Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
ACKY vs FTHI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ACKY paid 14.0% of its price in cash against FTHI’s 8.9%, though FTHI returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $45m for VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF and $2.5bn for First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF.
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, 2026.6.7 pts behind SPY
FTHI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price −1.2%, total +8.1%, SPY +14.8%, −6.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
FTHI
+8.1%
8.9% of it arrived as cash
6.7 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
6.7 pts behind SPY
FTHI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price −1.2%, total +8.1%, SPY +14.8%, −6.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
FTHI
+8.1%
8.9% cash
6.7 pts behind SPY
8.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. FTHI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price −1.2%, total +8.1%, SPY +14.8%, −6.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
FTHI costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.7 points; FTHI is far larger, $2.5bn against $45m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | ACKY | FTHI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +6.4% | +8.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | fell 8.5% | fell 1.2% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 98% of the Sep 29, 2026 payment | 92% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.75% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $45m | $2.5bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 7% | |
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
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 →
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and FTHI hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
7% in common
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Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | ACKY | FTHI | ACKY | FTHI | ACKY | FTHI |
| 3 months | +4.8% | −0.5% | 3.7% | 2.2% | +5.0 pts | −0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +1.0% | +2.5% | 6.9% | 4.4% | −4.0 pts | −2.5 pts |
| 1 year | +6.4% | +8.1% | 14.0% | 8.9% | −8.4 pts | −6.7 pts |
| 3 years | – | +48.1% | – | 29.7% | – | −34.8 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: ACKY Sep 2025 · FTHI Jan 2014 | +6.9% | +155.0% | 16.2% | 84.3% | −12.6 pts | −262.6 pts |
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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.
FTHI
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTHI paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.0%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 92% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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