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ACKY vs KHPI: which paid, and which earned it?

Over the year ACKY paid 13.9% of its price in cash against KHPI’s 9.1%, though KHPI returned more with it reinvested.

VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF and Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF.

13.9%ACKY cash paid, 1 year
9.1%KHPI cash paid, 1 year
−1.3%ACKY total return, 1 year
+11.0%KHPI total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: KHPI scores higher

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

ACKY 12.7KHPI 55.53.8, the lowest in this set96.8, the highest

A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

ACKY17.9 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%ACKY−1.3%17.9 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%ACKY−1.3%17.9 pts behind SPY
KHPI5.5 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%KHPI+11.0%9.1% of it arrived as cash5.5 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%KHPI+11.0%9.1% cash5.5 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and KHPI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in ACKYOnly in KHPI
Microsoft Corp 11.56%Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.00%
Brookfield Corp 11.16%
Uber Technologies Inc 10.74%
Pershing Square USA Ltd 10.50%
Meta Platforms Inc 10.23%
Amazon.com Inc 9.95%
Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 8.86%
Restaurant Brands International Inc 8.22%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ACKY and KHPI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ACKYKHPIACKYKHPIACKYKHPI
3 months+0.8%+1.9%3.7%2.2%−1.5 pts−0.3 pts
6 months+5.8%+11.3%7.7%4.7%−12.2 pts−6.8 pts
1 year−1.3%+11.0%13.9%9.1%−17.9 pts−5.5 pts
Since launch−0.4%+24.6%14.0%18.4%−19.1 pts−17.7 pts
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ACKY and KHPI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ACKY
VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
KHPI
Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerVistaSharesKensington
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized15.7%9.0%
Expense ratio0.95%0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year13.9%9.1%
Price change, 1 year−15.1%+1.5%
Total return, 1 year−1.3%+11.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−17.9 pts−5.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age374 days743 days
Net assets$45m$401m

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.

KHPI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, KHPI paid 9.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.0%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, ACKY or KHPI?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ACKY paid 13.9% of its starting price in cash and KHPI paid 9.1%, 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 KHPI?
With every distribution reinvested, ACKY returned −1.3% and KHPI returned +11.0% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so KHPI returned more.
Which is cheaper, ACKY or KHPI?
ACKY charges 0.95% a year and KHPI charges 0.98%, so ACKY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ACKY against KHPI, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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