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OARK vs XVSP: which paid, and which earned it?

OARK and XVSP both write options for income.

YieldMax(R) Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF and FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF.

37.4%OARK cash paid, 1 year
0.0%XVSP cash paid, 1 year
+6.6%OARK total return, 1 year
+9.2%XVSP total return, 1 year
OARK15.2 pts behind QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%OARK+6.6%37.4% as cash15.2 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%OARK+6.6%15.2 pts behind QQQ
XVSP9.6 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY−0.3%XVSP+9.2%9.6 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY−0.3%XVSP+9.2%9.6 pts ahead of SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, OARK and XVSP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in OARKOnly in XVSP
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 31.97%2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 1,500.03 304.12%
United States Treasury Bill 02/18/2027 31.91%2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 500.03 110.96%
United States Treasury Bill 07/08/2027 22.43%Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) 51.81%
2ARKK US 11/20/26 C85.01 FLX 8.43%2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 1,500.03 0.00%
United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 6.55%2026-10-23 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 1,232.73 0.00%
United States Treasury Bill 10/15/2026 3.23%2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 500.03 -0.04%
First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 1.09%2026-09-25 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 152.50 -0.31%
ARKK US 09/25/26 C86 0.66%2026-10-23 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) P 1,232.73 -366.53%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

OARK and XVSP over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
OARKXVSPOARKXVSPOARKXVSP
3 months+3.9%not published9.0%not published+6.4 ptsnot published
6 months+20.0%not published22.6%not published−4.2 ptsnot published
1 year+6.6%not published37.4%not published−15.2 ptsnot published
3 years+61.9%not published87.5%not published−36.3 ptsnot published
Since launch+58.8%+9.2%89.4%0.0%−96.7 pts+9.6 pts
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OARK and XVSP on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
OARK
YieldMax(R) Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF
Synthetic covered call on QQQ, paying weekly
XVSP
FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF
Option income on SPY
IssuerYieldMaxFirst Trust
Strategysynthetic covered calloption income
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxyS&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy
Paysweeklynot established
Payout rate, annualized27.9%not published
Expense ratio1.00%not published
Cash paid, 1 year37.4%0.0% (since launch on Aug 26, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−34.0%+9.2%
Total return, 1 year+6.6%+9.2% (since launch on Aug 26, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+21.8%−0.3%
Ahead or behind−15.2 pts+9.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate0%not published
Age1395 days23 days
Net assets$32m$2m

OARK in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OARK paid 37.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 34.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.6%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 15.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 27.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

XVSP in plain words

Over the period since launch on Aug 26, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XVSP paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.2%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned −0.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 9.6 pts.

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Where these figures came from

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OARK against XVSP, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, OARK against XVSP, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/oark-vs-xvsp Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources