Data as of .
ACKY vs QYLG: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QYLG paid 17.4% of its price in cash against ACKY’s 13.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and QYLG hold 14% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ACKY | QYLG |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corp | 11.56% | 5.77% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 9.95% | 4.31% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 10.23% | 3.11% |
| Netflix Inc | 4.01% | 1.30% |
| Only in ACKY | Only in QYLG |
|---|---|
| Brookfield Corp 11.16% | NVIDIA CORP 8.44% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 10.74% | APPLE INC 7.73% |
| Pershing Square USA Ltd 10.50% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 4.99% |
| Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 8.86% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 3.97% |
| Restaurant Brands International Inc 8.22% | ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.23% |
| Visa Inc 5.35% | TESLA INC 3.01% |
| Mastercard Inc 5.11% | ALPHABET INC-CL C 3.00% |
| S&P Global Inc 4.73% | SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 2.85% |
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 | QYLG | ACKY | QYLG | ACKY | QYLG | |
| 3 months | +0.8% | −0.1% | 3.7% | 2.1% | −1.5 pts | +2.4 pts |
| 6 months | +5.8% | +19.6% | 7.7% | 4.6% | −12.2 pts | −4.7 pts |
| 1 year | −1.3% | +22.2% | 13.9% | 17.4% | −17.9 pts | +0.5 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +76.2% | not published | 51.1% | not published | −22.0 pts |
| Since launch | −0.4% | +122.0% | 14.0% | 75.3% | −19.1 pts | −52.0 pts |
| ACKY VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | QYLG Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | Global X |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.7% | 6.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.9% | 17.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | −15.1% | +2.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | −1.3% | +22.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −17.9 pts | +0.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 96% |
| Age | 374 days | 2187 days |
| Net assets | $45m | $175m |
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.
QYLG in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QYLG paid 17.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.2%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.8%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 96% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, ACKY or QYLG?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ACKY paid 13.9% of its starting price in cash and QYLG paid 17.4%, so QYLG 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 QYLG?
- With every distribution reinvested, ACKY returned −1.3% and QYLG returned +22.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so QYLG returned more.
- Which is cheaper, ACKY or QYLG?
- ACKY charges 0.95% a year and QYLG charges 0.35%, so QYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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