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ACKY vs SDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDTY paid 24.9% of its price in cash against ACKY’s 14.0%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $45m for VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF and $40m for YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF.

At a glance
14.0%
ACKY cash paid, 1 year
24.9%
SDTY cash paid, 1 year
+6.4%
ACKY total return, 1 year
+14.7%
SDTY 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.
SDTY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with VOO
SDTY
+14.7%
VOO
+14.8%

About even with VOO

SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.9%, price −12.3%, total +14.7%, VOO +14.8%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

SDTY

+14.7%

24.9% of it arrived as cash

about even with VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with VOO

SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.9%, price −12.3%, total +14.7%, VOO +14.8%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

SDTY

+14.7%

24.9% as cash

about even with VOO

24.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.9%, price −12.3%, total +14.7%, VOO +14.8%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ACKY costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.3 points; ACKY is 1.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ACKY vs SDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureACKYSDTY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+6.4%+14.7%
Price change, 1 yearfell 8.5%fell 12.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate98% of the Sep 29, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.95%1.08%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$45m$40m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SDTY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score34.4ACKY40.4SDTY

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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Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and SDTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACKY SDTY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in ACKY
Microsoft Corp 12.01%
Brookfield Corp 11.51%
Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 10.79%
Uber Technologies Inc 9.89%
Pershing Square USA Ltd 9.73%
Amazon.com Inc 9.54%
Meta Platforms Inc 9.13%
Restaurant Brands International Inc 8.26%
Only in SDTY
SPX 12/18/2026 1200.26 C 85.22%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 1.62%
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Side by side

ACKY VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly SDTY YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on VOO, paying weekly
Strategy covered call 0DTE covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 14.5% 23.2%
Expense ratio 0.95% 1.08%
Cash paid, 1 year 14.0% 24.9%
Price change, 1 year −8.5% −12.3%
Total return, 1 year +6.4% +14.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −8.4 pts −0.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 98% not published
Age 1.2 years 1.7 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $45m $40m

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 SDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACKYSDTYACKYSDTYACKYSDTY
3 months+4.8%+1.2%3.7%5.4%+5.0 pts+1.4 pts
6 months+1.0%+6.6%6.9%11.7%−4.0 pts+1.5 pts
1 year+6.4%+14.7%14.0%24.9%−8.4 pts−0.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ACKY Sep 2025 · SDTY Feb 2025+6.9%+23.8%16.2%37.8%−12.6 pts−5.3 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.

SDTY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDTY paid 24.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.7%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 23.2%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, ACKY or SDTY?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ACKY paid 14.0% of its starting price in cash and SDTY paid 24.9%, so SDTY 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 SDTY?
With every distribution reinvested, ACKY returned +6.4% and SDTY +14.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, ACKY or SDTY?
ACKY charges 0.95% a year and SDTY charges 1.08%, so ACKY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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