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

ACKY and ROCY both write options for income.

VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF and JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF.

13.9%ACKY cash paid, 1 year
3.6%ROCY cash paid, 1 year
−1.3%ACKY total return, 1 year
+13.5%ROCY 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
ROCY2.9 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.4%ROCY+13.5%3.6% as cash2.9 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.4%ROCY+13.5%2.9 pts behind SPY

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.

Positions ACKY and ROCY both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingACKYROCY
Microsoft Corp11.56%4.97%
Amazon.com Inc9.95%4.15%
Meta Platforms Inc10.23%2.43%
Mastercard Inc5.11%1.57%
Netflix Inc4.01%0.23%
Only in each
Only in ACKYOnly 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

ACKY and ROCY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ACKYROCYACKYROCYACKYROCY
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 published13.9%not published−17.9 ptsnot published
Since launch−0.4%+13.5%14.0%3.6%−19.1 pts−2.9 pts
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ
ACKY and ROCY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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
IssuerVistaSharesJPMorgan
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized15.7%5.7%
Expense ratio0.95%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year13.9%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 estimatenot publishednot published
Age374 days183 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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ACKY against ROCY, 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.

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.

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