Which paid more, OARK or RNTY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OARK paid 33.3% of its starting price in cash and RNTY paid 13.0%, 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 RNTY?

With every distribution reinvested, OARK returned −2.6% and RNTY +10.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, OARK or RNTY?

OARK charges 1.00% a year and RNTY charges 0.99%, so RNTY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

OARK vs RNTY: 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 RNTY’s 13.0%, though RNTY returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $38m for YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF and $4.8m for YieldMax Target 12 Real Estate Option Income ETF.

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At a glance

33.3%

OARK cash paid, 1 year

13.0%

RNTY cash paid, 1 year

−2.6%

OARK total return, 1 year

+10.7%

RNTY 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.

RNTY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.2 pts behind its own stocks

RNTY

+10.7%

Own

+12.9%

2.2 pts behind its own stocks

RNTY over 1 year: paid 13.0%, price −2.9%, total +10.7%, its own stocks +12.9%, −2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own stocks

+12.9%

RNTY

+10.7%

13.0% of it arrived as cash

2.2 pts behind its own stocks

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.2 pts behind its own stocks

RNTY over 1 year: paid 13.0%, price −2.9%, total +10.7%, its own stocks +12.9%, −2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own stocks

+12.9%

RNTY

+10.7%

13.0% cash

13.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. RNTY over 1 year: paid 13.0%, price −2.9%, total +10.7%, its own stocks +12.9%, −2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

RNTY costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.3 points; OARK is 7.9 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OARK vs RNTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	OARK	RNTY
Paid and earned
Measure	OARK	RNTY
Total return, 1 year	−2.6%	+10.7%
Price change, 1 year	fell 36.6%	fell 2.9%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		92% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	OARK	RNTY
Benchmark	ARK Innovation ETF, measured through ARKK	its own stocks
Cost and size
Measure	OARK	RNTY
Expense ratio	1.00%	0.99%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$38m	$4.8m
Holdings
Measure	OARK	RNTY
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score15.3OARK47RNTY

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

RNTY 47

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

50%

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OARK RNTY

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 RNTY

Welltower Inc 6.86%

Vivmark Residential 6.27%

Prologis Inc 6.25%

Digital Realty Trust Inc 5.81%

Simon Property Group Inc 5.63%

Equinix Inc 5.24%

Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 4.98%

AMERICAN TOWER CORP 4.68%

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Side by side

OARK YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on ARKK, paying weekly RNTY YieldMax Target 12 Real Estate Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on its own stocks, paying monthly

Issuer YieldMax YieldMax

Strategy synthetic covered call synthetic covered call

Benchmark ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) RNTY's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Nov 2, 2026)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 31.8% 11.9%

Expense ratio 1.00% 0.99%

Cash paid, 1 year 33.3% 13.0%

Price change, 1 year −36.6% −2.9%

Total return, 1 year −2.6% +10.7%

Benchmark return, 1 year −3.7% +12.9%

Ahead or behind +1.1 pts −2.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 92%

Age 3.9 years 1.5 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $38m $4.8m

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 RNTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	OARK	RNTY	OARK	RNTY	OARK	RNTY
3 months	+1.6%	−0.2%	8.3%	2.9%	−3.9 pts	−0.2 pts
6 months	−2.3%	+1.7%	17.8%	5.8%	−3.3 pts	+0.9 pts
1 year	−2.6%	+10.7%	33.3%	13.0%	+1.1 pts	−2.2 pts
3 years	+62.6%	–	95.8%	–	−36.1 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: OARK Nov 2022 · RNTY Apr 2025	+47.8%	+13.7%	90.4%	17.7%	−75.3 pts	not measured

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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.

RNTY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, RNTY paid 13.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.7%. RNTY's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Nov 2, 2026) returned +12.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, paid monthly. YieldMax estimates that 92% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 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 RNTY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OARK paid 33.3% of its starting price in cash and RNTY paid 13.0%, 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 RNTY?: With every distribution reinvested, OARK returned −2.6% and RNTY +10.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, OARK or RNTY?: OARK charges 1.00% a year and RNTY charges 0.99%, so RNTY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) →OARK on its own →RNTY on its own →OARK dividend history →OARK holdings →RNTY dividend history →RNTY holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

OARK and RNTY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

OARK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

OARK 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for OARK ↗

RNTY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

RNTY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for RNTY ↗

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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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