Which paid more, OARK or SPIN?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OARK paid 33.3% of its starting price in cash and SPIN paid 5.1%, 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 SPIN?

With every distribution reinvested, OARK returned −2.6% and SPIN +9.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, OARK or SPIN?

OARK charges 1.00% a year and SPIN charges 0.25%, so SPIN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

OARK vs SPIN: 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 SPIN’s 5.1%, though SPIN returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $38m for YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF and $45m for State Street US Equity Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

33.3%

OARK cash paid, 1 year

5.1%

SPIN cash paid, 1 year

−2.6%

OARK total return, 1 year

+9.3%

SPIN 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.

SPIN · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 5.5 pts behind SPY

SPIN

+9.3%

SPY

+14.8%

5.5 pts behind SPY

SPIN over 1 year: paid 5.1%, price +3.9%, total +9.3%, SPY +14.8%, −5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SPIN

+9.3%

5.1% as cash

5.5 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.5 pts behind SPY

SPIN over 1 year: paid 5.1%, price +3.9%, total +9.3%, SPY +14.8%, −5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SPIN

+9.3%

5.5 pts behind SPY

5.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SPIN over 1 year: paid 5.1%, price +3.9%, total +9.3%, SPY +14.8%, −5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SPIN costs 0.75 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.9 points; SPIN is 1.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OARK vs SPIN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	OARK	SPIN
Paid and earned
Measure	OARK	SPIN
Total return, 1 year	−2.6%	+9.3%
Price change, 1 year	fell 36.6%	rose 3.9%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		97% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	OARK	SPIN
Benchmark	ARK Innovation ETF, measured through ARKK	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	OARK	SPIN
Expense ratio	1.00%	0.25%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$38m	$45m
Holdings
Measure	OARK	SPIN
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score15.3OARK84.1SPIN

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

SPIN 84.1

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 SPIN 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 SPIN

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 SPIN

NVIDIA CORP 9.22%

MICROSOFT CORP 7.47%

APPLE INC 6.03%

AMAZON.COM INC 4.87%

ALPHABET INC CL A 4.59%

BROADCOM INC 3.37%

META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 2.93%

ELI LILLY + CO 2.50%

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Side by side

OARK YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on ARKK, paying weekly SPIN State Street US Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer YieldMax State Street

Strategy synthetic covered call covered call

Benchmark ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 31.8% 5.5%

Expense ratio 1.00% 0.25%

Cash paid, 1 year 33.3% 5.1%

Price change, 1 year −36.6% +3.9%

Total return, 1 year −2.6% +9.3%

Benchmark return, 1 year −3.7% +14.8%

Ahead or behind +1.1 pts −5.5 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 97%

Age 3.9 years 2.2 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $38m $45m

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 SPIN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	OARK	SPIN	OARK	SPIN	OARK	SPIN
3 months	+1.6%	+0.8%	8.3%	0.9%	−3.9 pts	+0.9 pts
6 months	−2.3%	+6.0%	17.8%	1.9%	−3.3 pts	+1.0 pts
1 year	−2.6%	+9.3%	33.3%	5.1%	+1.1 pts	−5.5 pts
3 years	+62.6%	–	95.8%	–	−36.1 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: OARK Nov 2022 · SPIN Sep 2024	+47.8%	+30.3%	90.4%	16.0%	−75.3 pts	−12.9 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.

SPIN

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SPIN paid 5.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.5%, paid monthly. State Street estimates that 97% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 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 SPIN?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OARK paid 33.3% of its starting price in cash and SPIN paid 5.1%, 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 SPIN?: With every distribution reinvested, OARK returned −2.6% and SPIN +9.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, OARK or SPIN?: OARK charges 1.00% a year and SPIN charges 0.25%, so SPIN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) →S&P 500 (SPY) →OARK on its own →SPIN on its own →OARK dividend history →OARK holdings →SPIN dividend history →SPIN 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 ↗

SPIN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPIN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SPIN 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

State Street website ↗

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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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