Data as of .
ACKY vs HEMI: which paid, and which earned it?
ACKY and HEMI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and HEMI hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ACKY | HEMI |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Inc | 9.95% | 5.73% |
| Microsoft Corp | 11.56% | 5.72% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 10.23% | 2.66% |
| Mastercard Inc | 5.11% | 2.04% |
| Netflix Inc | 4.01% | 1.39% |
| Only in ACKY | Only in HEMI |
|---|---|
| Brookfield Corp 11.16% | NVIDIA Corp 9.11% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 10.74% | Alphabet Inc 7.69% |
| Pershing Square USA Ltd 10.50% | Apple Inc 5.86% |
| Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 8.86% | Broadcom Inc 4.02% |
| Restaurant Brands International Inc 8.22% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.42% |
| Visa Inc 5.35% | Eli Lilly & Co 2.13% |
| S&P Global Inc 4.73% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 1.89% |
| Seaport Entertainment Group Inc 0.58% | Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 1.71% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACKY | HEMI | ACKY | HEMI | ACKY | HEMI | |
| 3 months | +0.8% | +0.8% | 3.7% | 2.2% | −1.5 pts | −1.5 pts |
| 6 months | +5.8% | +13.6% | 7.7% | 4.9% | −12.2 pts | −4.5 pts |
| 1 year | −1.3% | not published | 13.9% | not published | −17.9 pts | not published |
| Since launch | −0.4% | +11.2% | 14.0% | 6.0% | −19.1 pts | −3.4 pts |
| ACKY VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | HEMI Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | Hartford |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.7% | 9.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.49% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.9% | 6.0% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | −15.1% | +4.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | −1.3% | +11.2% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +14.7% |
| Ahead or behind | −17.9 pts | −3.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 374 days | 275 days |
| Net assets | $45m | $33m |
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.
HEMI in plain words
Over the period since launch on Dec 17, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, HEMI paid 6.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, ACKY or HEMI?
- ACKY charges 0.95% a year and HEMI charges 0.49%, so HEMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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