Data as of .
ACKY vs OEI: which paid, and which earned it?
ACKY and OEI both write options for income.
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.
| Holding | ACKY | OEI |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corp | 11.56% | 5.99% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 9.95% | 4.56% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 10.23% | 2.18% |
| Mastercard Inc | 5.11% | 1.57% |
| Visa Inc | 5.35% | 1.15% |
| Netflix Inc | 4.01% | 0.56% |
| Uber Technologies Inc | 10.74% | 0.49% |
| S&P Global Inc | 4.73% | 0.48% |
| Only in ACKY | Only 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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACKY | OEI | ACKY | OEI | ACKY | OEI | |
| 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 published | 13.9% | not published | −17.9 pts | not published |
| Since launch | −0.4% | +14.4% | 14.0% | 8.6% | −19.1 pts | −0.9 pts |
| ACKY VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | OEI Optimized Equity Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | Core Alternative |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.7% | 9.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 1.02% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.9% | 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 estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 374 days | 331 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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