Which paid more, ACKY or QXQ?

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, ACKY paid 13.7% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, so QXQ 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 QXQ?

With every distribution reinvested, ACKY returned +1.9% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.

Which is cheaper, ACKY or QXQ?

ACKY charges 0.95% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so ACKY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 12, 2026.

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ACKY vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap

+10.2 pts

1 year to Nov 12, 2026: QXQ ahead, total return

Fee gap

0.03 pts

A year: ACKY 0.95%, QXQ 0.98%, per filings dated Aug 18, 2025 and Jan 5, 2026

Overlap

–

No book read for both funds

Net flow

–

Needs daily flows for both funds

Pair scorecard

ACKY costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.2 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ACKY vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	ACKY	QXQ
Paid and earned
Measure	ACKY	QXQ
Total return, 1 year	+1.9%	+12.1%
Price change, 1 year	fell 12.3%	fell 4.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	98% of the Sep 29, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	ACKY	QXQ
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	ACKY	QXQ
Expense ratio	0.95%	0.98%
Net assets, ACKY as of Nov 10, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026	$46m	$82m
Holdings
Measure	ACKY	QXQ
Holdings in common	not published

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · QXQ scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score25.4ACKY52QXQ

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 171 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

ACKY 25.4

QXQ 52

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

Key numbers

13.7%

ACKY cash paid, 1 year

15.1%

QXQ cash paid, 1 year

+1.9%

ACKY total return, 1 year

+12.1%

QXQ total return, 1 year

ACKY · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 10.1 pts behind SPY

ACKY

+1.9%

SPY

+12.0%

10.1 pts behind SPY

ACKY over 1 year: paid 13.7%, price −12.3%, total +1.9%, SPY +12.0%, −10.1 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

SPY

+12.0%

ACKY

+1.9%

13.7% cash

10.1 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

10.1 pts behind SPY

ACKY over 1 year: paid 13.7%, price −12.3%, total +1.9%, SPY +12.0%, −10.1 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

SPY

+12.0%

ACKY

+1.9%

10.1 pts behind SPY

13.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ACKY over 1 year: paid 13.7%, price −12.3%, total +1.9%, SPY +12.0%, −10.1 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QXQ · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ

+12.1%

QQQ

+11.3%

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

15.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Side by side

ACKY VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly QXQ SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying quarterly

Issuer VistaShares SGI

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays monthly quarterly

Payout rate, annualized 14.9% 1.0%

Expense ratio 0.95% 0.98%

Cash paid, 1 year 13.7% 15.1%

Price change, 1 year −12.3% −4.7%

Total return, 1 year +1.9% +12.1%

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.0% +11.3%

Ahead or behind −10.1 pts +0.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 98% not published

Age 1.2 years 2.4 years

Net assets, ACKY as of Nov 10, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 $46m $82m

As of Nov 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: ACKY vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	ACKY	QXQ	ACKY	QXQ	ACKY	QXQ
3 months	−0.8%	−5.4%	3.6%	0.2%	+1.6 pts	+0.5 pts
6 months	−0.9%	−3.8%	6.9%	0.5%	−2.6 pts	+0.4 pts
1 year	+1.9%	+12.1%	13.7%	15.1%	−10.1 pts	+0.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ACKY Sep 2025 · QXQ Jun 2024	+4.1%	+47.7%	16.2%	22.8%	−13.9 pts	+2.2 pts

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About each fund

ACKY

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, ACKY paid 13.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.1 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.9%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Sep 29, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

QXQ

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 1.0%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, ACKY or QXQ?: Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, ACKY paid 13.7% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, so QXQ 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 QXQ?: With every distribution reinvested, ACKY returned +1.9% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.
Which is cheaper, ACKY or QXQ?: ACKY charges 0.95% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so ACKY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

ACKY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ACKY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

ACKY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

VistaShares page for ACKY ↗

QXQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QXQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SGI website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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Net assets: $46m on Nov 10, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF, and $82m on Aug 31, 2026 for SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF.

ACKY on its own →QXQ on its own →

Growth of 100

ACKY and QXQ

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.

ACKY +1.9%QXQ +12.1%

Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2026

ACKY +1.9%, QXQ +12.1%: QXQ +10.2 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.