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

ACKY and QVOL both write options for income.

VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF and Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF.

13.9%ACKY cash paid, 1 year
4.2%QVOL cash paid, 1 year
−1.3%ACKY total return, 1 year
+4.3%QVOL 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
QVOL2.1 pts ahead of QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+2.1%QVOL+4.3%4.2% as cash2.1 pts ahead of QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+2.1%QVOL+4.3%2.1 pts ahead of QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and QVOL hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ACKY and QVOL both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingACKYQVOL
Amazon.com Inc9.95%7.61%
Microsoft Corp11.56%5.05%
Meta Platforms Inc10.23%3.14%
Netflix Inc4.01%1.90%
Only in each
Only in ACKYOnly in QVOL
Brookfield Corp 11.16%NVIDIA Corp 8.53%
Uber Technologies Inc 10.74%Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.17%
Pershing Square USA Ltd 10.50%Alphabet Inc 4.70%
Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 8.86%Alphabet Inc 4.69%
Restaurant Brands International Inc 8.22%Micron Technology Inc 4.53%
Visa Inc 5.35%Marvell Technology Inc 4.30%
Mastercard Inc 5.11%Broadcom Inc 3.42%
S&P Global Inc 4.73%Intel Corp 3.01%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ACKY and QVOL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ACKYQVOLACKYQVOLACKYQVOL
3 months+0.8%−3.7%3.7%3.0%−1.5 pts−1.2 pts
6 months+5.8%not published7.7%not published−12.2 ptsnot published
1 year−1.3%not published13.9%not published−17.9 ptsnot published
Since launch−0.4%+4.3%14.0%4.2%−19.1 pts+2.1 pts
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ACKY and QVOL on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ACKY
VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
QVOL
Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerVistaSharesInfrastructure Capital
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyNasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized15.7%12.6%
Expense ratio0.95%0.82%
Cash paid, 1 year13.9%4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−15.1%0.0%
Total return, 1 year−1.3%+4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+2.1%
Ahead or behind−17.9 pts+2.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age374 days129 days
Net assets$45m$8m

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.

QVOL in plain words

Over the period since launch on May 12, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, QVOL paid 4.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.3%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +2.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.6%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACKY or QVOL?
ACKY charges 0.95% a year and QVOL charges 0.82%, so QVOL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ACKY against QVOL, 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.

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