Data as of .
ACKY vs TCAL: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year ACKY paid 13.9% of its price in cash against TCAL’s 11.4%, though TCAL returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: TCAL scores higher
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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 TCAL hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ACKY | TCAL |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Inc | 9.95% | 1.53% |
| Microsoft Corp | 11.56% | 1.50% |
| S&P Global Inc | 4.73% | 1.21% |
| Netflix Inc | 4.01% | 0.95% |
| Only in ACKY | Only in TCAL |
|---|---|
| Brookfield Corp 11.16% | DANAHER CORP 2.01% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 10.74% | WATERS CORP 1.97% |
| Pershing Square USA Ltd 10.50% | VERALTO CORP 1.87% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 10.23% | WASTE CONNECTIONS INC 1.80% |
| Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 8.86% | YUM BRANDS INC 1.72% |
| Restaurant Brands International Inc 8.22% | MCDONALD S CORP 1.70% |
| Visa Inc 5.35% | VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 1.69% |
| Mastercard Inc 5.11% | LINDE PLC 1.63% |
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 | TCAL | ACKY | TCAL | ACKY | TCAL | |
| 3 months | +0.8% | +4.2% | 3.7% | 3.5% | −1.5 pts | +1.9 pts |
| 6 months | +5.8% | +5.3% | 7.7% | 6.3% | −12.2 pts | −12.7 pts |
| 1 year | −1.3% | +3.0% | 13.9% | 11.4% | −17.9 pts | −13.5 pts |
| Since launch | −0.4% | +3.9% | 14.0% | 15.2% | −19.1 pts | −32.7 pts |
| ACKY VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | TCAL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | T. Rowe Price |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| 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% | 9.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.34% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.9% | 11.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | −15.1% | −8.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | −1.3% | +3.0% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −17.9 pts | −13.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 374 days | 540 days |
| Net assets | $45m | $276m |
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.
TCAL in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TCAL paid 11.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.4%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, ACKY or TCAL?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ACKY paid 13.9% of its starting price in cash and TCAL paid 11.4%, 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 TCAL?
- With every distribution reinvested, ACKY returned −1.3% and TCAL returned +3.0% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so TCAL returned more.
- Which is cheaper, ACKY or TCAL?
- ACKY charges 0.95% a year and TCAL charges 0.34%, so TCAL 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 TCAL, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acky-vs-tcal Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.