Data as of .
ACKY vs SCEP: which paid, and which earned it?
ACKY and SCEP both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and SCEP hold 14% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ACKY | SCEP |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Inc | 9.95% | 4.68% |
| Microsoft Corp | 11.56% | 3.49% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 10.23% | 2.23% |
| Visa Inc | 5.35% | 1.98% |
| Netflix Inc | 4.01% | 1.01% |
| Mastercard Inc | 5.11% | 0.78% |
| Only in ACKY | Only in SCEP |
|---|---|
| Brookfield Corp 11.16% | ALPHABET INC 5.98% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 10.74% | APPLE INC 5.71% |
| Pershing Square USA Ltd 10.50% | NVIDIA CORP 5.70% |
| Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 8.86% | BROADCOM INC 5.61% |
| Restaurant Brands International Inc 8.22% | JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.55% |
| S&P Global Inc 4.73% | LAM RESEARCH CORP 2.64% |
| Seaport Entertainment Group Inc 0.58% | PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP 2.63% |
| AMZN US 10/16/26 C265 0.16% | COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 2.40% |
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 | SCEP | ACKY | SCEP | ACKY | SCEP | |
| 3 months | +0.8% | −0.1% | 3.7% | 1.7% | −1.5 pts | −2.4 pts |
| 6 months | +5.8% | +8.3% | 7.7% | 3.7% | −12.2 pts | −9.7 pts |
| 1 year | −1.3% | not published | 13.9% | not published | −17.9 pts | not published |
| Since launch | −0.4% | +3.5% | 14.0% | 5.0% | −19.1 pts | −8.2 pts |
| ACKY VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | SCEP STERLING CAPITAL HEDGED EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | Sterling Capital |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.7% | 7.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.65% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.9% | 5.0% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | −15.1% | −1.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | −1.3% | +3.5% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +11.7% |
| Ahead or behind | −17.9 pts | −8.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 374 days | 281 days |
| Net assets | $45m | $235m |
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.
SCEP in plain words
Over the period since launch on Dec 11, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SCEP paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.1%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, ACKY or SCEP?
- ACKY charges 0.95% a year and SCEP charges 0.65%, so SCEP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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