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ACKY vs ACQQ: which paid, and which earned it?

ACKY and ACQQ both write options for income.

VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF and ProShares Nasdaq-100 Autocallable Income ETF.

13.9%ACKY cash paid, 1 year
0.0%ACQQ cash paid, 1 year
−1.3%ACKY total return, 1 year
−2.1%ACQQ total return, 1 year
ACKY17.9 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%ACKY−1.3%17.9 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%ACKY−1.3%17.9 pts behind SPY
ACQQ0.8 pts behind QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ−1.3%ACQQ−2.1%0.8 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ−1.3%ACQQ−2.1%0.8 pts behind QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and ACQQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in ACKYOnly in ACQQ
Microsoft Corp 11.56%NDX100 35% VOLATILITY AUTOCALLABLE SWAP BANK OF AMERICA NA 100.00%
Brookfield Corp 11.16%
Uber Technologies Inc 10.74%
Pershing Square USA Ltd 10.50%
Meta Platforms Inc 10.23%
Amazon.com Inc 9.95%
Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 8.86%
Restaurant Brands International Inc 8.22%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ACKY and ACQQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ACKYACQQACKYACQQACKYACQQ
3 months+0.8%not published3.7%not published−1.5 ptsnot published
6 months+5.8%not published7.7%not published−12.2 ptsnot published
1 year−1.3%not published13.9%not published−17.9 ptsnot published
Since launch−0.4%−2.1%14.0%0.0%−19.1 pts−0.8 pts
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ACKY and ACQQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ACKY
VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
ACQQ
ProShares Nasdaq-100 Autocallable Income ETF
Option income on QQQ
IssuerVistaSharesProShares
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyNasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlynot established
Payout rate, annualized15.7%not published
Expense ratio0.95%0.72%
Cash paid, 1 year13.9%0.0% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−15.1%−2.1%
Total return, 1 year−1.3%−2.1% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%−1.3%
Ahead or behind−17.9 pts−0.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age374 days35 days
Net assets$45m$23m

ACKY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ACKY paid 13.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 15.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −1.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 17.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.7%, paid monthly.

ACQQ in plain words

Over the period since launch on Aug 14, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ACQQ paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned −1.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACKY or ACQQ?
ACKY charges 0.95% a year and ACQQ charges 0.72%, so ACQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ACKY against ACQQ, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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