Data as of .
ACKY vs DRKY: which paid, and which earned it?
ACKY and DRKY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and DRKY hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ACKY | DRKY |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Inc | 9.95% | 4.42% |
| AMZN US 10/16/26 C255 | -0.30% | -0.14% |
| Only in ACKY | Only in DRKY |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Corp 11.56% | Natera Inc 25.22% |
| Brookfield Corp 11.16% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 9.17% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 10.74% | STMicroelectronics NV 7.49% |
| Pershing Square USA Ltd 10.50% | YPF SA 4.78% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 10.23% | Insmed Inc 4.62% |
| Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 8.86% | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 4.52% |
| Restaurant Brands International Inc 8.22% | Alphabet Inc 4.45% |
| Visa Inc 5.35% | BBB Foods Inc 4.29% |
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 | DRKY | ACKY | DRKY | ACKY | DRKY | |
| 3 months | +0.8% | +11.8% | 3.7% | 3.8% | −1.5 pts | +9.6 pts |
| 6 months | +5.8% | +25.1% | 7.7% | 8.1% | −12.2 pts | +7.1 pts |
| 1 year | −1.3% | not published | 13.9% | not published | −17.9 pts | not published |
| Since launch | −0.4% | +24.1% | 14.0% | 14.1% | −19.1 pts | +9.7 pts |
| ACKY VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | DRKY VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | VistaShares |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.7% | 14.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.95% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.9% | 14.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | −15.1% | +8.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | −1.3% | +24.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +14.4% |
| Ahead or behind | −17.9 pts | +9.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 374 days | 345 days |
| Net assets | $45m | $19m |
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.
DRKY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Oct 8, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, DRKY paid 14.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +24.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +14.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 9.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, ACKY or DRKY?
- ACKY charges 0.95% a year and DRKY charges 0.95%, so ACKY 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 DRKY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acky-vs-drky Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.