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

ACKY and CDPI both write options for income.

VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF and Columbia High Dividend Premium Income ETF.

13.9%ACKY cash paid, 1 year
0.7%CDPI cash paid, 1 year
−1.3%ACKY total return, 1 year
+0.5%CDPI 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
CDPI4.1 pts behind SCHD · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SCHD+4.6%CDPI+0.5%4.1 pts behind SCHDTotal return, distributions reinvestedSCHD+4.6%CDPI+0.5%4.1 pts behind SCHD

Performance, window by window

ACKY and CDPI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ACKYCDPIACKYCDPIACKYCDPI
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%+0.5%14.0%0.7%−19.1 pts−4.1 pts
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ACKY and CDPI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ACKY
VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
CDPI
Columbia High Dividend Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SCHD
IssuerVistaSharesColumbia
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyUS dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy
Paysmonthlynot established
Payout rate, annualized15.7%8.2%
Expense ratio0.95%0.45%
Cash paid, 1 year13.9%0.7% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−15.1%−0.2%
Total return, 1 year−1.3%+0.5% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+4.6%
Ahead or behind−17.9 pts−4.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age374 days66 days
Net assets$45mnot published

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.

CDPI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Jul 14, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, CDPI paid 0.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.5%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +4.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.2%, paid periodically.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACKY or CDPI?
ACKY charges 0.95% a year and CDPI charges 0.45%, so CDPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ACKY against CDPI, 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, ACKY against CDPI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acky-vs-cdpi Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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