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OARK vs XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $38m for YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF and $4.5m for FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF.

At a glance
33.3%
OARK cash paid, 1 year
2.7%
XVSP cash paid, since launch, Aug 26, 2026
−2.6%
OARK total return, 1 year
−2.2%
XVSP total return, since launch, Aug 26, 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.
XVSP · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPCX
XVSP
−2.2%
SPCX
−2.7%

About even with SPCX

XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

−2.7%

XVSP

−2.2%

about even with SPCX

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPCX

XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

−2.7%

XVSP

−2.2%

about even with SPCX

2.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XVSP costs 0.15 points a year less; OARK is 8.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OARK vs XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOARKXVSP
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−2.6%not published
Price changefell 36.6% (1 year)fell 4.6% (since Aug 26, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkARK Innovation ETF, measured through ARKKSpace Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.00%0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$38m$4.5m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, OARK and XVSP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OARK XVSP
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 XVSP
2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index P 1,500.03 342.87%
2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index C 500.03 122.35%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) 50.05%
2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index C 1,500.03 0.00%
2027-01-22 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 1,327.41 0.00%
2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index P 500.03 -0.49%
2026-11-06 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 135 -0.52%
2027-01-22 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) P 1,327.41 -416.73%
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Side by side

OARK YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on ARKK, paying weekly XVSP FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF · Option income on SPCX
Strategy synthetic covered call option income
Benchmark ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Pays weekly not established
Payout rate, annualized 31.8% 16.6%
Expense ratio 1.00% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 33.3% 2.7% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −36.6% −4.6% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)
Total return, 1 year −2.6% −2.2% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year −3.7% −2.7% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)
Ahead or behind +1.1 pts +0.5 pts (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 100%
Age 3.9 years 70 days
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $38m $4.5m

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 XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowOARKXVSPOARKXVSPOARKXVSP
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 · XVSP Aug 2026+47.8%−2.2%90.4%2.7%−75.3 pts+0.4 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.

XVSP

Over the period from its first trade on Aug 26, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XVSP paid 2.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.2%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned −2.7% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.6%, paid periodically. First Trust estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 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 XVSP?
OARK charges 1.00% a year and XVSP charges 0.85%, so XVSP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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