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

ACKY and OEI both write options for income.

VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF and Optimized Equity Income ETF.

13.9%ACKY cash paid, 1 year
8.6%OEI cash paid, 1 year
−1.3%ACKY total return, 1 year
+14.4%OEI 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
OEI0.9 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+15.3%OEI+14.4%8.6% of it arrived as cash0.9 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+15.3%OEI+14.4%0.9 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and OEI hold 17% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ACKY and OEI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingACKYOEI
Microsoft Corp11.56%5.99%
Amazon.com Inc9.95%4.56%
Meta Platforms Inc10.23%2.18%
Mastercard Inc5.11%1.57%
Visa Inc5.35%1.15%
Netflix Inc4.01%0.56%
Uber Technologies Inc10.74%0.49%
S&P Global Inc4.73%0.48%
Only in each
Only in ACKYOnly in OEI
Brookfield Corp 11.16%NVIDIA Corp 8.32%
Pershing Square USA Ltd 10.50%Apple Inc 4.28%
Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 8.86%Alphabet Inc 3.48%
Restaurant Brands International Inc 8.22%Broadcom Inc 3.04%
Seaport Entertainment Group Inc 0.58%Alphabet Inc 2.79%
AMZN US 10/16/26 C265 0.16%Micron Technology Inc 2.57%
UBER TEC CLL OPT 10/26 75 0.15%Johnson & Johnson 2.10%
Hertz Global Holdings Inc 0.14%ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.07%

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 Jul 31, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ACKY and OEI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ACKYOEIACKYOEIACKYOEI
3 months+0.8%+4.8%3.7%2.3%−1.5 pts+2.5 pts
6 months+5.8%+12.5%7.7%4.9%−12.2 pts−5.6 pts
1 year−1.3%not published13.9%not published−17.9 ptsnot published
Since launch−0.4%+14.4%14.0%8.6%−19.1 pts−0.9 pts
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ACKY and OEI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ACKY
VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
OEI
Optimized Equity Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerVistaSharesCore Alternative
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized15.7%9.2%
Expense ratio0.95%1.02%
Cash paid, 1 year13.9%8.6% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025)
Price change, 1 year−15.1%+5.2%
Total return, 1 year−1.3%+14.4% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+15.3%
Ahead or behind−17.9 pts−0.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age374 days331 days
Net assets$45m$46m

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.

OEI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Oct 22, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, OEI paid 8.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +15.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.2%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACKY or OEI?
ACKY charges 0.95% a year and OEI charges 1.02%, 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 OEI, 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, ACKY against OEI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acky-vs-oei Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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