OARK ETF returns, drawdowns and dividends
YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF · Option income ETF
Chart shows price change, dividends not included · Prices through the close of · Updated after every US trading day · Source: Yahoo Finance
OARK returns by period
Total return assumes every dividend is reinvested at the closing price on its ex-dividend date. Price return is the change in the closing price alone. The 3 and 5 year rows also show the yearly rate (CAGR).
| Period | Since | Total return | Price return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -7.84% | -9.98% | |
| 3 months | +7.16% | -1.21% | |
| 6 months | +2.12% | -16.58% | |
| Year to date | +5.47% | -25.07% | |
| 1 year | -6.35% | -39.58% | |
| 3 years | +76.10% (+20.75%/yr) | -54.10% (-22.85%/yr) | |
| Since first close | +49.38% (+10.79%/yr) | -72.81% (-28.28%/yr) |
Did OARK's payouts keep up with its price?
Over the past year OARK paid out 32.30% of its starting price in distributions, while its price changed -39.58%. Reinvesting every payment gave a total return of -6.35%. The distributions did not make up for the fall in price, so a holder ended the year with less than they started with, even counting every payment.
Option income funds pay out option premiums and often part of their own assets, so a high yield can come with a falling share price. Total return is the fair measure: it counts both the payouts and the price change. Compare all option income ETFs.
OARK returns by calendar year
| Year | Total return | Price return |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to Oct 26) | +5.47% | -25.07% |
| 2025 | +20.65% | -28.48% |
| 2024 | +7.43% | -30.17% |
| 2023 | +20.21% | -20.04% |
OARK drawdowns and recovery
Max drawdown is the largest fall from a previous peak close to a later close within the period. The deepest fall in the stored history was 74.49%, from $106.32 on Dec. 2, 2022 to $27.12 on July 29, 2026, and the price has not yet returned to that peak.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Max drawdown, 1 year | 40.33% |
| Max drawdown, 3 years | 63.57% |
| Max drawdown, 5 years | 74.49% |
| 52-week closing high | $45.45 Oct. 27, 2025 |
| 52-week closing low | $27.12 July 29, 2026 |
| Latest close | $27.22 Oct. 26, 2026 |
OARK dividends
OARK paid $14.55 per share in the last 12 months over 52 payments, a trailing yield of 53.46% at the latest close. The most recent ex-dividend date was Oct. 22, 2026 ($0.15 per share). Trailing yield is historical, not a forecast or an SEC 30-day yield.
| Year | Dividends per share | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | $10.78 | 43 |
| 2025 | $22.48 | 21 |
| 2024 | $24.31 | 13 |
| 2023 | $32.77 | 12 |
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About these numbers
- Calculated by FindETFStock from daily closing prices and ex-dividend amounts reported by Yahoo Finance, starting Nov. 25, 2022.
- Total assets are the fund's net assets as reported by Yahoo Finance; for a fund with several share classes, such as Vanguard's, the figure covers the whole fund. Trading volume is the 3-month average of shares traded per day, times the latest price.
- "5 years" is measured from the first stored close, about five years back; a fund or stock with a shorter history shows "Since first close" instead.
- Returns are before taxes and assume dividends are reinvested at the ex-date close with no costs.
- Past performance does not predict future results. This is not investment advice; see the financial disclaimer and methodology.