Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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OARK vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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OARK and VOOY both write options for income.

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Net assets: $38m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF, beside XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF.

At a glance
33.3%
OARK cash paid, 1 year
1.5%
VOOY cash paid, since launch, Sep 2, 2026
−2.6%
OARK total return, 1 year
+0.3%
VOOY total return, since launch, Sep 2, 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.
VOOY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
VOOY
+0.3%
none

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

1.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

VOOY costs 0.25 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OARK vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOARKVOOY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−2.6%not published
Price changefell 36.6% (1 year)fell 1.2% (since Sep 2, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate26% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkARK Innovation ETF, measured through ARKKnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.00%0.75%
Net assets$38mnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

OARK YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on ARKK, paying weekly VOOY XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF · Option income
Strategy synthetic covered call option income
Benchmark ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) none
Pays weekly not established
Payout rate, annualized 31.8% 9.1%
Expense ratio 1.00% 0.75%
Cash paid, 1 year 33.3% 1.5% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −36.6% −1.2% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)
Total return, 1 year −2.6% +0.3% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year −3.7% not published
Ahead or behind +1.1 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 26%
Age 3.9 years 63 days
Net assets $38m not read by ETFIQ

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 VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowOARKVOOYOARKVOOYOARKVOOY
3 months+1.6%–8.3%–−3.9 pts–
6 months−2.3%–17.8%–−3.3 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 · VOOY Sep 2026+47.8%+0.3%90.4%1.5%−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.

VOOY

Over the period from its first trade on Sep 2, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, VOOY paid 1.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.3%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid periodically. XFUNDS estimates that 26% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 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 VOOY?
OARK charges 1.00% a year and VOOY charges 0.75%, so VOOY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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