Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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OARK vs TPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $38m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF, and $2.1m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill S&P 500 Target 10 Managed Distribution ETF.

At a glance
33.3%
OARK cash paid, 1 year
6.6%
TPAY cash paid, since launch, Feb 18, 2026
−2.6%
OARK total return, 1 year
+11.6%
TPAY total return, since launch, Feb 18, 2026
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.
TPAY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 1 pt behind VOO
TPAY
+11.6%
VOO
+12.6%

1 pt behind VOO

TPAY since launch: paid 6.6%, price +4.6%, total +11.6%, VOO +12.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+12.6%

TPAY

+11.6%

6.6% of it arrived as cash

1 pt behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

1 pt behind VOO

TPAY since launch: paid 6.6%, price +4.6%, total +11.6%, VOO +12.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+12.6%

TPAY

+11.6%

1 pt behind VOO

6.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TPAY since launch: paid 6.6%, price +4.6%, total +11.6%, VOO +12.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TPAY costs 0.51 points a year less; OARK is 18.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OARK vs TPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOARKTPAY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−2.6%not published
Price changefell 36.6% (1 year)rose 4.6% (since Feb 18, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 15, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkARK Innovation ETF, measured through ARKKVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Against its benchmark, same daysahead by 1.1 ptsbehind by 1.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.00%0.49%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$38m$2.1m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OARK TPAY
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 TPAY
SPY 03/12/2027 33.67 C 44.68%
SPY 04/16/2027 33.18 C 44.62%
SPYM 03/12/2027 3.33 C 6.11%
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Side by side

OARK YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on ARKK, paying weekly TPAY Roundhill S&P 500 Target 10 Managed Distribution ETF · Option income on VOO, paying monthly
Strategy synthetic covered call option income
Benchmark ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 31.8% 9.5%
Expense ratio 1.00% 0.49%
Cash paid, 1 year 33.3% 6.6% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −36.6% +4.6% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Total return, 1 year −2.6% +11.6% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year −3.7% +12.6% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Ahead or behind +1.1 pts −1.0 pts (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 100%
Age 3.9 years 259 days
Net assets, OARK as of Nov 3, 2026 and TPAY as of Nov 4, 2026 $38m $2.1m

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 TPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowOARKTPAYOARKTPAYOARKTPAY
3 months+1.6%−0.8%8.3%2.3%−3.9 pts−0.7 pts
6 months−2.3%+4.2%17.8%4.7%−3.3 pts−0.8 pts
1 year−2.6%–33.3%–+1.1 pts–
3 years+62.6%–95.8%–−36.1 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: OARK Nov 2022 · TPAY Feb 2026+47.8%+11.6%90.4%6.6%−75.3 pts−1.1 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.

TPAY

Over the period from its first trade on Feb 18, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, TPAY paid 6.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.6%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +12.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.5%, paid monthly. Roundhill estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 15, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, OARK or TPAY?
OARK charges 1.00% a year and TPAY charges 0.49%, so TPAY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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