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ACKY vs SCLZ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ACKY paid 14.0% of its price in cash against SCLZ’s 8.5%, though SCLZ returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $45m on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF, and $20m on Jun 30, 2026 for Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF.

At a glance
14.0%
ACKY cash paid, 1 year
8.5%
SCLZ cash paid, 1 year
+6.4%
ACKY total return, 1 year
+10.6%
SCLZ total return, 1 year
ACKY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8.4 pts behind SPY
ACKY
+6.4%
SPY
+14.8%

8.4 pts behind SPY

ACKY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −8.5%, total +6.4%, SPY +14.8%, −8.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

ACKY

+6.4%

14.0% of it arrived as cash

8.4 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

8.4 pts behind SPY

ACKY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −8.5%, total +6.4%, SPY +14.8%, −8.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

ACKY

+6.4%

8.4 pts behind SPY

14.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ACKY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −8.5%, total +6.4%, SPY +14.8%, −8.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SCLZ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts behind SPY
SCLZ
+10.6%
SPY
+14.8%

4.2 pts behind SPY

SCLZ over 1 year: paid 8.5%, price +1.6%, total +10.6%, SPY +14.8%, −4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SCLZ

+10.6%

8.5% of it arrived as cash

4.2 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts behind SPY

SCLZ over 1 year: paid 8.5%, price +1.6%, total +10.6%, SPY +14.8%, −4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SCLZ

+10.6%

8.5% cash

4.2 pts behind SPY

8.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SCLZ over 1 year: paid 8.5%, price +1.6%, total +10.6%, SPY +14.8%, −4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SCLZ costs 0.16 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.2 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ACKY vs SCLZ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureACKYSCLZ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+6.4%+10.6%
Price change, 1 yearfell 8.5%rose 1.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate98% of the Sep 29, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.95%0.79%
Net assets, ACKY as of Nov 3, 2026 and SCLZ as of Jun 30, 2026$45m$20m
Holdings
Holdings in common17%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SCLZ scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score34.4ACKY71.6SCLZ

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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What they share

17%

By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and SCLZ hold 17% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

17% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACKY SCLZ
Amazon.com Inc 9.54% 3.77%
Microsoft Corp 12.01% 3.74%
Meta Platforms Inc 9.13% 3.36%
Visa Inc 5.85% 2.29%
Mastercard Inc 5.62% 1.75%
Uber Technologies Inc 9.89% 1.12%
Netflix Inc 3.46% 1.00%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in ACKY
Brookfield Corp 11.51%
Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 10.79%
Pershing Square USA Ltd 9.73%
Restaurant Brands International Inc 8.26%
S&P Global Inc 5.39%
BN US 11/20/26 C40 0.92%
MSFT US 11/20/26 C535 0.58%
Seaport Entertainment Group Inc 0.53%
Only in SCLZ
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 7.95%
APPLE INC 6.20%
NVIDIA CORP 6.03%
ALPHABET INC 5.22%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 5.18%
BROADCOM INC 4.74%
ELI LILLY & COMPANY 3.88%
JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.53%
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Side by side

ACKY VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly SCLZ Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF · Dividend stocks with call overlay on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy covered call dividend stocks with call overlay
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 14.5% 8.7%
Expense ratio 0.95% 0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year 14.0% 8.5%
Price change, 1 year −8.5% +1.6%
Total return, 1 year +6.4% +10.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −8.4 pts −4.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 98% not published
Age 1.2 years 2.7 years
Net assets, ACKY as of Nov 3, 2026 and SCLZ as of Jun 30, 2026 $45m $20m

As of Nov 4, 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 SCLZ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACKYSCLZACKYSCLZACKYSCLZ
3 months+4.8%0.0%3.7%2.1%+5.0 pts+0.2 pts
6 months+1.0%+4.4%6.9%4.3%−4.0 pts−0.6 pts
1 year+6.4%+10.6%14.0%8.5%−8.4 pts−4.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ACKY Sep 2025 · SCLZ Feb 2024+6.9%+35.4%16.2%21.2%−12.6 pts−20.8 pts

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About each fund
ACKY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ACKY paid 14.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.5%, 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.

SCLZ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.7%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, ACKY or SCLZ?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ACKY paid 14.0% of its starting price in cash and SCLZ paid 8.5%, so ACKY 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 SCLZ?
With every distribution reinvested, ACKY returned +6.4% and SCLZ +10.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, ACKY or SCLZ?
ACKY charges 0.95% a year and SCLZ charges 0.79%, so SCLZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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