Data as of .
ACKY vs EGGY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year EGGY paid 28.1% of its price in cash against ACKY’s 13.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and EGGY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in ACKY | Only in EGGY |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Corp 11.56% | Seagate Technology Holdings PL 12.31% |
| Brookfield Corp 11.16% | Bloom Energy Corp 10.77% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 10.74% | Micron Technology Inc 7.95% |
| Pershing Square USA Ltd 10.50% | Lumentum Holdings Inc 6.86% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 10.23% | Astera Labs Inc 6.85% |
| Amazon.com Inc 9.95% | Coherent Corp 5.81% |
| Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 8.86% | Vertiv Holdings Co 5.60% |
| Restaurant Brands International Inc 8.22% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.86% |
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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACKY | EGGY | ACKY | EGGY | ACKY | EGGY | |
| 3 months | +0.8% | −15.1% | 3.7% | 7.1% | −1.5 pts | −17.3 pts |
| 6 months | +5.8% | +27.6% | 7.7% | 19.4% | −12.2 pts | +9.6 pts |
| 1 year | −1.3% | +15.3% | 13.9% | 28.1% | −17.9 pts | −1.2 pts |
| Since launch | −0.4% | +42.3% | 14.0% | 45.5% | −19.1 pts | +11.8 pts |
| 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), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.7% | 34.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.92% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.9% | 28.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | −15.1% | −16.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | −1.3% | +15.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −17.9 pts | −1.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 374 days | 630 days |
| Net assets | $45m | $126m |
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.
EGGY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, EGGY paid 28.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 16.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 34.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, ACKY or EGGY?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ACKY paid 13.9% of its starting price in cash and EGGY paid 28.1%, 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 −1.3% and EGGY returned +15.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so EGGY returned more.
- 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 these figures came from
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