Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
ACKY vs DJIA: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ACKY paid 14.0% of its price in cash against DJIA’s 10.1%, though DJIA returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets: $45m on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF, and $191m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Dow 30 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% 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, 2026.1 pt behind DIA
DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.1%, price +2.9%, total +13.9%, DIA +14.9%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
DIA
+14.9%
DJIA
+13.9%
10.1% of it arrived as cash
1 pt behind DIA
Total return, distributions reinvested
1 pt behind DIA
DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.1%, price +2.9%, total +13.9%, DIA +14.9%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
DIA
+14.9%
DJIA
+13.9%
10.1% as cash
1 pt behind DIA
10.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.1%, price +2.9%, total +13.9%, DIA +14.9%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
DJIA costs 0.35 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.5 points; DJIA is 4.2 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | ACKY | DJIA |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +6.4% | +13.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | fell 8.5% | rose 2.9% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 98% of the Sep 29, 2026 payment | 70% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | Dow Jones Industrial Average, measured through DIA |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 8.4 pts | behind by 1.0 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.60% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026 | $46m | $191m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 13% | |
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
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What they share
By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and DJIA hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
13% 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 | DJIA | ACKY | DJIA | ACKY | DJIA |
| 3 months | +4.8% | +1.4% | 3.7% | 1.7% | +5.0 pts | +2.8 pts |
| 6 months | +1.0% | +8.7% | 6.9% | 3.7% | −4.0 pts | +1.2 pts |
| 1 year | +6.4% | +13.9% | 14.0% | 10.1% | −8.4 pts | −1.0 pts |
| 3 years | – | +41.7% | – | 30.4% | – | −22.4 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: ACKY Sep 2025 · DJIA Feb 2022 | +6.9% | +46.0% | 16.2% | 40.8% | −12.6 pts | −27.9 pts |
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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.
DJIA
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DJIA paid 10.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.9%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +14.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.2%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 70% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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