Data as of .
ACKY vs SCLZ: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year ACKY paid 13.9% of its price in cash against SCLZ’s 8.4%, though SCLZ returned more with it reinvested.
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and SCLZ hold 17% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ACKY | SCLZ |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Inc | 9.95% | 3.75% |
| Microsoft Corp | 11.56% | 3.71% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 10.23% | 3.34% |
| Visa Inc | 5.35% | 2.27% |
| Mastercard Inc | 5.11% | 1.74% |
| Uber Technologies Inc | 10.74% | 1.11% |
| Netflix Inc | 4.01% | 0.99% |
| Only in ACKY | Only in SCLZ |
|---|---|
| Brookfield Corp 11.16% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 7.89% |
| Pershing Square USA Ltd 10.50% | APPLE INC 6.15% |
| Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 8.86% | NVIDIA CORP 5.99% |
| Restaurant Brands International Inc 8.22% | ALPHABET INC 5.18% |
| S&P Global Inc 4.73% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 5.14% |
| Seaport Entertainment Group Inc 0.58% | BROADCOM INC 4.71% |
| AMZN US 10/16/26 C265 0.16% | ELI LILLY & COMPANY 3.86% |
| UBER TEC CLL OPT 10/26 75 0.15% | JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.50% |
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 | SCLZ | ACKY | SCLZ | ACKY | SCLZ | |
| 3 months | +0.8% | +2.9% | 3.7% | 2.1% | −1.5 pts | −3.6 pts |
| 6 months | +5.8% | +14.2% | 7.7% | 3.8% | −12.2 pts | +1.6 pts |
| 1 year | −1.3% | +13.2% | 13.9% | 8.4% | −17.9 pts | −14.0 pts |
| Since launch | −0.4% | +36.5% | 14.0% | 19.6% | −19.1 pts | −6.3 pts |
| 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 SCHD, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | Swan |
| Strategy | covered call | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.7% | 8.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.9% | 8.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | −15.1% | +4.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | −1.3% | +13.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +27.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −17.9 pts | −14.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 374 days | 934 days |
| Net assets | $45m | $20m |
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.
SCLZ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.2%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 14.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, ACKY or SCLZ?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ACKY paid 13.9% of its starting price in cash and SCLZ paid 8.4%, 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 −1.3% and SCLZ returned +13.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SCLZ returned more.
- 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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Where these figures came from
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