Which paid more, ACKY or EGGY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ACKY paid 14.0% of its starting price in cash and EGGY paid 30.4%, so EGGY 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 EGGY?

With every distribution reinvested, ACKY returned +6.4% and EGGY −12.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, ACKY or EGGY?

ACKY charges 0.95% a year and EGGY charges 0.92%, so EGGY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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ACKY vs EGGY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EGGY paid 30.4% of its price in cash against ACKY’s 14.0%, though ACKY returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $45m on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF, and $158m on Aug 31, 2026 for NestYield Dynamic Income ETF.

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At a glance

14.0%

ACKY cash paid, 1 year

30.4%

EGGY cash paid, 1 year

+6.4%

ACKY total return, 1 year

−12.6%

EGGY 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% 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.

EGGY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 27.4 pts behind SPY

EGGY

−12.6%

SPY

+14.8%

27.4 pts behind SPY

EGGY over 1 year: paid 30.4%, price −37.9%, total −12.6%, SPY +14.8%, −27.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

EGGY

−12.6%

27.4 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

27.4 pts behind SPY

EGGY over 1 year: paid 30.4%, price −37.9%, total −12.6%, SPY +14.8%, −27.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

EGGY

−12.6%

27.4 pts behind SPY

30.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. EGGY over 1 year: paid 30.4%, price −37.9%, total −12.6%, SPY +14.8%, −27.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

EGGY costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 19.0 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ACKY vs EGGY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	ACKY	EGGY
Paid and earned
Measure	ACKY	EGGY
Total return, 1 year	+6.4%	−12.6%
Price change, 1 year	fell 8.5%	fell 37.9%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	98% of the Sep 29, 2026 payment	100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	ACKY	EGGY
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	ACKY	EGGY
Expense ratio	0.95%	0.92%
Net assets, ACKY as of Nov 3, 2026 and EGGY as of Aug 31, 2026	$45m	$158m
Holdings
Measure	ACKY	EGGY
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score34.4ACKY11.7EGGY

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

EGGY 11.7

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

Risk and return

Sep 19, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 58 weekly returns

ACKY EGGY

Return

Total return edge ACKY −0.8% −9.3%

Annualized edge ACKY −0.7% −8.4%

Price return edge ACKY −16.7% −38.2%

Risk

Volatility edge ACKY 16.1% 35.4%

Max drawdown edge ACKY −14.6% −32.5%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge EGGY −0.20 −0.17

Sortino edge EGGY −0.31 −0.22

Calmar edge ACKY −0.05 −0.26

Reading

From Sep 2025 to Oct 2026, ACKY returned more: −0.8% to −9.3%. ACKY swung less: 16.1% to 35.4%. ACKY fell less at its worst: −14.6% to −32.5%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: ACKY vs EGGY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	ACKY	EGGY	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	−0.8%	−9.3%	ACKY	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	−0.7%	−8.4%	ACKY	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−16.7%	−38.2%	ACKY	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	16.1%	35.4%	ACKY	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	10.3%	28.2%	ACKY	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−14.6%	−32.5%	ACKY	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.20	−0.17	EGGY	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.31	−0.22	EGGY	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	−0.05	−0.26	ACKY	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 58 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and EGGY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACKY EGGY

Only in one fund ↓

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%

Amazon.com Inc 9.54%

Meta Platforms Inc 9.13%

Restaurant Brands International Inc 8.26%

Only in EGGY

Seagate Technology Holdings PL 13.26%

Bloom Energy Corp 8.93%

Lumentum Holdings Inc 8.38%

SK hynix Inc 5.56%

Vertiv Holdings Co 5.24%

Sandisk Corp 5.14%

Coherent Corp 5.11%

Alphabet Inc 4.80%

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Side by side

ACKY VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly EGGY NestYield Dynamic Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer VistaShares Nest Egg

Strategy covered call option income

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 14.5% 49.4%

Expense ratio 0.95% 0.92%

Cash paid, 1 year 14.0% 30.4%

Price change, 1 year −8.5% −37.9%

Total return, 1 year +6.4% −12.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −8.4 pts −27.4 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 98% 100%

Age 1.2 years 1.9 years

Net assets, ACKY as of Nov 3, 2026 and EGGY as of Aug 31, 2026 $45m $158m

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 EGGY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	ACKY	EGGY	ACKY	EGGY	ACKY	EGGY
3 months	+4.8%	−22.8%	3.7%	8.7%	+5.0 pts	−22.6 pts
6 months	+1.0%	−27.0%	6.9%	15.7%	−4.0 pts	−32.0 pts
1 year	+6.4%	−12.6%	14.0%	30.4%	−8.4 pts	−27.4 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ACKY Sep 2025 · EGGY Dec 2024	+6.9%	+6.8%	16.2%	50.5%	−12.6 pts	−24.6 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.

EGGY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EGGY paid 30.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 37.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −12.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 27.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 49.4%, paid monthly. Nest Egg estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, ACKY or EGGY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ACKY paid 14.0% of its starting price in cash and EGGY paid 30.4%, so EGGY 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 EGGY?: With every distribution reinvested, ACKY returned +6.4% and EGGY −12.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, ACKY or EGGY?: ACKY charges 0.95% a year and EGGY charges 0.92%, so EGGY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →ACKY on its own →EGGY on its own →ACKY dividend history →ACKY holdings →EGGY dividend history →EGGY holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

ACKY and EGGY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ACKY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

ACKY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

VistaShares page for ACKY ↗

EGGY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

EGGY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Nest Egg website ↗

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How this is computed

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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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