Data as of .
OARK vs YYY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year OARK paid 37.4% of its price in cash against YYY’s 12.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: YYY scores higher
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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 YYY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in OARK | Only in YYY |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 31.97% | abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.61% |
| United States Treasury Bill 02/18/2027 31.91% | BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.33% |
| United States Treasury Bill 07/08/2027 22.43% | Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.32% |
| 2ARKK US 11/20/26 C85.01 FLX 8.43% | Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.30% |
| United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 6.55% | PIMCO High Income Fund 3.04% |
| United States Treasury Bill 10/15/2026 3.23% | Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 2.98% |
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 1.09% | Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.66% |
| ARKK US 09/25/26 C86 0.66% | Western Asset Diversified Income Fund 2.45% |
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 | YYY | OARK | YYY | OARK | YYY | |
| 3 months | +3.9% | −2.5% | 9.0% | 3.1% | +6.4 pts | −4.8 pts |
| 6 months | +20.0% | +4.7% | 22.6% | 6.5% | −4.2 pts | −13.3 pts |
| 1 year | +6.6% | +3.4% | 37.4% | 12.1% | −15.2 pts | −13.2 pts |
| 3 years | +61.9% | +37.1% | 87.5% | 37.7% | −36.3 pts | −41.3 pts |
| Since launch | +58.8% | +117.8% | 89.4% | 112.4% | −96.7 pts | −519.1 pts |
| OARK YieldMax(R) Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Amplify |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 27.9% | 13.3% |
| Expense ratio | 1.00% | 3.23% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 37.4% | 12.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | −34.0% | −8.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.6% | +3.4% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −15.2 pts | −13.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | not published |
| Age | 1395 days | 5211 days |
| Net assets | $32m | $702m |
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).
YYY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YYY paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, OARK or YYY?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OARK paid 37.4% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.1%, 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 YYY?
- With every distribution reinvested, OARK returned +6.6% and YYY returned +3.4% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so OARK returned more.
- Which is cheaper, OARK or YYY?
- OARK charges 1.00% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so OARK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, OARK against YYY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/oark-vs-yyy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.