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ACKY vs TMGN: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $45m on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF, beside TappAlpha Cboe Magnificent 10 Growth & Daily Income ETF.

At a glance
14.0%
ACKY cash paid, 1 year
5.4%
TMGN cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
+6.4%
ACKY total return, 1 year
+5.2%
TMGN total return, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
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.
TMGN · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
TMGN
+5.2%
none

Not measured

TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TMGN

+5.2%

5.4% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TMGN

+5.2%

5.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TMGN costs 0.07 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ACKY vs TMGN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureACKYTMGN
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+6.4%not published
Price changefell 8.5% (1 year)fell 0.1% (since Jul 15, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate98% of the Sep 29, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 28, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.95%0.88%
Net assets$45mnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

ACKY VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly TMGN TappAlpha Cboe Magnificent 10 Growth & Daily Income ETF · Option income, paying monthly
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) none
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 14.5% 21.7%
Expense ratio 0.95% 0.88%
Cash paid, 1 year 14.0% 5.4% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −8.5% −0.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +6.4% +5.2% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published
Ahead or behind −8.4 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 98% 100%
Age 1.2 years 112 days
Net assets $45m not read by ETFIQ

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 TMGN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACKYTMGNACKYTMGNACKYTMGN
3 months+4.8%+3.6%3.7%5.3%+5.0 ptsnot measured
6 months+1.0%–6.9%–−4.0 pts–
1 year+6.4%–14.0%–−8.4 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: ACKY Sep 2025 · TMGN Jul 2026+6.9%+5.2%16.2%5.4%−12.6 ptsnot measured

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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.

TMGN

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, TMGN paid 5.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.2%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 21.7%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 28, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACKY or TMGN?
ACKY charges 0.95% a year and TMGN charges 0.88%, so TMGN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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