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ACKY vs TPRY: which paid, and which earned it?

ACKY and TPRY both write options for income.

VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF and VistaShares Target 15 TEPRTantrum Contrarian Distribution ETF.

13.9%ACKY cash paid, 1 year
7.4%TPRY cash paid, 1 year
−1.3%ACKY total return, 1 year
+2.1%TPRY total return, 1 year
ACKY17.9 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%ACKY−1.3%17.9 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%ACKY−1.3%17.9 pts behind SPY
TPRY9.3 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+11.4%TPRY+2.1%9.3 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+11.4%TPRY+2.1%9.3 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and TPRY hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ACKY and TPRY both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingACKYTPRY
Amazon.com Inc9.95%12.40%
Meta Platforms Inc10.23%5.35%
Uber Technologies Inc10.74%5.23%
UBER TEC CLL OPT 10/26 750.15%-0.07%
AMZN US 10/16/26 C2650.16%-0.19%
Only in each
Only in ACKYOnly in TPRY
Microsoft Corp 11.56%Micron Technology Inc 13.23%
Brookfield Corp 11.16%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 8.48%
Pershing Square USA Ltd 10.50%Alphabet Inc 6.91%
Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 8.86%Apple Inc 4.91%
Restaurant Brands International Inc 8.22%Vistra Corp 4.57%
Visa Inc 5.35%Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 4.46%
Mastercard Inc 5.11%NVIDIA Corp 4.39%
S&P Global Inc 4.73%Boeing Co/The 4.30%

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 Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ACKY and TPRY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ACKYTPRYACKYTPRYACKYTPRY
3 months+0.8%−5.9%3.7%3.5%−1.5 pts−8.2 pts
6 months+5.8%+11.9%7.7%8.1%−12.2 pts−6.1 pts
1 year−1.3%not published13.9%not published−17.9 ptsnot published
Since launch−0.4%+2.1%14.0%7.4%−19.1 pts−9.3 pts
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ACKY and TPRY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ACKY
VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
TPRY
VistaShares Target 15 TEPRTantrum Contrarian Distribution ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerVistaSharesVistaShares
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized15.7%15.3%
Expense ratio0.95%0.95%
Cash paid, 1 year13.9%7.4% (since launch on Feb 26, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−15.1%−5.4%
Total return, 1 year−1.3%+2.1% (since launch on Feb 26, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+11.4%
Ahead or behind−17.9 pts−9.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age374 days204 days
Net assets$45m$4m

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.

TPRY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 26, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, TPRY paid 7.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +11.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

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

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Where these figures came from

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ACKY against TPRY, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, ACKY against TPRY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acky-vs-tpry Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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