2.6%	+8.9%	33.3%	13.9%	+1.1 pts	−3.4 pts
3 years	+62.6%	–	95.8%	–	−36.1 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: OARK Nov 2022 · QQQI Jan 2024	+47.8%	+53.8%	90.4%	41.2%	−75.3 pts	−11.2 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.

QQQI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QQQI paid 13.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.9%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.7%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 23, 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 QQQI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OARK paid 33.3% of its starting price in cash and QQQI paid 13.9%, 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 QQQI?: With every distribution reinvested, OARK returned −2.6% and QQQI +8.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, OARK or QQQI?: OARK charges 1.00% a year and QQQI charges 0.68%, so QQQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) →Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →OARK on its own →QQQI on its own →OARK dividend history →OARK holdings →QQQI dividend history →QQQI 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 ↗

QQQI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QQQI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

QQQI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

NEOS page for QQQI ↗

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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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