Data as of .
ACKY vs FDND: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year ACKY paid 13.9% of its price in cash against FDND’s 7.1%, though FDND 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 FDND hold 24% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ACKY | FDND |
|---|---|---|
| Meta Platforms Inc | 10.23% | 10.12% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 9.95% | 9.98% |
| Netflix Inc | 4.01% | 5.90% |
| Only in ACKY | Only in FDND |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Corp 11.56% | Cisco Systems, Inc. 8.66% |
| Brookfield Corp 11.16% | Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 5.82% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 10.74% | Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 4.65% |
| Pershing Square USA Ltd 10.50% | Arista Networks, Inc. 4.62% |
| Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 8.86% | Salesforce, Inc. 4.36% |
| Restaurant Brands International Inc 8.22% | Booking Holdings Inc. 4.28% |
| Visa Inc 5.35% | Oracle Corporation 4.08% |
| Mastercard Inc 5.11% | Snowflake Inc. (Class A) 3.90% |
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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACKY | FDND | ACKY | FDND | ACKY | FDND | |
| 3 months | +0.8% | +8.9% | 3.7% | 2.0% | −1.5 pts | +8.5 pts |
| 6 months | +5.8% | +18.8% | 7.7% | 4.3% | −12.2 pts | +4.8 pts |
| 1 year | −1.3% | −0.6% | 13.9% | 7.1% | −17.9 pts | −14.1 pts |
| Since launch | −0.4% | +34.3% | 14.0% | 20.4% | −19.1 pts | −0.5 pts |
| ACKY VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | FDND FT Vest Dow Jones Internet & Target Income ETF Option income on DIA, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | First Trust |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.7% | 7.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.75% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.9% | 7.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | −15.1% | −8.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | −1.3% | −0.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +13.5% |
| Ahead or behind | −17.9 pts | −14.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 374 days | 911 days |
| Net assets | $45m | $10m |
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.
FDND in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FDND paid 7.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.6%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +13.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 14.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, ACKY or FDND?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ACKY paid 13.9% of its starting price in cash and FDND paid 7.1%, so ACKY 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 FDND?
- With every distribution reinvested, ACKY returned −1.3% and FDND returned −0.6% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so FDND returned more.
- Which is cheaper, ACKY or FDND?
- ACKY charges 0.95% a year and FDND charges 0.75%, so FDND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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