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- Writes options on a fund, not a stock. OARK's underlying is the ARK Innovation ETF, so its premium comes from a basket of holdings rather than a single issuer. That removes single-stock risk and replaces it with the basket's own concentration.
- The longest record here: 90 distributions, first paid January 10, 2023, from a fund whose issuer-stated inception is November 22, 2022. No other fund on this list has more than 84.
- Return of capital: 0.00% on the October 28, 2026 distribution, 100.00% income, per YieldMax's footnote.
- The record: 35 monthly payments at $0.2416 to $1.0901, then 55 weekly ones at $0.0704 to $0.6356, median $0.2316.
- Rate, size and fee: a 30.47% distribution rate against a 2.87% SEC yield, on $39.94M of net assets at a $27.93 NAV, with a 1.00% gross expense ratio.
Three and a half years of record is long enough to be worth something. OARK has paid through the 2023 rally, the 2024 chop and the schedule change, which tells you the mechanism is durable — it does not tell you what a holder's total return was, because the distributions and the NAV move separately. The figures quoted in the text on this page are those the issuer published for the 29 October 2026 ex-date; the chart and the table above are drawn live from the payment record and show every distribution since, including any declared after that date.
Each point is a declared OARK distribution from January 10, 2023 — the longest payout history of the twenty funds on this list. Thirty-five monthly payments precede the October 2025 switch and 55 weekly ones follow it.
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Each point is one payment; the line ends at the most recent payout. The table below totals them by year.
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| Recent Ex-Dividend Dates | Distribution / Share |
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"Next expected" is estimated from OARK's recent payment rhythm — the fund announces exact dates shortly before each payout, and the data feed can lag a few days. You must own shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payout; the cash typically arrives days later. See every fund's upcoming date on the live dividend calendar.
A real total-return estimate, assuming every payout was reinvested — including what happened to the share price. Before taxes and fees. Past performance does not predict the future.
Every other fund in this cohort writes options against one company or one index. OARK writes against the ARK Innovation ETF — a managed basket whose composition changes. The premium it collects therefore reflects the volatility of that basket, which is higher than an index like the Nasdaq-100 and lower than a single momentum stock.
You can see that in the middle: a 30.47% distribution rate sits between YQQQ's 23.38% on the Nasdaq-100 and RBLY's 70.3% on Roblox. And the latest check is estimated 100% income, with no return of capital at all. Put it beside any of them in the compare tool.
| Year | Total Distributions / Share | Payments | Change vs Prior Year |
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Data source: Yahoo Finance. Figures are per share; the current year may be partial and figures should be verified against official sources.
Calculated from complete calendar years in the data above. Past results don't guarantee future payments.
When Is OARK's Next Ex-Dividend Date?
OARK pays weekly — declared each Wednesday, ex-dividend the Thursday — after 35 monthly payments through October 2025. The exact date of each payout is announced by the fund only shortly beforehand, so no site can promise the next date — but the live schedule box above shows the most recent ex-dividend date and the expected window for the next one, computed from OARK's actual payment rhythm. Remember: you must own shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payout.
Ninety Distributions Since January 2023
OARK has the longest payout record of any fund on this list. Its issuer-stated inception is November 22, 2022; it paid first on January 10, 2023 and has declared 90 times: 35 monthly payments from $0.2416 to $1.0901, then 55 weekly ones from $0.0704 to $0.6356 with a median of $0.2316. The latest is $0.1637.
Why the Underlying Being a Fund Matters
ARKK is an actively managed basket, so OARK's premium comes from whatever that basket currently holds rather than from one company's news cycle. In practice that puts its distribution rate — 30.47% — between the index funds and the single-stock ones in the same family. It also means a holder cannot look up one stock to understand the volatility being sold; the exposure changes as the underlying manager changes positions.
A Long Record Is Evidence of the Mechanism, Not of the Outcome
Three and three-quarter years of uninterrupted distributions through two very different markets says the option-selling machinery keeps producing cash. It does not say a holder from January 2023 is ahead, because the payments and the NAV are separate questions and a distribution reduces the latter. The latest composition — 0.00% return of capital, 100.00% income — is the encouraging half; the share price over the same window is the other half, and the chart above is designed to be read with it.
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