OARK Dividend Yield

YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF · YieldMax · ETF · weekly payer

$25.02

As of Nov 8, 2026, OARK (YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF) yields 55.09%, paying $13.79 a share a year in weekly distributions at its $25.02 price. It costs 1.00% a year and manages $38.5M. Over the last 3 years it returned 19.7% a year with distributions reinvested, against 23.3% for the S&P 500.

Dividend yield

55.09%

Paid a Year

$13.79

Expense Ratio

1.00%

Assets

$38.5M

3-Yr Return

19.7%/yr

Frequency

Weekly

Key facts about OARK

Data as of Nov 8, 2026 · Source: SmarterDividends data

As of Nov 8, 2026, OARK yields 55.09% and pays about $13.79 a share a year, weekly.
OARK paid $13.7860 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 8, 2026, in 52 payments.
OARK's expense ratio is 1.00% a year, or $100.00 on $10,000.
OARK is an ETF from YieldMax ETFs with $38.5M in assets, started Nov 22, 2022.
Since Nov 2022, OARK's share price has fallen 74%, while its total return with distributions reinvested was 43%.

Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "OARK Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 8, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/OARK

What $10,000 in OARK became

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From Nov 2022 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$14,285

Payouts taken as cash

$11,363

$8,769 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$19,524

Since Nov 2022, OARK's share price has fallen 74%, while its total return with distributions reinvested was 43%. Part of what it paid out came out of the share price, which is what investors call NAV erosion: the income was real, but so was the shrinking price.

OARK total return

A year, through Oct 2026. Total return counts every payout, reinvested; price return doesn't.

Period	Total return	Price return	S&P 500
1 year	−7.0%	−39.3%	+12.0%
3 years	+19.7%	−23.6%	+23.3%
Since Nov 2022	+9.5%	−29.1%	+18.6%

OARK distributions

Every payment →

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Nov 5, 2026	—	$0.1550	−59.7%
Oct 29, 2026	Oct 30, 2026	$0.1640	−76.6%
Oct 22, 2026	Oct 23, 2026	$0.15	−62.5%
Oct 15, 2026	Oct 16, 2026	$0.1910	−82.1%
Oct 8, 2026	Oct 9, 2026	$0.1670	−90.3%
Oct 1, 2026	Oct 2, 2026	$0.1670	−89.1%
Sep 24, 2026	Sep 25, 2026	$0.1670	−91.1%
Sep 17, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	$0.16	−90.7%
Sep 10, 2026	Sep 11, 2026	$0.2070	—
Sep 3, 2026	Sep 4, 2026	$0.2320	—
Aug 27, 2026	Aug 28, 2026	$0.2320	—
Aug 20, 2026	Aug 21, 2026	$0.1390	—

What OARK holds

Top ten holdings and sector weights as the fund reports them.

FGXXX First American Government Obligs X0.9%

OARK questions

What is OARK's dividend yield?

As of Nov 8, 2026, OARK yields 55.09%. Over the last 12 months it paid $13.7860 a share in 52 payments, against a $25.02 share price.

How often does OARK pay dividends?

OARK pays weekly, 52 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of OARK pay?

At about $13.7860 a share a year, 100 shares of OARK pay about $1,378.60 a year, $26.51 each week, before tax.

What is OARK's expense ratio?

OARK's expense ratio is 1.00% a year: $100.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.

What is OARK's total return?

In the year to Oct 2026, OARK returned -7.0% a year with distributions reinvested, of which -39.3% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

Does OARK have NAV erosion?

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: YieldMax
Started: Nov 22, 2022
Expense ratio: 1.00%
Assets: $38.5M
Dividend yield: 55.09%
Paid in the last year: $13.7860 (52 payments)
Last payment: $0.1550 · ex Nov 5, 2026
Beta (3 years): 1.66

Income Calculator

At $13.79 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (weekly)$26.51

Annual$1,378.60

Monthly avg$114.88

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OARK total return calculatorAny start year, with or without reinvesting OARK dividend calculator100 shares pay $1,378.60 a year, $26.51 each week

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Fund facts from the fund's own reports via Yahoo Finance; payments and returns from SmarterDividends records. For information only, not investment advice.