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ACKY vs FDND: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ACKY paid 14.0% of its price in cash against FDND’s 7.3%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $45m for VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF and $9.3m for FT Vest Dow Jones Internet & Target Income ETF.

At a glance
14.0%
ACKY cash paid, 1 year
7.3%
FDND cash paid, 1 year
+6.4%
ACKY total return, 1 year
−2.6%
FDND 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% 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.
FDND · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1 pt behind FDN
FDND
−2.6%
FDN
−1.6%

1 pt behind FDN

FDND over 1 year: paid 7.3%, price −10.1%, total −2.6%, FDN −1.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FDN

−1.6%

FDND

−2.6%

1 pt behind FDN

Total return, distributions reinvested

1 pt behind FDN

FDND over 1 year: paid 7.3%, price −10.1%, total −2.6%, FDN −1.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FDN

−1.6%

FDND

−2.6%

1 pt behind FDN

7.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. FDND over 1 year: paid 7.3%, price −10.1%, total −2.6%, FDN −1.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FDND costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.0 points; ACKY is 4.8 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ACKY vs FDND: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureACKYFDND
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+6.4%−2.6%
Price change, 1 yearfell 8.5%fell 10.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate98% of the Sep 29, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYFirst Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund, measured through FDN
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 8.4 ptsbehind by 1.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.95%0.75%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$45m$9.3m
Holdings
Holdings in common22%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · ACKY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score34.4ACKY12.3FDND

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

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

What they share

22%

By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and FDND hold 22% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

22% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACKY FDND
Amazon.com Inc 9.54% 10.68%
Meta Platforms Inc 9.13% 10.21%
Netflix Inc 3.46% 5.64%
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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%
Restaurant Brands International Inc 8.26%
Visa Inc 5.85%
Mastercard Inc 5.62%
Only in FDND
Cisco Systems, Inc. 8.81%
Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 5.05%
Salesforce, Inc. 4.40%
Booking Holdings Inc. 4.29%
Arista Networks, Inc. 4.26%
Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 4.06%
Oracle Corporation 3.78%
Snowflake Inc. (Class A) 3.75%
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Side by side

ACKY VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly FDND FT Vest Dow Jones Internet & Target Income ETF · Writes calls on the Nasdaq-100, measured against the Dow Jones Internet Composite Index, paying monthly
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (FDN)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 14.5% 8.2%
Expense ratio 0.95% 0.75%
Cash paid, 1 year 14.0% 7.3%
Price change, 1 year −8.5% −10.1%
Total return, 1 year +6.4% −2.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% −1.6%
Ahead or behind −8.4 pts −1.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 98% 100%
Age 1.2 years 2.6 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $45m $9.3m

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 FDND: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACKYFDNDACKYFDNDACKYFDND
3 months+4.8%−4.7%3.7%2.0%+5.0 pts+0.5 pts
6 months+1.0%+2.2%6.9%4.0%−4.0 pts0.0 pts
1 year+6.4%−2.6%14.0%7.3%−8.4 pts−1.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ACKY Sep 2025 · FDND Mar 2024+6.9%+27.3%16.2%21.9%−12.6 pts−4.9 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.

FDND

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FDND paid 7.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.6%. First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (FDN) returned −1.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.2%, paid monthly. First Trust 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 FDND?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ACKY paid 14.0% of its starting price in cash and FDND paid 7.3%, 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 +6.4% and FDND −2.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
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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