Data as of .
ACKY vs KNG: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year ACKY paid 13.9% of its price in cash against KNG’s 8.5%, though KNG returned more with it reinvested.
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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
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and KNG hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ACKY | KNG |
|---|---|---|
| S&P Global Inc | 4.73% | 1.38% |
| Only in ACKY | Only in KNG |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Corp 11.56% | Johnson & Johnson 1.85% |
| Brookfield Corp 11.16% | Nucor Corporation 1.85% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 10.74% | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.77% |
| Pershing Square USA Ltd 10.50% | Chubb Limited 1.74% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 10.23% | Becton, Dickinson and Company 1.72% |
| Amazon.com Inc 9.95% | The Procter & Gamble Company 1.72% |
| Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 8.86% | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company 1.71% |
| Restaurant Brands International Inc 8.22% | Walmart Inc. 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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACKY | KNG | ACKY | KNG | ACKY | KNG | |
| 3 months | +0.8% | +1.8% | 3.7% | 2.2% | −1.5 pts | −0.1 pts |
| 6 months | +5.8% | +7.1% | 7.7% | 4.4% | −12.2 pts | −0.9 pts |
| 1 year | −1.3% | +8.3% | 13.9% | 8.5% | −17.9 pts | −1.6 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +24.0% | not published | 25.4% | not published | −4.3 pts |
| Since launch | −0.4% | +101.5% | 14.0% | 59.4% | −19.1 pts | −15.2 pts |
| ACKY VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | KNG FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on NOBL, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | First Trust |
| Strategy | covered call | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.7% | 8.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.74% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.9% | 8.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | −15.1% | −0.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | −1.3% | +8.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +9.9% |
| Ahead or behind | −17.9 pts | −1.6 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 374 days | 3097 days |
| Net assets | $45m | $3.3bn |
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.
KNG in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, KNG paid 8.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.3%. S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) returned +9.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, ACKY or KNG?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ACKY paid 13.9% of its starting price in cash and KNG paid 8.5%, 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 KNG?
- With every distribution reinvested, ACKY returned −1.3% and KNG returned +8.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so KNG returned more.
- Which is cheaper, ACKY or KNG?
- ACKY charges 0.95% a year and KNG charges 0.74%, so KNG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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