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ACKY vs KIQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $45m on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF, and $2.4m on Nov 4, 2026 for KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF.

At a glance
14.0%
ACKY cash paid, 1 year
6.9%
KIQQ cash paid, since launch, Jan 7, 2026
+6.4%
ACKY total return, 1 year
+0.9%
KIQQ total return, since launch, Jan 7, 2026
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.
KIQQ · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 10.4 pts behind QQQ
KIQQ
+0.9%
QQQ
+11.3%

10.4 pts behind QQQ

KIQQ since launch: paid 6.9%, price −6.0%, total +0.9%, QQQ +11.3%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

KIQQ

+0.9%

10.4 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

10.4 pts behind QQQ

KIQQ since launch: paid 6.9%, price −6.0%, total +0.9%, QQQ +11.3%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

KIQQ

+0.9%

10.4 pts behind QQQ

6.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. KIQQ since launch: paid 6.9%, price −6.0%, total +0.9%, QQQ +11.3%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

KIQQ costs 0.16 points a year less; ACKY is 19.6 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ACKY vs KIQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureACKYKIQQ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+6.4%not published
Price changefell 8.5% (1 year)fell 6.0% (since Jan 7, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate98% of the Sep 29, 2026 payment99% of the Sep 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYNasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.95%0.79%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$45m$2.3m
Holdings
Holdings in common17%

Method

What they share

17%

By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and KIQQ hold 17% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.

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17% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACKY KIQQ
Microsoft Corp 12.01% 7.18%
Amazon.com Inc 9.54% 4.97%
Meta Platforms Inc 9.13% 3.37%
Netflix Inc 3.46% 1.37%
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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 KIQQ
+NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 97.94%
APPLE INC 9.00%
NVIDIA CORP 8.54%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 4.32%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 3.92%
TESLA INC 3.55%
WALMART INC 3.01%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 2.99%
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Side by side

ACKY VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly KIQQ KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF · Buffer with income on QQQ, paying monthly
Strategy covered call buffer with income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 14.5% 7.5%
Expense ratio 0.95% 0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year 14.0% 6.9% (since launch, Jan 7, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −8.5% −6.0% (since launch, Jan 7, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +6.4% +0.9% (since launch, Jan 7, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +11.3% (since launch, Jan 7, 2026)
Ahead or behind −8.4 pts −10.4 pts (since launch, Jan 7, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 98% 99%
Age 1.2 years 301 days
Net assets, ACKY as of Nov 3, 2026 and KIQQ as of Nov 4, 2026 $45m $2.4m

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 KIQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACKYKIQQACKYKIQQACKYKIQQ
3 months+4.8%−3.7%3.7%1.7%+5.0 pts−0.2 pts
6 months+1.0%−4.4%6.9%3.7%−4.0 pts−4.0 pts
1 year+6.4%–14.0%–−8.4 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: ACKY Sep 2025 · KIQQ Jan 2026+6.9%+0.9%16.2%6.9%−12.6 pts−10.4 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.

KIQQ

Over the period from its first trade on Jan 7, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, KIQQ paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.9%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.5%, paid monthly. KraneShares estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Sep 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACKY or KIQQ?
ACKY charges 0.95% a year and KIQQ charges 0.79%, so KIQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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