Data as of .
OARK vs SDVD: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year OARK paid 37.4% of its price in cash against SDVD’s 9.2%, though SDVD returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SDVD scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 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 SDVD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in OARK | Only in SDVD |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 37.81% | National HealthCare Corporation 1.12% |
| TREASURY BILL 30.32% | First BanCorp. 1.04% |
| TREASURY BILL 18.55% | OFG Bancorp 1.03% |
| TREASURY BILL 10.80% | The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. 1.01% |
| TREASURY BILL 2.51% | Interparfums, Inc. 1.00% |
| Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporat 1.00% | |
| VeriSign, Inc. 1.00% | |
| Assurant, Inc. 0.99% |
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 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OARK | SDVD | OARK | SDVD | OARK | SDVD | |
| 3 months | +3.9% | −0.1% | 9.0% | 2.1% | +6.4 pts | −6.7 pts |
| 6 months | +20.0% | +8.3% | 22.6% | 4.4% | −4.2 pts | −4.3 pts |
| 1 year | +6.6% | +10.8% | 37.4% | 9.2% | −15.2 pts | −16.4 pts |
| 3 years | +61.9% | +53.0% | 87.5% | 30.7% | −36.3 pts | −0.7 pts |
| Since launch | +58.8% | +47.6% | 89.4% | 29.7% | −96.7 pts | −4.1 pts |
| OARK YieldMax(R) Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | SDVD FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | First Trust |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 27.9% | 8.8% |
| Expense ratio | 1.00% | 0.85% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 37.4% | 9.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | −34.0% | +1.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.6% | +10.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +27.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −15.2 pts | −16.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | not published |
| Age | 1395 days | 1135 days |
| Net assets | $32m | $888m |
OARK in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OARK paid 37.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 34.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.6%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 15.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 27.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
SDVD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SDVD paid 9.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.8%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, OARK or SDVD?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OARK paid 37.4% of its starting price in cash and SDVD paid 9.2%, 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 SDVD?
- With every distribution reinvested, OARK returned +6.6% and SDVD returned +10.8% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SDVD returned more.
- Which is cheaper, OARK or SDVD?
- OARK charges 1.00% a year and SDVD charges 0.85%, so SDVD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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