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ACKY vs GPIQ: 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 GPIQ’s 10.9%, though GPIQ returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $45m for VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF and $6.4bn for Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
14.0%
ACKY cash paid, 1 year
10.9%
GPIQ cash paid, 1 year
+6.4%
ACKY total return, 1 year
+13.0%
GPIQ 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.
GPIQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.7 pts ahead of QQQ
GPIQ
+13.0%
QQQ
+12.3%

0.7 pts ahead of QQQ

GPIQ over 1 year: paid 10.9%, price +1.7%, total +13.0%, QQQ +12.3%, +0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

GPIQ

+13.0%

10.9% of it arrived as cash

0.7 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.7 pts ahead of QQQ

GPIQ over 1 year: paid 10.9%, price +1.7%, total +13.0%, QQQ +12.3%, +0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

GPIQ

+13.0%

10.9% as cash

0.7 pts ahead of QQQ

10.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. GPIQ over 1 year: paid 10.9%, price +1.7%, total +13.0%, QQQ +12.3%, +0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

GPIQ costs 0.66 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.6 points; GPIQ is far larger, $6.4bn against $45m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ACKY vs GPIQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureACKYGPIQ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+6.4%+13.0%
Price change, 1 yearfell 8.5%rose 1.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate98% of the Sep 29, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYNasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.95%0.29%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$45m$6.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common12%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · GPIQ scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score34.4ACKY69.8GPIQ

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

12%

By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and GPIQ hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

12% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACKY GPIQ
Amazon.com Inc 9.54% 4.20%
Microsoft Corp 12.01% 3.95%
Meta Platforms Inc 9.13% 2.77%
Netflix Inc 3.46% 0.89%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in ACKY
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%
S&P Global Inc 5.39%
Only in GPIQ
NVIDIA CORP 7.47%
APPLE INC 6.59%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.62%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 4.10%
ALPHABET INC 3.54%
TESLA INC 3.17%
INTEL CORP 3.01%
BROADCOM INC 2.68%
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Side by side

ACKY VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly GPIQ Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
Strategy covered call covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 14.5% 10.5%
Expense ratio 0.95% 0.29%
Cash paid, 1 year 14.0% 10.9%
Price change, 1 year −8.5% +1.7%
Total return, 1 year +6.4% +13.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +12.3%
Ahead or behind −8.4 pts +0.7 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 98% not published
Age 1.2 years 3.0 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $45m $6.4bn

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 GPIQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACKYGPIQACKYGPIQACKYGPIQ
3 months+4.8%−2.6%3.7%2.6%+5.0 pts+0.8 pts
6 months+1.0%+0.5%6.9%5.3%−4.0 pts+0.9 pts
1 year+6.4%+13.0%14.0%10.9%−8.4 pts+0.7 pts
3 years–+80.0%–38.3%–−11.4 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ACKY Sep 2025 · GPIQ Oct 2023+6.9%+91.4%16.2%40.7%−12.6 pts−13.4 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.

GPIQ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GPIQ paid 10.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.5%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, ACKY or GPIQ?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ACKY paid 14.0% of its starting price in cash and GPIQ paid 10.9%, 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 GPIQ?
With every distribution reinvested, ACKY returned +6.4% and GPIQ +13.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, ACKY or GPIQ?
ACKY charges 0.95% a year and GPIQ charges 0.29%, so GPIQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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