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ACKY vs IVVW: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IVVW paid 17.5% of its price in cash against ACKY’s 14.0%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $45m on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF, and $349m on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares IVV Premium Income+ ETF.

At a glance
14.0%
ACKY cash paid, 1 year
17.5%
IVVW cash paid, 1 year
+6.4%
ACKY total return, 1 year
+14.8%
IVVW 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.
IVVW · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPY
IVVW
+14.8%
SPY
+14.8%

About even with SPY

IVVW over 1 year: paid 17.5%, price −4.1%, total +14.8%, SPY +14.8%, 0.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

IVVW

+14.8%

17.5% of it arrived as cash

about even with SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPY

IVVW over 1 year: paid 17.5%, price −4.1%, total +14.8%, SPY +14.8%, 0.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

IVVW

+14.8%

17.5% as cash

about even with SPY

17.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. IVVW over 1 year: paid 17.5%, price −4.1%, total +14.8%, SPY +14.8%, 0.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

IVVW costs 0.70 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.4 points; IVVW is 7.6 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ACKY vs IVVW: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureACKYIVVW
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+6.4%+14.8%
Price change, 1 yearfell 8.5%fell 4.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate98% of the Sep 29, 2026 payment49% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.95%0.25%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$45m$344m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · IVVW scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score34.4ACKY47.6IVVW

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

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Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and IVVW hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACKY IVVW
Only in one fund ↓
Only in ACKY
Microsoft Corp 12.01%
Brookfield Corp 11.51%
Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 10.79%
Uber Technologies Inc 9.89%
Pershing Square USA Ltd 9.73%
Amazon.com Inc 9.54%
Meta Platforms Inc 9.13%
Restaurant Brands International Inc 8.26%
Only in IVVW
ISHARES CORE S&P ETF TRUST 100.36%
NOV26 SPX C @ 7821.5 0.00%
NOV26 SPX C @ 7821.5 -0.03%
NOV26 SPX C @ 7699.92 -0.18%
NOV26 SPX C @ 7655.87 -0.29%
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Side by side

ACKY VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly IVVW iShares IVV Premium Income+ ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy covered call covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 14.5% 15.7%
Expense ratio 0.95% 0.25%
Cash paid, 1 year 14.0% 17.5%
Price change, 1 year −8.5% −4.1%
Total return, 1 year +6.4% +14.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −8.4 pts 0.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 98% 49%
Age 1.2 years 2.6 years
Net assets, ACKY as of Nov 3, 2026 and IVVW as of Nov 4, 2026 $45m $349m

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 IVVW: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACKYIVVWACKYIVVWACKYIVVW
3 months+4.8%+2.0%3.7%3.9%+5.0 pts+2.2 pts
6 months+1.0%+8.0%6.9%7.8%−4.0 pts+3.0 pts
1 year+6.4%+14.8%14.0%17.5%−8.4 pts0.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ACKY Sep 2025 · IVVW Mar 2024+6.9%+40.5%16.2%42.6%−12.6 pts−14.4 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.

IVVW

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IVVW paid 17.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.7%, paid monthly. iShares estimates that 49% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, ACKY or IVVW?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ACKY paid 14.0% of its starting price in cash and IVVW paid 17.5%, so IVVW 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 IVVW?
With every distribution reinvested, ACKY returned +6.4% and IVVW +14.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, ACKY or IVVW?
ACKY charges 0.95% a year and IVVW charges 0.25%, so IVVW 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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