Data as of .
ACKY vs APRH: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year ACKY paid 13.9% of its price in cash against APRH’s 5.9%, though APRH returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: APRH scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and APRH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in ACKY | Only in APRH |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Corp 11.56% | TREASURY BILL 94.03% |
| Brookfield Corp 11.16% | TREASURY BILL 2.00% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 10.74% | TREASURY BILL 1.99% |
| Pershing Square USA Ltd 10.50% | TREASURY BILL 1.98% |
| 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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACKY | APRH | ACKY | APRH | ACKY | APRH | |
| 3 months | +0.8% | +1.3% | 3.7% | 2.1% | −1.5 pts | −0.9 pts |
| 6 months | +5.8% | +5.1% | 7.7% | 3.7% | −12.2 pts | −12.9 pts |
| 1 year | −1.3% | +6.5% | 13.9% | 5.9% | −17.9 pts | −10.1 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +22.5% | not published | 19.7% | not published | −55.9 pts |
| Since launch | −0.4% | +28.3% | 14.0% | 22.2% | −19.1 pts | −65.3 pts |
| ACKY VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | APRH Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF -- April Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | Innovator |
| Strategy | covered call | defined income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | quarterly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.7% | 8.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.9% | 5.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | −15.1% | +0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | −1.3% | +6.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −17.9 pts | −10.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 374 days | 1264 days |
| Net assets | $45m | $25m |
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.
APRH in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, APRH paid 5.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, paid quarterly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, ACKY or APRH?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ACKY paid 13.9% of its starting price in cash and APRH paid 5.9%, so ACKY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, ACKY or APRH?
- With every distribution reinvested, ACKY returned −1.3% and APRH returned +6.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so APRH returned more.
- Which is cheaper, ACKY or APRH?
- ACKY charges 0.95% a year and APRH charges 0.79%, so APRH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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