Which paid more, OARK or XIDE?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OARK paid 33.3% of its starting price in cash and XIDE paid 6.3%, 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 XIDE?

With every distribution reinvested, OARK returned −2.6% and XIDE +6.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, OARK or XIDE?

OARK charges 1.00% a year and XIDE charges 0.85%, so XIDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

OARK vs XIDE: 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 XIDE’s 6.3%, though XIDE returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $38m for YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF and $20m for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December.

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At a glance

33.3%

OARK cash paid, 1 year

6.3%

XIDE cash paid, 1 year

−2.6%

OARK total return, 1 year

+6.6%

XIDE 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.

XIDE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8.2 pts behind VOO

XIDE

+6.6%

VOO

+14.8%

8.2 pts behind VOO

XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.6%, VOO +14.8%, −8.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIDE

+6.6%

6.3% of it arrived as cash

8.2 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

8.2 pts behind VOO

XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.6%, VOO +14.8%, −8.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIDE

+6.6%

8.2 pts behind VOO

6.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.6%, VOO +14.8%, −8.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XIDE costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.2 points; OARK is 1.9 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OARK vs XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	OARK	XIDE
Paid and earned
Measure	OARK	XIDE
Total return, 1 year	−2.6%	+6.6%
Price change, 1 year	fell 36.6%	rose 0.1%
Against its benchmark
Measure	OARK	XIDE
Benchmark	ARK Innovation ETF, measured through ARKK	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	OARK	XIDE
Expense ratio	1.00%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$38m	$20m
Holdings
Measure	OARK	XIDE
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score15.3OARK61.1XIDE

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

XIDE 61.1

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 XIDE 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% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OARK XIDE

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 XIDE

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.07 110.10%

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 680.58 0.51%

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 612.52 -0.21%

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 680.58 -11.83%

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Side by side

OARK YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on ARKK, paying weekly XIDE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer YieldMax First Trust

Strategy synthetic covered call buffer with income

Benchmark ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 31.8% 6.2%

Expense ratio 1.00% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 33.3% 6.3%

Price change, 1 year −36.6% +0.1%

Total return, 1 year −2.6% +6.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year −3.7% +14.8%

Ahead or behind +1.1 pts −8.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 61%

Age 3.9 years 2.9 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $38m $20m

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 XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	OARK	XIDE	OARK	XIDE	OARK	XIDE
3 months	+1.6%	+1.3%	8.3%	1.5%	−3.9 pts	+1.4 pts
6 months	−2.3%	+3.1%	17.8%	3.1%	−3.3 pts	−1.9 pts
1 year	−2.6%	+6.6%	33.3%	6.3%	+1.1 pts	−8.2 pts
3 years	+62.6%	–	95.8%	–	−36.1 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: OARK Nov 2022 · XIDE Dec 2023	+47.8%	+20.7%	90.4%	18.4%	−75.3 pts	−47.4 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.

XIDE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIDE paid 6.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.6%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.2%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 61% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 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 XIDE?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OARK paid 33.3% of its starting price in cash and XIDE paid 6.3%, 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 XIDE?: With every distribution reinvested, OARK returned −2.6% and XIDE +6.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, OARK or XIDE?: OARK charges 1.00% a year and XIDE charges 0.85%, so XIDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) →Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →OARK on its own →XIDE on its own →OARK dividend history →OARK holdings →XIDE dividend history →XIDE 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 ↗

XIDE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XIDE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XIDE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XIDE ↗

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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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