Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
ACKY vs DUBS: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ACKY paid 14.0% of its price in cash against DUBS’s 2.3%, though DUBS returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets: $45m on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF, and $398m on Jul 31, 2026 for Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield 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, 2026.3.8 pts ahead of SPY
DUBS over 1 year: paid 2.3%, price +16.0%, total +18.6%, SPY +14.8%, +3.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
DUBS
+18.6%
2.3% cash
3.8 pts ahead of SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
3.8 pts ahead of SPY
DUBS over 1 year: paid 2.3%, price +16.0%, total +18.6%, SPY +14.8%, +3.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
DUBS
+18.6%
3.8 pts ahead of SPY
2.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. DUBS over 1 year: paid 2.3%, price +16.0%, total +18.6%, SPY +14.8%, +3.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
DUBS costs 0.55 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.2 points.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | ACKY | DUBS |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +6.4% | +18.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | fell 8.5% | rose 16.0% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 98% of the Sep 29, 2026 payment | 71% of the Sep 30, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.40% |
| Net assets, ACKY as of Nov 3, 2026 and DUBS as of Jul 31, 2026 | $45m | $398m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
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
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 →
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and DUBS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
0% 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 | DUBS | ACKY | DUBS | ACKY | DUBS |
| 3 months | +4.8% | +0.6% | 3.7% | 0.6% | +5.0 pts | +0.7 pts |
| 6 months | +1.0% | +6.7% | 6.9% | 1.1% | −4.0 pts | +1.7 pts |
| 1 year | +6.4% | +18.6% | 14.0% | 2.3% | −8.4 pts | +3.8 pts |
| 3 years | – | +85.1% | – | 9.9% | – | +2.2 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: ACKY Sep 2025 · DUBS Jun 2023 | +6.9% | +86.4% | 16.2% | 10.2% | −12.6 pts | +3.2 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.
DUBS
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DUBS paid 2.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 16.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 2.2%, paid quarterly. Aptus estimates that 71% of the distribution paid Sep 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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