OARK ETF — YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF
YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF (OARK)
Updated October 8, 2026.
OARK is an ETF linked to Ark Innovation ETF (ARKK). its distribution rate is 29.80%, its trailing-12-month yield is 53.88%, its expense ratio is 1.00%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 35/100 (Elevated risk). Total return is 29174500.0% over the past 3.9 years, 29174356.8 points ahead of ARKK at 143.2%.
At the current 29.80% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $2,980 per year. Actual weekly payments vary.
OARK dividend yield and income
Price as of 2026-10-08.
The distribution rate (29.80%) is the latest posted forward yield, paid weekly. Trailing-12-month yield (53.88%) is the last year of payments divided by the current price. The last dividend was $0.1672. The last ex-dividend date was 10/08/2026. It was paid on 10/09/2026. At the current 29.80% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $2,980 per year. Actual weekly payments vary.
| Ex-date | As paid | Per current share | Change from previous payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | $0.1672 0.0% est. ROC | $0.1672 | -17.9% |
| 2026-10-01 | $0.2036 | $0.2036 | 21.9% |
| 2026-09-24 | $0.167 | $0.167 | 4.6% |
| 2026-09-17 | $0.1596 | $0.1596 | -22.7% |
| 2026-09-10 | $0.2065 | $0.2065 | -10.8% |
| 2026-09-03 | $0.2316 | $0.2316 | -0.3% |
| 2026-08-27 | $0.2324 | $0.2324 | 67.1% |
| 2026-08-20 | $0.1391 | $0.1391 | -4.3% |
| 2026-08-13 | $0.1454 | $0.1454 | -28.5% |
| 2026-08-06 | $0.2033 | $0.2033 | -4.2% |
| 2026-07-30 | $0.2123 | $0.2123 | -8.8% |
| 2026-07-23 | $0.2328 | $0.2328 | -16.3% |
| 2026-07-16 | $0.2781 | $0.2781 | -11.0% |
| 2026-07-09 | $0.3124 | $0.3124 | 27.8% |
| 2026-07-02 | $0.2445 | $0.2445 | 5.0% |
| 2026-06-25 | $0.2329 | $0.2329 | 2.0% |
| 2026-06-18 | $0.2283 | $0.2283 | 0.3% |
| 2026-06-11 | $0.2276 | $0.2276 | -19.3% |
| 2026-06-04 | $0.2822 | $0.2822 | 8.0% |
| 2026-05-28 | $0.2612 | $0.2612 | 8.9% |
| 2026-05-21 | $0.2399 | $0.2399 | -42.1% |
| 2026-05-14 | $0.4141 | $0.4141 | -0.7% |
| 2026-05-07 | $0.417 | $0.417 | -2.8% |
| 2026-04-30 | $0.429 | $0.429 | -2.1% |
| 2026-04-23 | $0.438 | $0.438 | 24.8% |
| 2026-04-16 | $0.351 | $0.351 | 5.7% |
| 2026-04-09 | $0.332 | $0.332 | 11.8% |
| 2026-04-02 | $0.297 | $0.297 | 1.7% |
| 2026-03-26 | $0.292 | $0.292 | 1.7% |
| 2026-03-19 | $0.287 | $0.287 | -8.6% |
| 2026-03-12 | $0.314 | $0.314 | 14.6% |
| 2026-03-05 | $0.274 | $0.274 | 10.0% |
| 2026-02-26 | $0.249 | $0.249 | 9.2% |
| 2026-02-19 | $0.228 | $0.228 | 11.8% |
| 2026-02-12 | $0.204 | $0.204 | 0.0% |
| 2026-02-05 | $0.204 | $0.204 | -5.1% |
| 2026-01-29 | $0.215 | $0.215 | -1.8% |
| 2026-01-22 | $0.219 | $0.219 | -12.0% |
| 2026-01-15 | $0.249 | $0.249 | 4.6% |
| 2026-01-08 | $0.238 | $0.238 | 8.7% |
| 2026-01-02 | $0.219 | $0.219 | -25.5% |
| 2025-12-26 | $0.294 | $0.294 | 1.7% |
| 2025-12-18 | $0.289 | $0.289 | -14.0% |
| 2025-12-11 | $0.336 | $0.336 | -47.2% |
| 2025-12-04 | $0.636 | $0.636 | 74.2% |
| 2025-11-28 | $0.073 | $0.365 | 4.3% |
| 2025-11-20 | $0.07 | $0.35 | -15.7% |
| 2025-11-13 | $0.083 | $0.415 | 7.8% |
| 2025-11-06 | $0.077 | $0.385 | -45.0% |
| 2025-10-30 | $0.14 | $0.7 | 75.0% |
| 2025-10-23 | $0.08 | $0.4 | -62.6% |
| 2025-10-16 | $0.214 | $1.07 | N/A |
| 2025-10-02 | $0.344 | $1.72 | 12.1% |
| 2025-09-04 | $0.307 | $1.535 | -18.4% |
| 2025-08-07 | $0.376 | $1.88 | 9.3% |
| 2025-07-10 | $0.344 | $1.72 | -12.9% |
| 2025-06-12 | $0.395 | $1.975 | 26.6% |
| 2025-05-15 | $0.312 | $1.56 | 6.8% |
| 2025-04-17 | $0.292 | $1.46 | -9.0% |
| 2025-03-20 | $0.321 | $1.605 | -24.8% |
| 2025-02-20 | $0.427 | $2.135 | 29.4% |
| 2025-01-23 | $0.33 | $1.65 | 0.3% |
| 2024-12-27 | $0.329 | $1.645 | -29.9% |
| 2024-11-29 | $0.469 | $2.345 | 66.3% |
| 2024-10-31 | $0.282 | $1.41 | -30.9% |
| 2024-10-03 | $0.408 | $2.04 | 38.3% |
| 2024-09-06 | $0.295 | $1.475 | 12.2% |
| 2024-08-07 | $0.263 | $1.315 | 6.9% |
| 2024-07-05 | $0.246 | $1.23 | -38.5% |
| 2024-06-06 | $0.4 | $2 | -24.0% |
| 2024-05-06 | $0.526 | $2.63 | 10.5% |
| 2024-04-04 | $0.476 | $2.38 | 2.8% |
| 2024-03-06 | $0.463 | $2.315 | 19.9% |
| 2024-02-07 | $0.386 | $1.93 | 21.0% |
| 2024-01-05 | $0.319 | $1.595 | 31.8% |
| 2023-12-07 | $0.242 | $1.21 | -37.0% |
| 2023-11-08 | $0.384 | $1.92 | 14.6% |
| 2023-10-06 | $0.335 | $1.675 | -8.0% |
| 2023-09-08 | $0.364 | $1.82 | -46.8% |
| 2023-08-04 | $0.684 | $3.42 | 23.2% |
| 2023-07-07 | $0.555 | $2.775 | 8.8% |
| 2023-06-07 | $0.51 | $2.55 | 39.7% |
| 2023-05-05 | $0.365 | $1.825 | -28.4% |
| 2023-04-06 | $0.51 | $2.55 | -33.7% |
| 2023-03-08 | $0.769 | $3.845 | -29.4% |
| 2023-02-08 | $1.09 | $5.45 | 46.3% |
| 2023-01-10 | $0.745 | $3.725 | — |
| 2023 total | — | $32.765 | — |
| 2024 total | — | $24.31 | -25.8% |
| 2025 total (cadence changed) | — | $22.48 | -7.5% |
| 2026 YTD total (cadence changed) | — | $10.478 | -44.0% vs prior-year YTD |
OARK dividend growth
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed -40.9%. The 1Y row below uses this same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison.
| Window | Change |
|---|---|
| 1Y | -40.9% |
| 3Y | 0.0% |
| 5Y | 0.0% |
OARK holdings and sector exposure
Holdings are not available for this snapshot.
Economic / reference exposure: ARKK (physical holdings below may be collateral and options, not the reference asset itself).
OARK performance versus ARKK
Price and return data through 2026-10-08.
Total return is 29174500.0% over the past 3.9 years, 29174356.8 points ahead of ARKK at 143.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -2.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 23.3%.
| Window | Total return | CAGR |
|---|---|---|
| 1M | 0.3% | — |
| 3M | 3.7% | — |
| 6M | 17.0% | — |
| YTD | 11.1% | — |
| 1Y | -2.1% | — |
| 2Y CAGR | — | 22.30% |
| 3Y CAGR | — | 18.50% |
| Since inception (3.9 years) | 29174500.0% | 2474.30% |
OARK key facts
- Distribution Safety Score™
- 35 · Elevated risk
- Safety-Adjusted Yield
- 10.43%
- Issuer
- YieldMax
- Asset type
- ETF
- Asset class
- Equity
- Inception date
- 11/22/2022
- Expense ratio
- 1.00%
- Distribution rate
- 29.80%
- Distribution frequency
- Weekly
- Trailing yield
- 53.88%
- Last close
- $29.17 (as of 2026-10-08)
- AUM
- $32,354,323
- Average volume
- 14854.0
- Last dividend
- $0.1672
- Latest 19(a) ROC estimate
- 0.00%
- Last ex-dividend date
- 10/08/2026
- Last payment date
- 10/09/2026
- Beta
- 1.66
How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns
Distribution rate (29.80%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (53.88%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.
Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology
Sources and review
Primary sources: YieldMax or company page; Index: Ark Innovation ETF (ARKK); prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.
Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.
OARK risks and drawbacks
The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 23.3%.
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Frequently asked questions
Does OARK pay monthly?
No. OARK currently pays weekly, not monthly.
What is OARK linked to?
OARK is linked to Ark Innovation ETF (ARKK), not a broad market index.
What is OARK's expense ratio?
OARK's expense ratio is 1.00%.
What is OARK's dividend yield?
OARK's distribution rate is 29.80%, paid weekly, with a 1.00% expense ratio — the latest regular payout annualised, not a trailing 12-month yield (data as of October 8, 2026).
How has OARK's dividend grown?
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed -40.9%. That is the same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison used in the dividend-history table.
When does OARK pay a dividend?
OARK pays weekly. The last dividend was $0.1672. The last ex-dividend date was 10/08/2026. It was paid on 10/09/2026.
How has OARK performed?
Total return is 29174500.0% over the past 3.9 years, 29174356.8 points ahead of ARKK at 143.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -2.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 23.3%.
Is OARK a good investment?
OARK's Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score is 35 (Elevated risk). That is a risk signal, not investment advice. Its distribution rate is 29.80% (the latest regular payout annualised, not a trailing yield). Compare peers below rather than treating any single figure as a buy or sell.
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