Data as of .
ACKY vs SEPI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year ACKY paid 13.9% of its price in cash against SEPI’s 7.5%, though SEPI returned more with it reinvested.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and SEPI hold 11% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ACKY | SEPI |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corp | 11.56% | 3.42% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 9.95% | 3.36% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 10.23% | 2.79% |
| Netflix Inc | 4.01% | 1.21% |
| Only in ACKY | Only in SEPI |
|---|---|
| Brookfield Corp 11.16% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 7.54% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 10.74% | CATERPILLAR INC 7.20% |
| Pershing Square USA Ltd 10.50% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 6.53% |
| Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 8.86% | APPLE INC 5.24% |
| Restaurant Brands International Inc 8.22% | ALPHABET INC 4.68% |
| Visa Inc 5.35% | NVIDIA CORP 4.04% |
| Mastercard Inc 5.11% | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (THE) 3.91% |
| S&P Global Inc 4.73% | JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.31% |
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 | SEPI | ACKY | SEPI | ACKY | SEPI | |
| 3 months | +0.8% | +5.4% | 3.7% | 2.1% | −1.5 pts | +3.2 pts |
| 6 months | +5.8% | +20.5% | 7.7% | 4.7% | −12.2 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 1 year | −1.3% | +21.8% | 13.9% | 7.5% | −17.9 pts | +5.2 pts |
| Since launch | −0.4% | +24.4% | 14.0% | 7.7% | −19.1 pts | +5.4 pts |
| ACKY VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | SEPI Shelton Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | Shelton |
| 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% | 8.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.54% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.9% | 7.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | −15.1% | +13.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | −1.3% | +21.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −17.9 pts | +5.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 374 days | 375 days |
| Net assets | $45m | $152m |
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.
SEPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SEPI paid 7.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, ACKY or SEPI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ACKY paid 13.9% of its starting price in cash and SEPI paid 7.5%, 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 SEPI?
- With every distribution reinvested, ACKY returned −1.3% and SEPI returned +21.8% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SEPI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, ACKY or SEPI?
- ACKY charges 0.95% a year and SEPI charges 0.54%, so SEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, ACKY against SEPI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acky-vs-sepi Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.