Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
ACKY vs CDPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
ACKY and CDPI both write options for income.
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Net assets: $45m on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF, beside Columbia High Dividend Premium Income ETF.
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.Not measured
CDPI since launch: paid 1.5%, price +0.1%, total +1.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
CDPI
+1.6%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
CDPI since launch: paid 1.5%, price +0.1%, total +1.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
CDPI
+1.6%
1.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. CDPI since launch: paid 1.5%, price +0.1%, total +1.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
CDPI costs 0.50 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | ACKY | CDPI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +6.4% | not published |
| Price change | fell 8.5% (1 year) | rose 0.1% (since Jul 14, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 98% of the Sep 29, 2026 payment | 76% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | not published |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.45% |
| Net assets | $45m | not read by ETFIQ |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | ACKY | CDPI | ACKY | CDPI | ACKY | CDPI |
| 3 months | +4.8% | +0.4% | 3.7% | 1.5% | +5.0 pts | not measured |
| 6 months | +1.0% | – | 6.9% | – | −4.0 pts | – |
| 1 year | +6.4% | – | 14.0% | – | −8.4 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: ACKY Sep 2025 · CDPI Jul 2026 | +6.9% | +1.6% | 16.2% | 1.5% | −12.6 pts | not measured |
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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.
CDPI
Over the period from its first trade on Jul 14, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, CDPI paid 1.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.6%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.0%, paid monthly. Columbia estimates that 76% of the distribution paid Oct 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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