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OARK vs SIXH: 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 SIXH’s 2.1%, though SIXH returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $38m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF, and $603m on Aug 31, 2026 for ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF.

At a glance
33.3%
OARK cash paid, 1 year
2.1%
SIXH cash paid, 1 year
−2.6%
OARK total return, 1 year
+23.5%
SIXH 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.
SIXH · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings
SIXH
+23.5%
Own
+18.0%

5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings

SIXH over 1 year: paid 2.1%, price +21.2%, total +23.5%, its own holdings +18.0%, +5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own holdings

+18.0%

SIXH

+23.5%

5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings

SIXH over 1 year: paid 2.1%, price +21.2%, total +23.5%, its own holdings +18.0%, +5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own holdings

+18.0%

SIXH

+23.5%

2.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SIXH over 1 year: paid 2.1%, price +21.2%, total +23.5%, its own holdings +18.0%, +5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SIXH costs 0.31 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 26.1 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OARK vs SIXH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOARKSIXH
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−2.6%+23.5%
Price change, 1 yearfell 36.6%rose 21.2%
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkARK Innovation ETF, measured through ARKKits own holdings
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.00%0.69%
Net assets, OARK as of Nov 3, 2026 and SIXH as of Aug 31, 2026$38m$603m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SIXH scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score15.3OARK98.5SIXH

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, OARK and SIXH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OARK SIXH
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 SIXH
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 4.95%
Altria Group, Inc. 4.90%
AT&T INC. 4.08%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 3.92%
PEPSICO, INC. 3.69%
Philip Morris International Inc. 3.60%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2.85%
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 2.82%
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Side by side

OARK YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on ARKK, paying weekly SIXH ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF · Option income on its own holdings, paying monthly
Strategy synthetic covered call option income
Benchmark ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) SIXH's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026)
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 31.8% 3.2%
Expense ratio 1.00% 0.69%
Cash paid, 1 year 33.3% 2.1%
Price change, 1 year −36.6% +21.2%
Total return, 1 year −2.6% +23.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year −3.7% +18.0%
Ahead or behind +1.1 pts +5.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 3.9 years 6.5 years
Net assets, OARK as of Nov 3, 2026 and SIXH as of Aug 31, 2026 $38m $603m

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 SIXH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowOARKSIXHOARKSIXHOARKSIXH
3 months+1.6%+6.0%8.3%0.5%−3.9 pts+1.8 pts
6 months−2.3%+10.3%17.8%1.0%−3.3 pts+3.5 pts
1 year−2.6%+23.5%33.3%2.1%+1.1 pts+5.5 pts
3 years+62.6%+47.6%95.8%6.8%−36.1 ptsnot measured
Since launchNot the same days: OARK Nov 2022 · SIXH May 2020+47.8%+104.1%90.4%16.7%−75.3 ptsnot measured

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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.

SIXH

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SIXH paid 2.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 21.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +23.5%. SIXH's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026) returned +18.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 3.2%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, OARK or SIXH?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OARK paid 33.3% of its starting price in cash and SIXH paid 2.1%, 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 SIXH?
With every distribution reinvested, OARK returned −2.6% and SIXH +23.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, OARK or SIXH?
OARK charges 1.00% a year and SIXH charges 0.69%, so SIXH 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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