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ACKY vs APRJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ACKY paid 14.0% of its price in cash against APRJ’s 6.2% and the two finished level on total return.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $45m for VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF and $27m for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April.

At a glance
14.0%
ACKY cash paid, 1 year
6.2%
APRJ cash paid, 1 year
+6.4%
ACKY total return, 1 year
+6.2%
APRJ total return, 1 year
ACKY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8.4 pts behind SPY
ACKY
+6.4%
SPY
+14.8%

8.4 pts behind SPY

ACKY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −8.5%, total +6.4%, SPY +14.8%, −8.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

ACKY

+6.4%

14.0% of it arrived as cash

8.4 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

8.4 pts behind SPY

ACKY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −8.5%, total +6.4%, SPY +14.8%, −8.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

ACKY

+6.4%

8.4 pts behind SPY

14.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ACKY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −8.5%, total +6.4%, SPY +14.8%, −8.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
APRJ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8.6 pts behind SPY
APRJ
+6.2%
SPY
+14.8%

8.6 pts behind SPY

APRJ over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.1%, total +6.2%, SPY +14.8%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

APRJ

+6.2%

6.2% of it arrived as cash

8.6 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

8.6 pts behind SPY

APRJ over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.1%, total +6.2%, SPY +14.8%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

APRJ

+6.2%

8.6 pts behind SPY

6.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. APRJ over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.1%, total +6.2%, SPY +14.8%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

APRJ costs 0.16 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points; ACKY is 1.7 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ACKY vs APRJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureACKYAPRJ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+6.4%+6.2%
Price change, 1 yearfell 8.5%fell 0.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate98% of the Sep 29, 2026 payment53% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.95%0.79%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$45m$27m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · APRJ scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score34.4ACKY56.6APRJ

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and APRJ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACKY APRJ
Only in one fund ↓
Only in ACKY
Microsoft Corp 12.01%
Brookfield Corp 11.51%
Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 10.79%
Uber Technologies Inc 9.89%
Pershing Square USA Ltd 9.73%
Amazon.com Inc 9.54%
Meta Platforms Inc 9.13%
Restaurant Brands International Inc 8.26%
Only in APRJ
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Side by side

ACKY VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly APRJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly
Strategy covered call defined income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly quarterly
Payout rate, annualized 14.5% 6.9%
Expense ratio 0.95% 0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year 14.0% 6.2%
Price change, 1 year −8.5% −0.1%
Total return, 1 year +6.4% +6.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −8.4 pts −8.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 98% 53%
Age 1.2 years 3.6 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $45m $27m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: ACKY vs APRJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACKYAPRJACKYAPRJACKYAPRJ
3 months+4.8%+1.0%3.7%1.7%+5.0 pts+1.2 pts
6 months+1.0%+2.5%6.9%3.4%−4.0 pts−2.5 pts
1 year+6.4%+6.2%14.0%6.2%−8.4 pts−8.6 pts
3 years–+19.2%–17.7%–−63.7 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ACKY Sep 2025 · APRJ Apr 2023+6.9%+24.5%16.2%21.1%−12.6 pts−70.4 pts

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About each fund
ACKY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ACKY paid 14.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.5%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Sep 29, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

APRJ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, APRJ paid 6.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.9%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 53% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, ACKY or APRJ?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ACKY paid 14.0% of its starting price in cash and APRJ paid 6.2%, 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 APRJ?
With every distribution reinvested, ACKY returned +6.4% and APRJ +6.2% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, ACKY or APRJ?
ACKY charges 0.95% a year and APRJ charges 0.79%, so APRJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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