Data as of .
ACKY vs ROCY: which paid, and which earned it?
ACKY and ROCY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and ROCY hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ACKY | ROCY |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corp | 11.56% | 4.97% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 9.95% | 4.15% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 10.23% | 2.43% |
| Mastercard Inc | 5.11% | 1.57% |
| Netflix Inc | 4.01% | 0.23% |
| Only in ACKY | Only in ROCY |
|---|---|
| Brookfield Corp 11.16% | NVIDIA Corp. 8.37% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 10.74% | Apple, Inc. 6.71% |
| Pershing Square USA Ltd 10.50% | Alphabet, Inc. 5.33% |
| Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 8.86% | Micron Technology, Inc. 3.00% |
| Restaurant Brands International Inc 8.22% | Broadcom, Inc. 2.61% |
| Visa Inc 5.35% | Wells Fargo & Co. 2.15% |
| S&P Global Inc 4.73% | Lam Research Corp. 1.76% |
| Seaport Entertainment Group Inc 0.58% | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 1.69% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACKY | ROCY | ACKY | ROCY | ACKY | ROCY | |
| 3 months | +0.8% | +2.6% | 3.7% | 1.7% | −1.5 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +5.8% | +14.8% | 7.7% | 3.7% | −12.2 pts | −3.3 pts |
| 1 year | −1.3% | not published | 13.9% | not published | −17.9 pts | not published |
| Since launch | −0.4% | +13.5% | 14.0% | 3.6% | −19.1 pts | −2.9 pts |
| ACKY VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | ROCY JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.7% | 5.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.9% | 3.6% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −15.1% | +9.7% |
| Total return, 1 year | −1.3% | +13.5% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.4% |
| Ahead or behind | −17.9 pts | −2.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 374 days | 183 days |
| Net assets | $45m | $726m |
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.
ROCY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Mar 19, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ROCY paid 3.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, ACKY or ROCY?
- ACKY charges 0.95% a year and ROCY charges 0.35%, so ROCY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, ACKY against ROCY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acky-vs-rocy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.