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OARK vs SCLZ: 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 SCLZ’s 8.5%, though SCLZ returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $38m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF, and $20m on Jun 30, 2026 for Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF.

At a glance
33.3%
OARK cash paid, 1 year
8.5%
SCLZ cash paid, 1 year
−2.6%
OARK total return, 1 year
+10.6%
SCLZ 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.
SCLZ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts behind SPY
SCLZ
+10.6%
SPY
+14.8%

4.2 pts behind SPY

SCLZ over 1 year: paid 8.5%, price +1.6%, total +10.6%, SPY +14.8%, −4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SCLZ

+10.6%

8.5% of it arrived as cash

4.2 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts behind SPY

SCLZ over 1 year: paid 8.5%, price +1.6%, total +10.6%, SPY +14.8%, −4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SCLZ

+10.6%

4.2 pts behind SPY

8.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SCLZ over 1 year: paid 8.5%, price +1.6%, total +10.6%, SPY +14.8%, −4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SCLZ costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.2 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OARK vs SCLZ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOARKSCLZ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−2.6%+10.6%
Price change, 1 yearfell 36.6%rose 1.6%
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkARK Innovation ETF, measured through ARKKS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.00%0.79%
Net assets, OARK as of Nov 3, 2026 and SCLZ as of Jun 30, 2026$38m$20m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SCLZ scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score15.3OARK71.6SCLZ

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

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Method

Risk and return

Mar 8, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 138 weekly returns
OARK SCLZ
Return
Total return edge OARK (slight) +38.3% +35.2%
Annualized edge OARK (slight) +13.0% +12.0%
Price return edge SCLZ −58.9% +11.0%
Risk
Volatility edge SCLZ 29.1% 10.0%
Max drawdown edge SCLZ −34.1% −10.5%
Downside capture 92.7% 74.2%
Beta 0.73 0.64
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge SCLZ 0.42 0.75
Sortino edge SCLZ 0.59 1.09
Treynor 0.117 0.119
Calmar edge SCLZ 0.38 1.15
Against the benchmark
Alpha −7.8% a year −0.5% a year
Alpha t-stat −1.74 −0.19
Information ratio −1.00 −0.77
Tracking error 13.9% 6.6%

Each against its own benchmark: OARK against ARKK, Dec 2, 2022 to Oct 30, 2026; SCLZ against SPY, Mar 8, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Mar 2024 to Oct 2026, OARK returned slightly more: +38.3% to +35.2%. SCLZ swung less: 10.0% to 29.1%. SCLZ fell less at its worst: −10.5% to −34.1%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: OARK vs SCLZ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOARKSCLZEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+38.3%+35.2%OARK (slight)Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+13.0%+12.0%OARK (slight)Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return−58.9%+11.0%SCLZPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility29.1%10.0%SCLZSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation20.7%6.9%SCLZLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−34.1%−10.5%SCLZDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture50.3%58.8%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture92.7%74.2%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.730.64Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.910.84Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.420.75SCLZReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.591.09SCLZReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1170.119Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.381.15SCLZAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkARKKSPYThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−7.8% a year−0.5% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−1.74−0.19Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−16.7% to +1.0%−5.4% to +4.5%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−1.00−0.77Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error13.9%6.6%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 138 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, OARK and SCLZ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OARK SCLZ
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 SCLZ
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 7.95%
APPLE INC 6.20%
NVIDIA CORP 6.03%
ALPHABET INC 5.22%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 5.18%
BROADCOM INC 4.74%
ELI LILLY & COMPANY 3.88%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.77%
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Side by side

OARK YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on ARKK, paying weekly SCLZ Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF · Dividend stocks with call overlay on SPY, paying monthly
Issuer YieldMax Swan
Strategy synthetic covered call dividend stocks with call overlay
Benchmark ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 31.8% 8.7%
Expense ratio 1.00% 0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year 33.3% 8.5%
Price change, 1 year −36.6% +1.6%
Total return, 1 year −2.6% +10.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year −3.7% +14.8%
Ahead or behind +1.1 pts −4.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 3.9 years 2.7 years
Net assets, OARK as of Nov 3, 2026 and SCLZ as of Jun 30, 2026 $38m $20m

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 SCLZ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowOARKSCLZOARKSCLZOARKSCLZ
3 months+1.6%0.0%8.3%2.1%−3.9 pts+0.2 pts
6 months−2.3%+4.4%17.8%4.3%−3.3 pts−0.6 pts
1 year−2.6%+10.6%33.3%8.5%+1.1 pts−4.2 pts
3 years+62.6%–95.8%–−36.1 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: OARK Nov 2022 · SCLZ Feb 2024+47.8%+35.4%90.4%21.2%−75.3 pts−20.8 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.

SCLZ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.7%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, OARK or SCLZ?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OARK paid 33.3% of its starting price in cash and SCLZ paid 8.5%, 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 SCLZ?
With every distribution reinvested, OARK returned −2.6% and SCLZ +10.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, OARK or SCLZ?
OARK charges 1.00% a year and SCLZ charges 0.79%, so SCLZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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