Data as of .
ACKY vs BALQ: which paid, and which earned it?
ACKY and BALQ both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and BALQ hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ACKY | BALQ |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corp | 11.56% | 6.72% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 9.95% | 4.76% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 10.23% | 3.31% |
| Only in ACKY | Only in BALQ |
|---|---|
| Brookfield Corp 11.16% | NVIDIA 8.62% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 10.74% | APPLE 7.63% |
| Pershing Square USA Ltd 10.50% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY 5.06% |
| Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 8.86% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.31% |
| Restaurant Brands International Inc 8.22% | ALPHABET CLASS A 3.44% |
| Visa Inc 5.35% | ALPHABET CLASS C 3.09% |
| Mastercard Inc 5.11% | BROADCOM INC 2.99% |
| S&P Global Inc 4.73% | TESLA INC 2.73% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACKY | BALQ | ACKY | BALQ | ACKY | BALQ | |
| 3 months | +0.8% | −0.5% | 3.7% | 2.8% | −1.5 pts | +1.9 pts |
| 6 months | +5.8% | +27.2% | 7.7% | 6.5% | −12.2 pts | +3.0 pts |
| 1 year | −1.3% | not published | 13.9% | not published | −17.9 pts | not published |
| Since launch | −0.4% | +21.4% | 14.0% | 8.5% | −19.1 pts | +5.3 pts |
| ACKY VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | BALQ iShares Nasdaq Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | iShares |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.7% | 8.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.9% | 8.5% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | −15.1% | +11.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | −1.3% | +21.4% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −17.9 pts | +5.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 374 days | 289 days |
| Net assets | $45m | $29m |
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.
BALQ in plain words
Over the period since launch on Dec 3, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, BALQ paid 8.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 11.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.4%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +16.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.9%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, ACKY or BALQ?
- ACKY charges 0.95% a year and BALQ charges 0.35%, so BALQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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