Which paid more, OARK or QXQ?

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, OARK paid 34.1% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, 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 QXQ?

With every distribution reinvested, OARK returned −5.8% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.

Which is cheaper, OARK or QXQ?

OARK charges 1.00% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so QXQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 12, 2026.

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OARK vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap

+17.9 pts

1 year to Nov 12, 2026: QXQ ahead, total return

Fee gap

0.02 pts

A year: OARK 1.00%, QXQ 0.98%, per filings dated Jan 5, 2026 and Feb 24, 2026

Overlap

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Net flow

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Pair scorecard

QXQ costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.9 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OARK vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	OARK	QXQ
Paid and earned
Measure	OARK	QXQ
Total return, 1 year	−5.8%	+12.1%
Price change, 1 year	fell 38.9%	fell 4.7%
Against its benchmark
Measure	OARK	QXQ
Benchmark	ARK Innovation ETF, measured through ARKK	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	OARK	QXQ
Expense ratio	1.00%	0.98%
Net assets, OARK as of Nov 11, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026	$36m	$82m
Holdings
Measure	OARK	QXQ
Holdings in common	not published

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

IQ Income Score17.8OARK52QXQ

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 171 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

OARK 17.8

QXQ 52

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

Key numbers

34.1%

OARK cash paid, 1 year

15.1%

QXQ cash paid, 1 year

−5.8%

OARK total return, 1 year

+12.1%

QXQ total return, 1 year

OARK · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 About even with ARKK

OARK

−5.8%

ARKK

−6.0%

About even with ARKK

OARK over 1 year: paid 34.1%, price −38.9%, total −5.8%, ARKK −6.0%, +0.2 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

ARKK

−6.0%

OARK

−5.8%

about even with ARKK

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with ARKK

OARK over 1 year: paid 34.1%, price −38.9%, total −5.8%, ARKK −6.0%, +0.2 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

ARKK

−6.0%

OARK

−5.8%

about even with ARKK

34.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. OARK over 1 year: paid 34.1%, price −38.9%, total −5.8%, ARKK −6.0%, +0.2 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QXQ · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ

+12.1%

QQQ

+11.3%

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

15.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Side by side

OARK YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on ARKK, paying weekly QXQ SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying quarterly

Issuer YieldMax SGI

Strategy synthetic covered call covered call

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

Pays weekly quarterly

Payout rate, annualized 34.4% 1.0%

Expense ratio 1.00% 0.98%

Cash paid, 1 year 34.1% 15.1%

Price change, 1 year −38.9% −4.7%

Total return, 1 year −5.8% +12.1%

Benchmark return, 1 year −6.0% +11.3%

Ahead or behind +0.2 pts +0.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published

Age 4.0 years 2.4 years

Net assets, OARK as of Nov 11, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 $36m $82m

As of Nov 12, 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 QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	OARK	QXQ	OARK	QXQ	OARK	QXQ
3 months	−8.4%	−5.4%	7.9%	0.2%	−1.0 pts	+0.5 pts
6 months	−6.7%	−3.8%	16.8%	0.5%	−4.8 pts	+0.4 pts
1 year	−5.8%	+12.1%	34.1%	15.1%	+0.2 pts	+0.8 pts
3 years	+55.4%	–	96.9%	–	−36.3 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: OARK Nov 2022 · QXQ Jun 2024	+40.2%	+47.7%	90.8%	22.8%	−72.2 pts	+2.2 pts

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About each fund

OARK

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, OARK paid 34.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 38.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −5.8%. ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) returned −6.0% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 34.4%, paid weekly.

QXQ

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 1.0%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, OARK or QXQ?: Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, OARK paid 34.1% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, 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 QXQ?: With every distribution reinvested, OARK returned −5.8% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.
Which is cheaper, OARK or QXQ?: OARK charges 1.00% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so QXQ 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 →QXQ on its own →OARK dividend history →OARK holdings →QXQ 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 ↗

QXQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QXQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SGI website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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Net assets: $36m on Nov 11, 2026 for YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF, and $82m on Aug 31, 2026 for SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF.

OARK on its own →QXQ on its own →

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OARK and QXQ

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.

OARK −5.8%QXQ +12.1%

Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2026

OARK −5.8%, QXQ +12.1%: QXQ +17.9 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.