Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
ACKY vs KYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KYLD paid 25.2% of its price in cash against ACKY’s 14.0%, though ACKY returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $45m for VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF and $47m for Kurv High Income ETF.
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.Not measured
KYLD over 1 year: paid 25.2%, price −28.6%, total −5.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
KYLD
−5.0%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
KYLD over 1 year: paid 25.2%, price −28.6%, total −5.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
KYLD
−5.0%
25.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. KYLD over 1 year: paid 25.2%, price −28.6%, total −5.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
ACKY costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.4 points.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | ACKY | KYLD |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +6.4% | −5.0% |
| Price change | fell 8.5% (1 year) | fell 21.4% (6 months) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 98% of the Sep 29, 2026 payment | 100% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | its own holdings |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 8.4 pts | ahead by 7.7 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 1.08% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $45m | $47m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and KYLD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | ACKY | KYLD | ACKY | KYLD | ACKY | KYLD |
| 3 months | +4.8% | −13.3% | 3.7% | 6.2% | +5.0 pts | +4.1 pts |
| 6 months | +1.0% | −10.9% | 6.9% | 11.9% | −4.0 pts | +7.6 pts |
| 1 year | +6.4% | −5.0% | 14.0% | 25.2% | −8.4 pts | not measured |
| Since launchNot the same days: ACKY Sep 2025 · KYLD Oct 2025 | +6.9% | −10.9% | 16.2% | 23.6% | −12.6 pts | not measured |
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.
No 1-year comparison: it had filed no holdings by Nov 4, 2025, the year's first day. KYLD's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026) returned −18.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 7.7 pts.
Over the 6 months to Nov 4, 2026, KYLD paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −10.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.4%, paid weekly. Kurv estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 29, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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