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OARK vs YQQQ: 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 YQQQ’s 26.8%, though YQQQ returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $38m for YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF and $15m for YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
33.3%
OARK cash paid, 1 year
26.8%
YQQQ cash paid, 1 year
−2.6%
OARK total return, 1 year
+6.6%
YQQQ total return, 1 year
OARK · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.1 pts ahead of ARKK
1.1 pts ahead of ARKKOARK 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 ARKKTotal return, distributions reinvested1.1 pts ahead of ARKKOARK 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

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.
YQQQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 21.1 pts ahead of short QQQ
21.1 pts ahead of short QQQYQQQ over 1 year: paid 26.8%, price −21.3%, total +6.6%, short QQQ −14.5%, +21.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.short QQQ−14.5%YQQQ+6.6%26.8% of it arrived as cash21.1 pts ahead of short QQQTotal return, distributions reinvested21.1 pts ahead of short QQQYQQQ over 1 year: paid 26.8%, price −21.3%, total +6.6%, short QQQ −14.5%, +21.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.short QQQ−14.5%YQQQ+6.6%21.1 pts ahead of short QQQ

YQQQ over 1 year: paid 26.8%, price −21.3%, total +6.6%, short QQQ −14.5%, +21.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

OARK costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.2 points; OARK is 2.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OARK vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOARKYQQQ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−2.6%+6.6%
Price change, 1 yearfell 36.6%fell 21.3%
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkARK Innovation ETF, measured through ARKKNasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.00%1.11%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$38m$15m
Holdings
Holdings in common29%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · YQQQ scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score15.3OARK24.3YQQQ

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

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

What they share

29%

By the books each fund has filed, OARK and YQQQ hold 29% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.

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29% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OARK YQQQ
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 25.99% 16.15%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 31.70% 12.48%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in OARK
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 YQQQ
QQQ 12/18/2026 750.02 P 8.12%
QQQ US 11/06/26 P685 0.09%
QQQ US 11/06/26 P665 0.03%
QQQ US 12/18/26 C915 0.01%
QQQ US 11/06/26 P682 -0.23%
QQQ US 11/06/26 P704 -0.41%
QQQ 12/18/2026 750.02 C -0.45%
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Side by side

OARK YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on ARKK, paying weekly YQQQ YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF · Short option income on short QQQ, paying weekly
Strategy synthetic covered call short option income
Benchmark ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short
Pays weekly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 31.8% 22.7%
Expense ratio 1.00% 1.11%
Cash paid, 1 year 33.3% 26.8%
Price change, 1 year −36.6% −21.3%
Total return, 1 year −2.6% +6.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year −3.7% −14.5%
Ahead or behind +1.1 pts +21.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 3.9 years 2.2 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $38m $15m

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 YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowOARKYQQQOARKYQQQOARKYQQQ
3 months+1.6%+10.7%8.3%10.6%−3.9 pts+8.0 pts
6 months−2.3%+9.0%17.8%15.9%−3.3 pts+11.1 pts
1 year−2.6%+6.6%33.3%26.8%+1.1 pts+21.1 pts
3 years+62.6%–95.8%–−36.1 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: OARK Nov 2022 · YQQQ Aug 2024+47.8%−10.1%90.4%40.8%−75.3 pts+28.7 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.

YQQQ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YQQQ paid 26.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.6%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short returned −14.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 21.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 22.7%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, OARK or YQQQ?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OARK paid 33.3% of its starting price in cash and YQQQ paid 26.8%, 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 −2.6% and YQQQ +6.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
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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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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