Which paid more, ACKY or SPIN?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ACKY paid 14.0% of its starting price in cash and SPIN paid 5.1%, 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 SPIN?

With every distribution reinvested, ACKY returned +6.4% and SPIN +9.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, ACKY or SPIN?

ACKY charges 0.95% a year and SPIN charges 0.25%, so SPIN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

ACKY vs SPIN: 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 SPIN’s 5.1%, though SPIN returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $45m for VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF and $45m for State Street US Equity Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

14.0%

ACKY cash paid, 1 year

5.1%

SPIN cash paid, 1 year

+6.4%

ACKY total return, 1 year

+9.3%

SPIN 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.

SPIN · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 5.5 pts behind SPY

SPIN

+9.3%

SPY

+14.8%

5.5 pts behind SPY

SPIN over 1 year: paid 5.1%, price +3.9%, total +9.3%, SPY +14.8%, −5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SPIN

+9.3%

5.1% of it arrived as cash

5.5 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.5 pts behind SPY

SPIN over 1 year: paid 5.1%, price +3.9%, total +9.3%, SPY +14.8%, −5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SPIN

+9.3%

5.5 pts behind SPY

5.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SPIN over 1 year: paid 5.1%, price +3.9%, total +9.3%, SPY +14.8%, −5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SPIN costs 0.70 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.9 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ACKY vs SPIN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	ACKY	SPIN
Paid and earned
Measure	ACKY	SPIN
Total return, 1 year	+6.4%	+9.3%
Price change, 1 year	fell 8.5%	rose 3.9%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	98% of the Sep 29, 2026 payment	97% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	ACKY	SPIN
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	ACKY	SPIN
Expense ratio	0.95%	0.25%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$45m	$45m
Holdings
Measure	ACKY	SPIN
Holdings in common	21%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SPIN scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score34.4ACKY84.1SPIN

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

ACKY 34.4

SPIN 84.1

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

21%

By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and SPIN hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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21% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACKY SPIN

Microsoft Corp 12.01% 7.47%

Amazon.com Inc 9.54% 4.87%

Meta Platforms Inc 9.13% 2.93%

Visa Inc 5.85% 1.73%

Mastercard Inc 5.62% 1.19%

Uber Technologies Inc 9.89% 1.04%

Netflix Inc 3.46% 0.91%

S&P Global Inc 5.39% 0.71%

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%

BN US 11/20/26 C40 0.92%

MSFT US 11/20/26 C535 0.58%

Seaport Entertainment Group Inc 0.53%

HHH US 11/20/26 C80 0.36%

Only in SPIN

NVIDIA CORP 9.22%

APPLE INC 6.03%

ALPHABET INC CL A 4.59%

BROADCOM INC 3.37%

ELI LILLY + CO 2.50%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.50%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.28%

JPMORGAN CHASE + CO 2.13%

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Side by side

ACKY VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly SPIN State Street US Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer VistaShares State Street

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 14.5% 5.5%

Expense ratio 0.95% 0.25%

Cash paid, 1 year 14.0% 5.1%

Price change, 1 year −8.5% +3.9%

Total return, 1 year +6.4% +9.3%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −8.4 pts −5.5 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 98% 97%

Age 1.2 years 2.2 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $45m $45m

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 SPIN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	ACKY	SPIN	ACKY	SPIN	ACKY	SPIN
3 months	+4.8%	+0.8%	3.7%	0.9%	+5.0 pts	+0.9 pts
6 months	+1.0%	+6.0%	6.9%	1.9%	−4.0 pts	+1.0 pts
1 year	+6.4%	+9.3%	14.0%	5.1%	−8.4 pts	−5.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ACKY Sep 2025 · SPIN Sep 2024	+6.9%	+30.3%	16.2%	16.0%	−12.6 pts	−12.9 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.

SPIN

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SPIN paid 5.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.5%, paid monthly. State Street estimates that 97% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, ACKY or SPIN?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ACKY paid 14.0% of its starting price in cash and SPIN paid 5.1%, 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 SPIN?: With every distribution reinvested, ACKY returned +6.4% and SPIN +9.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, ACKY or SPIN?: ACKY charges 0.95% a year and SPIN charges 0.25%, so SPIN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

ACKY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ACKY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

ACKY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

VistaShares page for ACKY ↗

SPIN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPIN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SPIN 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

State Street website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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