Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
ACKY vs DYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ACKY paid 14.0% of its price in cash against DYLG’s 9.2%, though DYLG returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets: $45m on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF, and $4.8m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth 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.Not measured
DYLG over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +4.7%, total +14.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
DYLG
+14.8%
9.2% of it arrived as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
DYLG over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +4.7%, total +14.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
DYLG
+14.8%
9.2% cash
9.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. DYLG over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +4.7%, total +14.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
DYLG costs 0.60 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.4 points; ACKY is 9.6 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | ACKY | DYLG |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +6.4% | +14.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | fell 8.5% | rose 4.7% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 98% of the Sep 29, 2026 payment | 32% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | not published |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.35% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026 | $46m | $4.8m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 13% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and DYLG 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 | DYLG | ACKY | DYLG | ACKY | DYLG |
| 3 months | +4.8% | −0.1% | 3.7% | 0.8% | +5.0 pts | not measured |
| 6 months | +1.0% | +8.2% | 6.9% | 1.8% | −4.0 pts | not measured |
| 1 year | +6.4% | +14.8% | 14.0% | 9.2% | −8.4 pts | not measured |
| 3 years | – | +53.4% | – | 31.6% | – | not measured |
| Since launchNot the same days: ACKY Sep 2025 · DYLG Jul 2023 | +6.9% | +49.0% | 16.2% | 31.3% | −12.6 pts | not measured |
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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.
DYLG
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DYLG paid 9.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.8%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.0%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 32% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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How this is computed
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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