Which paid more, OARK or YYY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OARK paid 33.3% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, 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 −2.6% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

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.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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OARK vs YYY: 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 YYY’s 12.4%, though YYY returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $38m for YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF and $674m for Amplify CEF High Income ETF.

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At a glance

33.3%

OARK cash paid, 1 year

12.4%

YYY cash paid, 1 year

−2.6%

OARK total return, 1 year

+1.9%

YYY total return, 1 year

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.

YYY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

YYY

+1.9%

none

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

12.4% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

12.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

OARK costs 2.23 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.5 points; YYY is 17.7 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OARK vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	OARK	YYY
Paid and earned
Measure	OARK	YYY
Total return, 1 year	−2.6%	+1.9%
Price change, 1 year	fell 36.6%	fell 10.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		18% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	OARK	YYY
Benchmark	ARK Innovation ETF, measured through ARKK	its own holdings
Cost and size
Measure	OARK	YYY
Expense ratio	1.00%	3.23%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$38m	$674m
Holdings
Measure	OARK	YYY
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

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

50%

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OARK YYY

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 YYY

abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.64%

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 3.31%

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.31%

BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.30%

PIMCO High Income Fund 3.06%

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.04%

Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.70%

abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund 2.66%

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Side by side

OARK YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on ARKK, paying weekly YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF · Income from closed-end funds on its own holdings, paying monthly

Issuer YieldMax Amplify

Strategy synthetic covered call income from closed-end funds

Benchmark ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) YYY's own holdings (from its holdings of Nov 3, 2026)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 31.8% 13.8%

Expense ratio 1.00% 3.23%

Cash paid, 1 year 33.3% 12.4%

Price change, 1 year −36.6% −10.3%

Total return, 1 year −2.6% +1.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year −3.7% not published

Ahead or behind +1.1 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 18%

Age 3.9 years 14.4 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $38m $674m

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 YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	OARK	YYY	OARK	YYY	OARK	YYY
3 months	+1.6%	−4.9%	8.3%	3.2%	−3.9 pts	not measured
6 months	−2.3%	−4.1%	17.8%	6.2%	−3.3 pts	not measured
1 year	−2.6%	+1.9%	33.3%	12.4%	+1.1 pts	not measured
3 years	+62.6%	+35.2%	95.8%	38.6%	−36.1 pts	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: OARK Nov 2022 · YYY Jun 2012	+47.8%	+114.4%	90.4%	113.6%	−75.3 pts	not measured

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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.

YYY

No 1-year comparison: a quarter's holdings filing is missing from the year.

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.8%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 18% 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 paid more, OARK or YYY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OARK paid 33.3% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, 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 −2.6% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
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 to next

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

Sources and dates

OARK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

OARK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

OARK 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for OARK ↗

YYY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YYY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YYY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for YYY ↗

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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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