Data as of .
OARK vs YQQQ: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year OARK paid 37.4% of its price in cash against YQQQ’s 23.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: OARK scores higher
Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?
A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, OARK and YQQQ hold 79% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | OARK | YQQQ |
|---|---|---|
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 | 31.97% | 28.76% |
| United States Treasury Bill 07/08/2027 | 22.43% | 28.59% |
| United States Treasury Bill 02/18/2027 | 31.91% | 17.25% |
| United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 | 6.55% | 13.01% |
| United States Treasury Bill 10/15/2026 | 3.23% | 7.09% |
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 | 1.09% | 5.94% |
| Only in OARK | Only in YQQQ |
|---|---|
| 2ARKK US 11/20/26 C85.01 FLX 8.43% | QQQ 10/16/2026 720.02 P 1.66% |
| ARKK US 09/25/26 C86 0.66% | QQQ US 09/25/26 P690 0.06% |
| ARKK US 09/25/26 C91 0.26% | QQQ US 09/18/26 P685 0.00% |
| ARK INNO CLL OPT 09/26 88.500 -0.42% | QQQ US 10/16/26 C925 0.00% |
| ARK ETF CLL OPT 09/26 89 -0.76% | QQQ US 09/25/26 P710 -0.13% |
| ARKK US 09/25/26 C83.5 -1.14% | INVESCO PUT OPT 09/26 712 -0.18% |
| 2ARKK US 11/20/26 P85.01 FLX -4.22% | QQQ 10/16/2026 720.02 C -2.06% |
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 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OARK | YQQQ | OARK | YQQQ | OARK | YQQQ | |
| 3 months | +3.9% | +5.8% | 9.0% | 6.5% | +6.4 pts | +8.3 pts |
| 6 months | +20.0% | −13.9% | 22.6% | 10.8% | −4.2 pts | −38.2 pts |
| 1 year | +6.6% | −3.5% | 37.4% | 23.1% | −15.2 pts | −25.3 pts |
| 3 years | +61.9% | not published | 87.5% | not published | −36.3 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +58.8% | −17.6% | 89.4% | 37.0% | −96.7 pts | −71.2 pts |
| OARK YieldMax(R) Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | YQQQ YieldMax(R) Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | YieldMax |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 27.9% | 21.3% |
| Expense ratio | 1.00% | 1.11% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 37.4% | 23.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | −34.0% | −25.7% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.6% | −3.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −15.2 pts | −25.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | 0% |
| Age | 1395 days | 764 days |
| Net assets | $32m | $27m |
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).
YQQQ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YQQQ paid 23.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 25.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −3.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 25.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 21.3%, paid weekly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, OARK or YQQQ?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OARK paid 37.4% of its starting price in cash and YQQQ paid 23.1%, 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 YQQQ?
- With every distribution reinvested, OARK returned +6.6% and YQQQ returned −3.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so OARK returned more.
- Which is cheaper, OARK or YQQQ?
- OARK charges 1.00% a year and YQQQ charges 1.11%, so OARK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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