Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
OARK vs XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
OARK and XQQI both write options for income.
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Net assets: $38m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF, and $408m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF.
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, 2026.4.9 pts behind QQQ
XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.2%, total +7.7%, QQQ +12.6%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.6%
XQQI
+7.7%
17.0% of it arrived as cash
4.9 pts behind QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
4.9 pts behind QQQ
XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.2%, total +7.7%, QQQ +12.6%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.6%
XQQI
+7.7%
4.9 pts behind QQQ
17.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.2%, total +7.7%, QQQ +12.6%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
XQQI costs 0.02 points a year less; XQQI is 10.0 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | OARK | XQQI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −2.6% | not published |
| Price change | fell 36.6% (1 year) | fell 9.2% (since Feb 3, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Oct 9, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | ARK Innovation ETF, measured through ARKK | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.00% | 0.98% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026 | $41m | $408m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, OARK and XQQI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | OARK | XQQI | OARK | XQQI | OARK | XQQI |
| 3 months | +1.6% | −4.1% | 8.3% | 5.0% | −3.9 pts | −0.6 pts |
| 6 months | −2.3% | −3.0% | 17.8% | 10.0% | −3.3 pts | −2.6 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 · XQQI Feb 2026 | +47.8% | +7.7% | 90.4% | 17.0% | −75.3 pts | −4.9 pts |
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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.
XQQI
Over the period from its first trade on Feb 3, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XQQI paid 17.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 9.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.2%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 9, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
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How this is computed
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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