Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
ACKY vs CVRD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ACKY paid 14.0% of its price in cash against CVRD’s 7.7%, though CVRD returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets: $45m on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF, and $32m on Jun 30, 2026 for Madison Covered Call 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% 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, 2026.10.4 pts behind its own stocks
CVRD over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +4.3%, total +12.7%, its own stocks +23.1%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
its own stocks
+23.1%
CVRD
+12.7%
7.7% of it arrived as cash
10.4 pts behind its own stocks
Total return, distributions reinvested
10.4 pts behind its own stocks
CVRD over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +4.3%, total +12.7%, its own stocks +23.1%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
its own stocks
+23.1%
CVRD
+12.7%
10.4 pts behind its own stocks
7.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. CVRD over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +4.3%, total +12.7%, its own stocks +23.1%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
CVRD costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.3 points.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | ACKY | CVRD |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +6.4% | +12.7% |
| Price change, 1 year | fell 8.5% | rose 4.3% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 98% of the Sep 29, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | its own stocks |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.90% |
| Net assets, ACKY as of Nov 3, 2026 and CVRD as of Jun 30, 2026 | $45m | $32m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 14% | |
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
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 →
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and CVRD hold 14% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
14% in common
Only in one fund ↓
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 | CVRD | ACKY | CVRD | ACKY | CVRD |
| 3 months | +4.8% | +5.7% | 3.7% | 1.6% | +5.0 pts | −0.8 pts |
| 6 months | +1.0% | +5.8% | 6.9% | 3.2% | −4.0 pts | −3.8 pts |
| 1 year | +6.4% | +12.7% | 14.0% | 7.7% | −8.4 pts | −10.4 pts |
| 3 years | – | +26.9% | – | 27.7% | – | not measured |
| Since launchNot the same days: ACKY Sep 2025 · CVRD Aug 2023 | +6.9% | +27.2% | 16.2% | 27.8% | −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.
CVRD
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CVRD paid 7.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.7%. CVRD's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) returned +23.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid quarterly.
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