Data as of .
ACKY vs QVOL: which paid, and which earned it?
ACKY and QVOL both write options for income.
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.
| Holding | ACKY | QVOL |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Inc | 9.95% | 7.61% |
| Microsoft Corp | 11.56% | 5.05% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 10.23% | 3.14% |
| Netflix Inc | 4.01% | 1.90% |
| Only in ACKY | Only 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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACKY | QVOL | ACKY | QVOL | ACKY | QVOL | |
| 3 months | +0.8% | −3.7% | 3.7% | 3.0% | −1.5 pts | −1.2 pts |
| 6 months | +5.8% | not published | 7.7% | not published | −12.2 pts | not published |
| 1 year | −1.3% | not published | 13.9% | not published | −17.9 pts | not published |
| Since launch | −0.4% | +4.3% | 14.0% | 4.2% | −19.1 pts | +2.1 pts |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | Infrastructure Capital |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.7% | 12.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.82% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.9% | 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 estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 374 days | 129 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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