Data as of .
ACKY vs SIXH: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year ACKY paid 13.9% of its price in cash against SIXH’s 2.0%, though SIXH returned more with it reinvested.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and SIXH hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ACKY | SIXH |
|---|---|---|
| Meta Platforms Inc | 10.23% | 1.30% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 9.95% | 1.29% |
| Uber Technologies Inc | 10.74% | 1.19% |
| Only in ACKY | Only in SIXH |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Corp 11.56% | Altria Group, Inc. 4.83% |
| Brookfield Corp 11.16% | Philip Morris International Inc. 4.07% |
| Pershing Square USA Ltd 10.50% | VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 3.77% |
| Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 8.86% | SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 3.74% |
| Restaurant Brands International Inc 8.22% | AT&T INC. 3.59% |
| Visa Inc 5.35% | QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 3.53% |
| Mastercard Inc 5.11% | Pepsico, Inc. 3.44% |
| S&P Global Inc 4.73% | LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.11% |
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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACKY | SIXH | ACKY | SIXH | ACKY | SIXH | |
| 3 months | +0.8% | +4.5% | 3.7% | 0.5% | −1.5 pts | +2.2 pts |
| 6 months | +5.8% | +7.4% | 7.7% | 0.9% | −12.2 pts | −10.6 pts |
| 1 year | −1.3% | +16.3% | 13.9% | 2.0% | −17.9 pts | −0.3 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +43.8% | not published | 6.6% | not published | −34.6 pts |
| Since launch | −0.4% | +96.3% | 14.0% | 16.0% | −19.1 pts | −88.5 pts |
| ACKY VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | SIXH ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | Exchange Traded Concepts |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.7% | 0.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.69% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.9% | 2.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | −15.1% | +14.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | −1.3% | +16.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −17.9 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 374 days | 2321 days |
| Net assets | $45m | $543m |
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.
SIXH in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SIXH paid 2.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.4%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, ACKY or SIXH?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ACKY paid 13.9% of its starting price in cash and SIXH paid 2.0%, 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 SIXH?
- With every distribution reinvested, ACKY returned −1.3% and SIXH returned +16.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SIXH returned more.
- Which is cheaper, ACKY or SIXH?
- ACKY charges 0.95% a year and SIXH charges 0.69%, so SIXH 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 SIXH, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acky-vs-sixh Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.