Data as of .
ACKY vs QDTE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QDTE paid 36.1% of its price in cash against ACKY’s 13.9%, and 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 QDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in ACKY | Only in QDTE |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Corp 11.56% | NDX 03/19/2027 2510.15 C 25.90% |
| Brookfield Corp 11.16% | QQQ 11/19/2027 70.11 C 24.77% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 10.74% | NDX 06/11/2027 3059.42 C 22.64% |
| Pershing Square USA Ltd 10.50% | QQQ 09/17/2027 70.69 C 17.82% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 10.23% | Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 4.97% |
| Amazon.com Inc 9.95% | First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 3.90% |
| Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 8.86% | |
| Restaurant Brands International Inc 8.22% |
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 | QDTE | ACKY | QDTE | ACKY | QDTE | |
| 3 months | +0.8% | −0.9% | 3.7% | 7.6% | −1.5 pts | +1.6 pts |
| 6 months | +5.8% | +19.7% | 7.7% | 16.2% | −12.2 pts | −4.5 pts |
| 1 year | −1.3% | +21.1% | 13.9% | 36.1% | −17.9 pts | −0.7 pts |
| Since launch | −0.4% | +59.9% | 14.0% | 74.1% | −19.1 pts | −4.3 pts |
| ACKY VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | QDTE Roundhill Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | Roundhill |
| Strategy | covered call | 0DTE covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.7% | 20.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.96% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.9% | 36.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | −15.1% | −19.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | −1.3% | +21.1% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −17.9 pts | −0.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 374 days | 925 days |
| Net assets | $45m | $967m |
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.
QDTE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QDTE paid 36.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 19.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.8%, paid weekly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, ACKY or QDTE?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ACKY paid 13.9% of its starting price in cash and QDTE paid 36.1%, so QDTE 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 QDTE?
- With every distribution reinvested, ACKY returned −1.3% and QDTE returned +21.1% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so QDTE returned more.
- Which is cheaper, ACKY or QDTE?
- ACKY charges 0.95% a year and QDTE charges 0.96%, so ACKY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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