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OARK vs QYLD: 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 QYLD’s 12.3%, though QYLD returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $38m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF, and $8.5bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF.

OARK on its own →QYLD on its own →
At a glance
33.3%
OARK cash paid, 1 year
12.3%
QYLD cash paid, 1 year
−2.6%
OARK total return, 1 year
+16.5%
QYLD 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.
QYLD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts ahead of QQQ
QYLD
+16.5%
QQQ
+12.3%

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

QYLD over 1 year: paid 12.3%, price +3.3%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QYLD

+16.5%

12.3% of it arrived as cash

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

QYLD over 1 year: paid 12.3%, price +3.3%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QYLD

+16.5%

12.3% cash

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

12.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QYLD over 1 year: paid 12.3%, price +3.3%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

QYLD costs 0.40 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 19.1 points; QYLD is far larger, $8.5bn against $31m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OARK vs QYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOARKQYLD
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−2.6%+16.5%
Price change, 1 yearfell 36.6%rose 3.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate99% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkARK Innovation ETF, measured through ARKKNasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.00%0.60%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026$31m$8.5bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · QYLD scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score15.3OARK72.8QYLD

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 QYLD 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 QYLD
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 QYLD
NVIDIA CORPORATION 8.20%
APPLE INC. 7.65%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.82%
AMAZON.COM, INC. 4.93%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4.32%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3.62%
ALPHABET INC. 3.50%
ALPHABET INC. 3.28%
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Side by side

OARK YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on ARKK, paying weekly QYLD Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
Issuer YieldMax Global X
Strategy synthetic covered call covered call
Benchmark ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 31.8% 12.2%
Expense ratio 1.00% 0.60%
Cash paid, 1 year 33.3% 12.3%
Price change, 1 year −36.6% +3.3%
Total return, 1 year −2.6% +16.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year −3.7% +12.3%
Ahead or behind +1.1 pts +4.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 99%
Age 3.9 years 12.9 years
Net assets, OARK as of Nov 3, 2026 and QYLD as of Oct 12, 2026 $38m $8.5bn

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 QYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowOARKQYLDOARKQYLDOARKQYLD
3 months+1.6%+2.4%8.3%3.0%−3.9 pts+5.9 pts
6 months−2.3%+5.4%17.8%6.0%−3.3 pts+5.8 pts
1 year−2.6%+16.5%33.3%12.3%+1.1 pts+4.2 pts
3 years+62.6%+52.7%95.8%37.9%−36.1 pts−38.6 pts
Since launchNot the same days: OARK Nov 2022 · QYLD Dec 2013+47.8%+194.8%90.4%117.5%−75.3 pts−610.5 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.

QYLD

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QYLD paid 12.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.2%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 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 QYLD?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OARK paid 33.3% of its starting price in cash and QYLD paid 12.3%, 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 QYLD?
With every distribution reinvested, OARK returned −2.6% and QYLD +16.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, OARK or QYLD?
OARK charges 1.00% a year and QYLD charges 0.60%, so QYLD 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 →QYLD on its own →OARK dividend history →OARK holdings →QYLD dividend history →QYLD 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 ↗
QYLD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
QYLD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
QYLD 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
Global X page for QYLD ↗

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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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