Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
ACKY vs GRNI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
ACKY and GRNI both write options for income.
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Net assets: $45m on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF, and $55m on Jul 31, 2026 for Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap & 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.Not measured
GRNI since launch: paid 9.5%, price −0.6%, total +9.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
GRNI
+9.0%
9.5% of it arrived as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
GRNI since launch: paid 9.5%, price −0.6%, total +9.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
GRNI
+9.0%
9.5% cash
9.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. GRNI since launch: paid 9.5%, price −0.6%, total +9.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
ACKY costs 0.04 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | ACKY | GRNI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +6.4% | not published |
| Price change | fell 8.5% (1 year) | fell 6.4% (6 months) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 98% of the Sep 29, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | its own stocks |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 8.4 pts | behind by 0.8 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.99% |
| Net assets, ACKY as of Nov 3, 2026 and GRNI as of Jul 31, 2026 | $45m | $55m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 9% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and GRNI hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
9% in common
Only in one fund ↓
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 | GRNI | ACKY | GRNI | ACKY | GRNI |
| 3 months | +4.8% | −3.9% | 3.7% | 2.5% | +5.0 pts | −0.6 pts |
| 6 months | +1.0% | −1.6% | 6.9% | 5.0% | −4.0 pts | −0.8 pts |
| 1 year | +6.4% | – | 14.0% | – | −8.4 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: ACKY Sep 2025 · GRNI Nov 2025 | +6.9% | +9.0% | 16.2% | 9.5% | −12.6 pts | not measured |
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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.
GRNI's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026) returned −0.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts.
Over the 6 months to Nov 4, 2026, GRNI paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −1.6%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.5%, paid monthly.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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