Which is cheaper, OARK or YSPC?

OARK charges 1.00% a year and YSPC charges 1.01%, so OARK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

OARK vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return

OARK and YSPC both write options for income.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $38m for YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF and $42m for YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF.

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At a glance

33.3%

OARK cash paid, 1 year

16.7%

YSPC cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026

−2.6%

OARK total return, 1 year

−2.1%

YSPC total return, since launch, Jul 15, 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.

YSPC · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC

−2.1%

SPCX

+0.5%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

+0.5%

YSPC

−2.1%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

+0.5%

YSPC

−2.1%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

16.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

OARK costs 0.01 points a year less; YSPC is 1.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OARK vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	OARK	YSPC
Paid and earned
Measure	OARK	YSPC
Total return, 1 year	−2.6%	not published
Price change	fell 36.6% (1 year)	fell 18.2% (since Jul 15, 2026)
Against its benchmark
Measure	OARK	YSPC
Benchmark	ARK Innovation ETF, measured through ARKK	Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Cost and size
Measure	OARK	YSPC
Expense ratio	1.00%	1.01%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$38m	$42m
Holdings
Measure	OARK	YSPC
Holdings in common	40%

Method

What they share

40%

By the books each fund has filed, OARK and YSPC hold 40% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

40% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OARK YSPC

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 25.99% 29.45%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 31.70% 13.87%

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 YSPC

SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 C 0.32%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C145 0.13%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C146 0.11%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C141 -0.11%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C140 -0.72%

SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 P -21.73%

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Side by side

OARK YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on ARKK, paying weekly YSPC YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPCX, paying weekly

Issuer YieldMax YieldMax

Strategy synthetic covered call synthetic covered call

Benchmark ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)

Pays weekly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 31.8% 60.1%

Expense ratio 1.00% 1.01%

Cash paid, 1 year 33.3% 16.7% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Price change, 1 year −36.6% −18.2% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Total return, 1 year −2.6% −2.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year −3.7% +0.5% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Ahead or behind +1.1 pts −2.6 pts (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published

Age 3.9 years 112 days

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $38m $42m

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 YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	OARK	YSPC	OARK	YSPC	OARK	YSPC
3 months	+1.6%	+11.7%	8.3%	18.2%	−3.9 pts	−13.8 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 · YSPC Jul 2026	+47.8%	−2.1%	90.4%	16.7%	−75.3 pts	−2.5 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.

YSPC

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, YSPC paid 16.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 18.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.1%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned +0.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.1%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, OARK or YSPC?: OARK charges 1.00% a year and YSPC charges 1.01%, so OARK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →OARK on its own →YSPC on its own →OARK dividend history →OARK holdings →YSPC dividend history →YSPC holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

OARK and YSPC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

OARK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

OARK 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for OARK ↗

YSPC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YSPC 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for YSPC ↗

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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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