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OARK vs SEPI: 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 SEPI’s 8.9%, though SEPI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $38m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF, and $152m on Jun 30, 2026 for Shelton Equity Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
33.3%
OARK cash paid, 1 year
8.9%
SEPI cash paid, 1 year
−2.6%
OARK total return, 1 year
+17.9%
SEPI 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.
SEPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.1 pts ahead of SPY
SEPI
+17.9%
SPY
+14.8%

3.1 pts ahead of SPY

SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SEPI

+17.9%

8.9% of it arrived as cash

3.1 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.1 pts ahead of SPY

SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SEPI

+17.9%

3.1 pts ahead of SPY

8.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SEPI costs 0.46 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 20.5 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OARK vs SEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOARKSEPI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−2.6%+17.9%
Price change, 1 yearfell 36.6%rose 8.3%
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkARK Innovation ETF, measured through ARKKS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.00%0.54%
Net assets, OARK as of Nov 3, 2026 and SEPI as of Jun 30, 2026$38m$152m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SEPI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score15.3OARK85.9SEPI

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

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

0%

By the books each fund has filed, OARK and SEPI 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%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OARK SEPI
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 SEPI
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 7.84%
CATERPILLAR INC 7.49%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 6.79%
APPLE INC 5.45%
ALPHABET INC 4.86%
NVIDIA CORP 4.20%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (THE) 4.07%
MICROSOFT CORP 3.55%
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Side by side

OARK YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on ARKK, paying weekly SEPI Shelton Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy synthetic covered call covered call
Benchmark ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 31.8% 8.5%
Expense ratio 1.00% 0.54%
Cash paid, 1 year 33.3% 8.9%
Price change, 1 year −36.6% +8.3%
Total return, 1 year −2.6% +17.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year −3.7% +14.8%
Ahead or behind +1.1 pts +3.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 99%
Age 3.9 years 1.2 years
Net assets, OARK as of Nov 3, 2026 and SEPI as of Jun 30, 2026 $38m $152m

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 SEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowOARKSEPIOARKSEPIOARKSEPI
3 months+1.6%−0.1%8.3%2.1%−3.9 pts0.0 pts
6 months−2.3%+6.8%17.8%4.4%−3.3 pts+1.8 pts
1 year−2.6%+17.9%33.3%8.9%+1.1 pts+3.1 pts
3 years+62.6%–95.8%–−36.1 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: OARK Nov 2022 · SEPI Sep 2025+47.8%+23.5%90.4%10.0%−75.3 pts+3.7 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.

SEPI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SEPI paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly. Shelton estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Sep 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 SEPI?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OARK paid 33.3% of its starting price in cash and SEPI paid 8.9%, 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 SEPI?
With every distribution reinvested, OARK returned −2.6% and SEPI +17.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, OARK or SEPI?
OARK charges 1.00% a year and SEPI charges 0.54%, so SEPI 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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