Which paid more, ACKY or DRKY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ACKY paid 14.0% of its starting price in cash and DRKY paid 15.2%, so DRKY 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 DRKY?

With every distribution reinvested, ACKY returned +6.4% and DRKY +15.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, ACKY or DRKY?

ACKY and DRKY both charge 0.95% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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ACKY vs DRKY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DRKY paid 15.2% of its price in cash against ACKY’s 14.0%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $45m for VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF and $20m for VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF.

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At a glance

14.0%

ACKY cash paid, 1 year

15.2%

DRKY cash paid, 1 year

+6.4%

ACKY total return, 1 year

+15.7%

DRKY total return, 1 year

ACKY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8.4 pts behind SPY

ACKY

+6.4%

SPY

+14.8%

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.

DRKY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.9 pts ahead of SPY

DRKY

+15.7%

SPY

+14.8%

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

DRKY

+15.7%

15.2% of it arrived as cash

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

DRKY

+15.7%

15.2% as cash

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

15.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.95% a year; their one-year returns differ by 9.3 points; ACKY is 2.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ACKY vs DRKY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	ACKY	DRKY
Paid and earned
Measure	ACKY	DRKY
Total return, 1 year	+6.4%	+15.7%
Price change, 1 year	fell 8.5%	fell 0.5%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	98% of the Sep 29, 2026 payment	100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	ACKY	DRKY
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	ACKY	DRKY
Expense ratio	0.95%	0.95%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$45m	$20m
Holdings
Measure	ACKY	DRKY
Holdings in common	5%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · DRKY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score34.4ACKY59DRKY

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

ACKY 34.4

DRKY 59

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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 →

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and DRKY hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

5% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACKY DRKY

Amazon.com Inc 9.54% 4.79%

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Only in ACKY

Microsoft Corp 12.01%

Brookfield Corp 11.51%

Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 10.79%

Uber Technologies Inc 9.89%

Pershing Square USA Ltd 9.73%

Meta Platforms Inc 9.13%

Restaurant Brands International Inc 8.26%

Visa Inc 5.85%

Only in DRKY

Natera Inc 27.89%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 8.64%

STMicroelectronics NV 7.05%

BBB Foods Inc 5.63%

CDW Corp 4.68%

Insmed Inc 4.38%

Fox Corp 4.35%

United Airlines Holdings Inc 4.11%

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Side by side

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) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 14.5% 15.2%

Expense ratio 0.95% 0.95%

Cash paid, 1 year 14.0% 15.2%

Price change, 1 year −8.5% −0.5%

Total return, 1 year +6.4% +15.7%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −8.4 pts +0.9 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 98% 100%

Age 1.2 years 1.1 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $45m $20m

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

Window by window: ACKY vs DRKY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	ACKY	DRKY	ACKY	DRKY	ACKY	DRKY
3 months	+4.8%	+6.3%	3.7%	4.0%	+5.0 pts	+6.4 pts
6 months	+1.0%	+6.2%	6.9%	7.5%	−4.0 pts	+1.1 pts
1 year	+6.4%	+15.7%	14.0%	15.2%	−8.4 pts	+0.9 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ACKY Sep 2025 · DRKY Oct 2025	+6.9%	+20.0%	16.2%	16.8%	−12.6 pts	+4.8 pts

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About each fund

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.

DRKY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DRKY paid 15.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.2%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, ACKY or DRKY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ACKY paid 14.0% of its starting price in cash and DRKY paid 15.2%, so DRKY 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 DRKY?: With every distribution reinvested, ACKY returned +6.4% and DRKY +15.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, ACKY or DRKY?: ACKY and DRKY both charge 0.95% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

ACKY and DRKY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ACKY and DRKY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

ACKY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

VistaShares page for ACKY ↗

DRKY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

VistaShares page for DRKY ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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