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

ACKY and KIQQ both write options for income.

VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF and KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF.

13.9%ACKY cash paid, 1 year
5.8%KIQQ cash paid, 1 year
−1.3%ACKY total return, 1 year
+6.0%KIQQ total return, 1 year
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
KIQQ9.9 pts behind QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+15.9%KIQQ+6.0%5.8% of it arrived as cash9.9 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+15.9%KIQQ+6.0%9.9 pts behind QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and KIQQ hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ACKY and KIQQ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingACKYKIQQ
Microsoft Corp11.56%6.17%
Amazon.com Inc9.95%4.50%
Meta Platforms Inc10.23%3.31%
Netflix Inc4.01%1.39%
Only in each
Only in ACKYOnly in KIQQ
Brookfield Corp 11.16%+NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58%
Uber Technologies Inc 10.74%NVIDIA CORP 8.90%
Pershing Square USA Ltd 10.50%APPLE INC 8.20%
Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 8.86%MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.14%
Restaurant Brands International Inc 8.22%ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.21%
Visa Inc 5.35%ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.40%
Mastercard Inc 5.11%TESLA INC 3.19%
S&P Global Inc 4.73%ALPHABET INC-CL C 3.15%

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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ACKY and KIQQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ACKYKIQQACKYKIQQACKYKIQQ
3 months+0.8%−3.2%3.7%1.9%−1.5 pts−0.7 pts
6 months+5.8%+11.9%7.7%4.5%−12.2 pts−12.3 pts
1 year−1.3%not published13.9%not published−17.9 ptsnot published
Since launch−0.4%+6.0%14.0%5.8%−19.1 pts−9.9 pts
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ACKY and KIQQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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
IssuerVistaSharesKraneShares
Strategycovered callbuffer with income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyNasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized15.7%6.3%
Expense ratio0.95%0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year13.9%5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−15.1%−0.1%
Total return, 1 year−1.3%+6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+15.9%
Ahead or behind−17.9 pts−9.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age374 days254 days
Net assets$45m$3m

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.

KIQQ in plain words

Over the period since launch on Jan 7, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, KIQQ paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +15.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly.

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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Where these figures came from

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ACKY against KIQQ, 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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