Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
OARK vs RYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, OARK paid 32.3% of its price in cash against RYLD’s 12.1%, though RYLD returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets: $40m on Oct 27, 2026 for YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF, and $1.3bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF.
1.2 pts ahead of ARKK
OARK over 1 year: paid 32.3%, price −37.0%, total −2.3%, ARKK −3.5%, +1.2 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
ARKK
−3.5%
OARK
−2.3%
1.2 pts ahead of ARKK
Total return, distributions reinvested
1.2 pts ahead of ARKK
OARK over 1 year: paid 32.3%, price −37.0%, total −2.3%, ARKK −3.5%, +1.2 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
ARKK
−3.5%
OARK
−2.3%
1.2 pts ahead of ARKK
32.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. OARK over 1 year: paid 32.3%, price −37.0%, total −2.3%, ARKK −3.5%, +1.2 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
Data to Oct 28, 2026.2 pts behind IWM
RYLD over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price −0.6%, total +12.1%, IWM +14.1%, −2.0 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
IWM
+14.1%
RYLD
+12.1%
12.1% of it arrived as cash
2 pts behind IWM
Total return, distributions reinvested
2 pts behind IWM
RYLD over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price −0.6%, total +12.1%, IWM +14.1%, −2.0 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
IWM
+14.1%
RYLD
+12.1%
12.1% as cash
2 pts behind IWM
12.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. RYLD over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price −0.6%, total +12.1%, IWM +14.1%, −2.0 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
Data to Oct 28, 2026.Pair scorecard
RYLD costs 0.40 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.4 points; RYLD is far larger, $1.3bn against $31m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | OARK | RYLD |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −2.3% | +12.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | fell 37.0% | fell 0.6% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | ARK Innovation ETF, measured through ARKK | Russell 2000, measured through IWM |
| Against its benchmark, same days | ahead by 1.2 pts | behind by 2.0 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.00% | 0.60% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026 | $31m | $1.3bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed
A percentile among the 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 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 →
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, OARK and RYLD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
As of Oct 28, 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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | OARK | RYLD | OARK | RYLD | OARK | RYLD |
| 3 months | +13.7% | −0.3% | 8.9% | 2.9% | −8.3 pts | +1.9 pts |
| 6 months | +9.8% | +6.8% | 19.6% | 6.2% | −7.3 pts | +2.9 pts |
| 1 year | −2.3% | +12.1% | 32.3% | 12.1% | +1.2 pts | −2.1 pts |
| 3 years | +86.2% | +38.8% | 103.7% | 35.9% | −66.3 pts | −40.5 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: OARK Nov 2022 · RYLD Apr 2019 | +56.0% | +49.0% | 90.3% | 68.4% | −83.1 pts | −50.0 pts |
OARK
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, OARK paid 32.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 37.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.3%. ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) returned −3.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.2 pts. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 27.5%, paid weekly.
RYLD
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, RYLD paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.1%. Russell 2000 (IWM) returned +14.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.0 pts. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.5%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% 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.
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