OARK vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
OARK and VAIE both write options for income. Net assets on Oct 19, 2026: $28m for YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF and $67m for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF.
VAIE costs 0.26 points a year less; VAIE is 2.4 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| OARK | VAIE | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 1.00% | 0.74% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026 | $28m | $67m |
| Total return, 1 year | −4.4% | not published |
| Benchmark | ARK Innovation ETF, measured through ARKK | not published |
| Holdings in common | not published | |
| Price change | fell 38.6% (1 year) | fell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 0% of the Oct 16, 2026 payment | |
2.9 pts ahead of ARKK
OARK over 1 year: paid 32.8%, price −38.6%, total −4.4%, ARKK −7.3%, +2.9 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
ARKK
−7.3%
OARK
−4.4%
2.9 pts ahead of ARKK
Total return, distributions reinvested
2.9 pts ahead of ARKK
OARK over 1 year: paid 32.8%, price −38.6%, total −4.4%, ARKK −7.3%, +2.9 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
ARKK
−7.3%
OARK
−4.4%
2.9 pts ahead of ARKK
32.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. OARK over 1 year: paid 32.8%, price −38.6%, total −4.4%, ARKK −7.3%, +2.9 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Not measured
VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
VAIE
+3.3%
6.8% of it arrived as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
VAIE
+3.3%
6.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | OARK | VAIE | OARK | VAIE | OARK | VAIE |
| 3 months | +2.2% | +2.5% | 8.4% | 4.1% | −5.2 pts | not measured |
| 6 months | +3.7% | – | 19.6% | – | −4.1 pts | – |
| 1 year | −4.4% | – | 32.8% | – | +2.9 pts | – |
| 3 years | +73.2% | – | 98.9% | – | −58.3 pts | – |
| Since launch Not the same days: OARK Nov 2022 · VAIE May 2026 | +51.7% | +3.3% | 90.1% | 6.8% | −79.9 pts | not measured |
Source: ETFIQ. – means no data for this window, usually because the fund is younger than it. Open this comparison in the app →
On the same fields
As of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid is what the fund distributed over the window, as a share of its price at the start. Payout rate is its latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
About OARK
Over the year to Oct 20, 2026, OARK paid 32.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 38.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −4.4%. ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) returned −7.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.9 pts. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 35.7%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Oct 16, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
About VAIE
Over the period from its first trade on May 12, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, VAIE paid 6.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.3%. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.8%, paid weekly.
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