Which paid more, OARK or SDVD?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OARK paid 33.3% of its starting price in cash and SDVD paid 9.7%, 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 SDVD?

With every distribution reinvested, OARK returned −2.6% and SDVD +18.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

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.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

OARK vs SDVD: 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 SDVD’s 9.7%, though SDVD returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $38m for YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF and $903m for FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF.

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At a glance

33.3%

OARK cash paid, 1 year

9.7%

SDVD cash paid, 1 year

−2.6%

OARK total return, 1 year

+18.9%

SDVD 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.

SDVD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

SDVD

+18.9%

SDVY

+17.5%

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

SDVD over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price +8.6%, total +18.9%, SDVY +17.5%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SDVY

+17.5%

SDVD

+18.9%

9.7% of it arrived as cash

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

SDVD over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price +8.6%, total +18.9%, SDVY +17.5%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SDVY

+17.5%

SDVD

+18.9%

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

9.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SDVD over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price +8.6%, total +18.9%, SDVY +17.5%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SDVD costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 21.5 points; SDVD is far larger, $903m against $38m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OARK vs SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	OARK	SDVD
Paid and earned
Measure	OARK	SDVD
Total return, 1 year	−2.6%	+18.9%
Price change, 1 year	fell 36.6%	rose 8.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		22% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	OARK	SDVD
Benchmark	ARK Innovation ETF, measured through ARKK	First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, measured through SDVY
Cost and size
Measure	OARK	SDVD
Expense ratio	1.00%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$38m	$903m
Holdings
Measure	OARK	SDVD
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score15.3OARK84.7SDVD

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

SDVD 84.7

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 SDVD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OARK SDVD

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 SDVD

The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. 1.09%

Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated 1.06%

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. 1.06%

Veralto Corporation 1.05%

Assurant, Inc. 1.02%

Interparfums, Inc. 1.02%

National HealthCare Corporation 1.02%

VeriSign, Inc. 1.02%

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Side by side

OARK YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on ARKK, paying weekly SDVD FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF · Writes calls on the Russell 2000, investing in the Nasdaq US Small-Mid Cap Rising Dividend Achievers Index, paying monthly

Issuer YieldMax First Trust

Strategy synthetic covered call dividend stocks with call overlay

Benchmark ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 31.8% 8.2%

Expense ratio 1.00% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 33.3% 9.7%

Price change, 1 year −36.6% +8.6%

Total return, 1 year −2.6% +18.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year −3.7% +17.5%

Ahead or behind +1.1 pts +1.4 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 22%

Age 3.9 years 3.2 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $38m $903m

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 SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	OARK	SDVD	OARK	SDVD	OARK	SDVD
3 months	+1.6%	−2.3%	8.3%	2.0%	−3.9 pts	+0.5 pts
6 months	−2.3%	+3.3%	17.8%	4.1%	−3.3 pts	+0.9 pts
1 year	−2.6%	+18.9%	33.3%	9.7%	+1.1 pts	+1.4 pts
3 years	+62.6%	+60.8%	95.8%	31.3%	−36.1 pts	+1.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: OARK Nov 2022 · SDVD Aug 2023	+47.8%	+53.9%	90.4%	31.3%	−75.3 pts	+1.9 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.

SDVD

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDVD paid 9.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.9%. First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) returned +17.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.2%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 22% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 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 SDVD?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OARK paid 33.3% of its starting price in cash and SDVD paid 9.7%, 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 SDVD?: With every distribution reinvested, OARK returned −2.6% and SDVD +18.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
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 to next

ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) →First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) →OARK on its own →SDVD on its own →OARK dividend history →OARK holdings →SDVD dividend history →SDVD holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

OARK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

OARK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

OARK 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for OARK ↗

SDVD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SDVD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SDVD 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for SDVD ↗

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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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