Data as of .
ACKY vs DDDD: which paid, and which earned it?
ACKY and DDDD both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and DDDD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in ACKY | Only in DDDD |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Corp 11.56% | Merck & Co Inc 4.93% |
| Brookfield Corp 11.16% | Abbott Laboratories 4.53% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 10.74% | Amgen Inc 4.38% |
| Pershing Square USA Ltd 10.50% | Coca-Cola Co/The 4.30% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 10.23% | Chevron Corp 4.25% |
| Amazon.com Inc 9.95% | ConocoPhillips 4.07% |
| Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 8.86% | Procter & Gamble Co/The 4.01% |
| Restaurant Brands International Inc 8.22% | Verizon Communications Inc 3.96% |
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 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACKY | DDDD | ACKY | DDDD | ACKY | DDDD | |
| 3 months | +0.8% | +4.9% | 3.7% | 1.6% | −1.5 pts | +2.6 pts |
| 6 months | +5.8% | +10.5% | 7.7% | 1.7% | −12.2 pts | −7.6 pts |
| 1 year | −1.3% | not published | 13.9% | not published | −17.9 pts | not published |
| Since launch | −0.4% | +8.7% | 14.0% | 1.6% | −19.1 pts | −6.5 pts |
| ACKY VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | DDDD YieldMax(R) U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | not established |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.7% | 18.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 1.01% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.9% | 1.6% (since launch on Mar 12, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −15.1% | +7.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | −1.3% | +8.7% (since launch on Mar 12, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +15.3% |
| Ahead or behind | −17.9 pts | −6.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 67% |
| Age | 374 days | 190 days |
| Net assets | $45m | $7m |
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.
DDDD in plain words
Over the period since launch on Mar 12, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, DDDD paid 1.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.4%, paid periodically. YieldMax estimates that 67% of the distribution paid Jul 6, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, ACKY or DDDD?
- ACKY charges 0.95% a year and DDDD charges 1.01%, so ACKY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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