Data as of .
ACKY vs DJIA: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year ACKY paid 13.9% of its price in cash against DJIA’s 10.5%, though DJIA returned more with it reinvested.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and DJIA hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ACKY | DJIA |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corp | 11.56% | 5.74% |
| Visa Inc | 5.35% | 4.28% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 9.95% | 2.95% |
| Only in ACKY | Only in DJIA |
|---|---|
| Brookfield Corp 11.16% | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 10.95% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 10.74% | CATERPILLAR INC 9.40% |
| Pershing Square USA Ltd 10.50% | AMGEN INC 4.48% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 10.23% | UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.38% |
| Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 8.86% | TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 4.36% |
| Restaurant Brands International Inc 8.22% | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 4.07% |
| Mastercard Inc 5.11% | ALPHABET INC-CL A 4.06% |
| S&P Global Inc 4.73% | APPLE INC 3.91% |
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 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACKY | DJIA | ACKY | DJIA | ACKY | DJIA | |
| 3 months | +0.8% | +3.8% | 3.7% | 1.7% | −1.5 pts | +3.4 pts |
| 6 months | +5.8% | +11.3% | 7.7% | 4.1% | −12.2 pts | −2.7 pts |
| 1 year | −1.3% | +13.7% | 13.9% | 10.5% | −17.9 pts | +0.2 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +36.8% | not published | 29.3% | not published | −20.1 pts |
| Since launch | −0.4% | +42.6% | 14.0% | 39.6% | −19.1 pts | −25.6 pts |
| ACKY VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | DJIA Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF Covered call on DIA, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | Global X |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.7% | 6.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.9% | 10.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | −15.1% | +2.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | −1.3% | +13.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +13.5% |
| Ahead or behind | −17.9 pts | +0.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 84% |
| Age | 374 days | 1667 days |
| Net assets | $45m | $189m |
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.
DJIA in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DJIA paid 10.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.7%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +13.5% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 84% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, ACKY or DJIA?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ACKY paid 13.9% of its starting price in cash and DJIA paid 10.5%, so ACKY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, ACKY or DJIA?
- With every distribution reinvested, ACKY returned −1.3% and DJIA returned +13.7% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so DJIA returned more.
- Which is cheaper, ACKY or DJIA?
- ACKY charges 0.95% a year and DJIA charges 0.60%, so DJIA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, ACKY against DJIA, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acky-vs-djia Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.