Data as of .
ACKY vs FGSI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year ACKY paid 13.9% of its price in cash against FGSI’s 8.1%, though FGSI 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 FGSI hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ACKY | FGSI |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corp | 11.56% | 2.45% |
| Netflix Inc | 4.01% | 2.04% |
| Mastercard Inc | 5.11% | 2.03% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 10.23% | 2.03% |
| Uber Technologies Inc | 10.74% | 1.90% |
| Only in ACKY | Only in FGSI |
|---|---|
| Brookfield Corp 11.16% | Newmont Corporation 2.70% |
| Pershing Square USA Ltd 10.50% | Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.63% |
| Amazon.com Inc 9.95% | Marvell Technology, Inc. 2.53% |
| Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 8.86% | Arista Networks, Inc. 2.32% |
| Restaurant Brands International Inc 8.22% | DexCom, Inc. 2.28% |
| Visa Inc 5.35% | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 2.22% |
| S&P Global Inc 4.73% | Target Corporation 2.22% |
| Seaport Entertainment Group Inc 0.58% | CME Group Inc. 2.21% |
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 | FGSI | ACKY | FGSI | ACKY | FGSI | |
| 3 months | +0.8% | +2.4% | 3.7% | 2.1% | −1.5 pts | +0.2 pts |
| 6 months | +5.8% | +10.0% | 7.7% | 4.4% | −12.2 pts | −8.0 pts |
| 1 year | −1.3% | +5.3% | 13.9% | 8.1% | −17.9 pts | −11.3 pts |
| Since launch | −0.4% | +11.9% | 14.0% | 9.8% | −19.1 pts | −14.3 pts |
| ACKY VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | FGSI FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | First Trust |
| 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% | 8.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.85% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.9% | 8.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | −15.1% | −3.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | −1.3% | +5.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −17.9 pts | −11.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 374 days | 449 days |
| Net assets | $45m | $2m |
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.
FGSI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FGSI paid 8.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.6%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, ACKY or FGSI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ACKY paid 13.9% of its starting price in cash and FGSI paid 8.1%, 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 FGSI?
- With every distribution reinvested, ACKY returned −1.3% and FGSI returned +5.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so FGSI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, ACKY or FGSI?
- ACKY charges 0.95% a year and FGSI charges 0.85%, so FGSI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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