Which paid more, OARK or TSLY?

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, OARK paid 32.3% of its starting price in cash and TSLY paid 39.0%, so TSLY 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 TSLY?

With every distribution reinvested, OARK returned −2.3% and TSLY −7.7% over the year to Oct 28, 2026.

Which is cheaper, OARK or TSLY?

OARK charges 1.00% a year and TSLY charges 1.07%, so OARK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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OARK vs TSLY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, TSLY paid 39.0% of its price in cash against OARK’s 32.3%, though OARK returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $40m for YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF and $685m for YieldMax TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF.

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At a glance

32.3%

OARK cash paid, 1 year

39.0%

TSLY cash paid, 1 year

−2.3%

OARK total return, 1 year

−7.7%

TSLY total return, 1 year

OARK · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 1.2 pts ahead of ARKK

OARK

−2.3%

ARKK

−3.5%

1.2 pts ahead of ARKK

OARK over 1 year: paid 32.3%, price −37.0%, total −2.3%, ARKK −3.5%, +1.2 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

ARKK

−3.5%

OARK

−2.3%

1.2 pts ahead of ARKK

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.2 pts ahead of ARKK

OARK over 1 year: paid 32.3%, price −37.0%, total −2.3%, ARKK −3.5%, +1.2 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

ARKK

−3.5%

OARK

−2.3%

1.2 pts ahead of ARKK

32.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. OARK over 1 year: paid 32.3%, price −37.0%, total −2.3%, ARKK −3.5%, +1.2 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Data to Oct 28, 2026.

TSLY · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 4.5 pts ahead of TSLA

TSLY

−7.7%

TSLA

−12.2%

4.5 pts ahead of TSLA

TSLY over 1 year: paid 39.0%, price −46.6%, total −7.7%, TSLA −12.2%, +4.5 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

TSLA

−12.2%

TSLY

−7.7%

4.5 pts ahead of TSLA

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.5 pts ahead of TSLA

TSLY over 1 year: paid 39.0%, price −46.6%, total −7.7%, TSLA −12.2%, +4.5 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

TSLA

−12.2%

TSLY

−7.7%

4.5 pts ahead of TSLA

39.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TSLY over 1 year: paid 39.0%, price −46.6%, total −7.7%, TSLA −12.2%, +4.5 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Pair scorecard

OARK costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.4 points; TSLY is 17.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OARK vs TSLY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	OARK	TSLY
Paid and earned
Measure	OARK	TSLY
Total return, 1 year	−2.3%	−7.7%
Price change, 1 year	fell 37.0%	fell 46.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	OARK	TSLY
Benchmark	ARK Innovation ETF, measured through ARKK	Tesla (TSLA)
Cost and size
Measure	OARK	TSLY
Expense ratio	1.00%	1.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$40m	$685m
Holdings
Measure	OARK	TSLY
Holdings in common	43%

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

OARK among the 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company

IQ Income Score16.8OARK56.1TSLY

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company and 74 income ETFs writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

OARK 16.8

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

TSLY among the 74 income ETFs writing on a single company

TSLY 56.1

0.7, the lowest in this set 99.3, the highest

A percentile among the 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company. TSLY is a percentile among the 74 income ETFs writing on a single company, a different set, so the two marks are not on one scale. 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 →

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 28, 2026. Method

What they share

43%

By the books each fund has filed, OARK and TSLY hold 43% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 28, 2026.

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43% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OARK TSLY

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 24.47% 24.07%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 29.86% 18.67%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in OARK

2ARKK US 11/20/26 C85.01 FLX 4.87%

ARKK US 10/30/26 C84.5 1.40%

ARKK US 10/30/26 C85 0.87%

ARKK US 10/30/26 C83 -1.67%

ARKK US 10/30/26 C82.5 -2.39%

2ARKK US 11/20/26 P85.01 FLX -3.41%

Only in TSLY

TSLA 11/20/2026 370.01 C 10.31%

TSLA US 10/30/26 C395 1.38%

TSLA US 10/30/26 C390 0.95%

TSLA US 10/30/26 C392.5 0.64%

TSLA US 10/30/26 C387.5 0.56%

TSLA US 10/30/26 C420 0.02%

TSLA US 10/30/26 C412.5 -0.06%

TSLA US 10/30/26 C375 -0.89%

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Side by side

OARK YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on ARKK, paying weekly TSLY YieldMax TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on TSLA, paying weekly

Issuer YieldMax YieldMax

Strategy synthetic covered call synthetic covered call

Benchmark ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) Tesla (TSLA)

Pays weekly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 27.5% 43.1%

Expense ratio 1.00% 1.07%

Cash paid, 1 year 32.3% 39.0%

Price change, 1 year −37.0% −46.6%

Total return, 1 year −2.3% −7.7%

Benchmark return, 1 year −3.5% −12.2%

Ahead or behind +1.2 pts +4.5 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 100%

Age 3.9 years 3.9 years

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $40m $685m

As of Oct 28, 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 TSLY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	OARK	TSLY	OARK	TSLY	OARK	TSLY
3 months	+13.7%	+27.2%	8.9%	13.3%	−8.3 pts	−8.3 pts
6 months	+9.8%	+3.5%	19.6%	23.4%	−7.3 pts	−4.9 pts
1 year	−2.3%	−7.7%	32.3%	39.0%	+1.2 pts	+4.5 pts
3 years	+86.2%	+59.2%	103.7%	102.5%	−66.3 pts	−35.8 pts
Since launchOARK Nov 2022 · TSLY Nov 2022	+56.0%	+50.8%	90.3%	97.8%	−83.1 pts	−69.9 pts

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About each fund

OARK

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, OARK paid 32.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 37.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.3%. ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) returned −3.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.2 pts. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 27.5%, paid weekly.

TSLY

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, TSLY paid 39.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 46.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −7.7%. Tesla (TSLA) returned −12.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.5 pts. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 43.1%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% 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 TSLY?: Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, OARK paid 32.3% of its starting price in cash and TSLY paid 39.0%, so TSLY 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 TSLY?: With every distribution reinvested, OARK returned −2.3% and TSLY −7.7% over the year to Oct 28, 2026.
Which is cheaper, OARK or TSLY?: OARK charges 1.00% a year and TSLY charges 1.07%, so OARK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) →OARK on its own →TSLY on its own →OARK dividend history →OARK holdings →TSLY dividend history →TSLY holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

OARK and TSLY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

OARK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

OARK 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for OARK ↗

TSLY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

TSLY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for TSLY ↗

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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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