Data as of .
OARK vs SDTY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year OARK paid 38.6% of its price in cash against SDTY’s 24.7%, though SDTY returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SDTY scores higher
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A percentile among the 161 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, OARK and SDTY hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | OARK | SDTY |
|---|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL | 30.32% | 3.84% |
| TREASURY BILL | 18.55% | 3.68% |
| TREASURY BILL | 2.51% | 92.47% |
| Only in OARK | Only in SDTY |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 37.81% | |
| TREASURY BILL 10.80% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OARK | SDTY | OARK | SDTY | OARK | SDTY | |
| 3 months | +5.1% | +4.6% | 9.6% | 6.1% | +5.9 pts | +1.3 pts |
| 6 months | +15.3% | +14.8% | 22.6% | 13.8% | −5.4 pts | −1.2 pts |
| 1 year | +7.2% | +16.9% | 38.6% | 24.7% | −15.8 pts | −0.6 pts |
| 3 years | +48.6% | not published | 82.9% | not published | −46.5 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +53.5% | +21.9% | 89.2% | 35.1% | −99.6 pts | −6.3 pts |
| OARK YieldMax(R) Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | SDTY YieldMax(R) S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | YieldMax |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | 0DTE covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 37.1% | 21.0% |
| Expense ratio | 1.00% | 1.08% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 38.6% | 24.7% |
| Price change, 1 year | −33.3% | −9.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | +7.2% | +16.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +23.0% | +17.5% |
| Ahead or behind | −15.8 pts | −0.6 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 39% | 63% |
| Age | 1388 days | 582 days |
OARK in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, OARK paid 38.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 33.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.2%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy returned +23.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 15.8 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 37.1%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 39% of the distribution paid Sep 11, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
SDTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, SDTY paid 24.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 9.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.6 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 21.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 63% of the distribution paid Sep 10, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, OARK or SDTY?
- Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, OARK paid 38.6% of its starting price in cash and SDTY paid 24.7%, 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 SDTY?
- With every distribution reinvested, OARK returned +7.2% and SDTY returned +16.9% over the year to Sep 11, 2026, so SDTY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, OARK or SDTY?
- OARK charges 1.00% a year and SDTY charges 1.08%, so OARK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, OARK against SDTY, data as of Sep 11, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/oark-vs-sdty Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.