ACKY vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
ACKY and VAIE both write options for income. Net assets on Oct 19, 2026: $46m for VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF and $67m for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF.
VAIE costs 0.21 points a year less; VAIE is 1.5 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| ACKY | VAIE | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.74% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026 | $46m | $67m |
| Total return, 1 year | +2.0% | not published |
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | not published |
| Holdings in common | not published | |
| Price change | fell 12.2% (1 year) | fell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026) |
13.8 pts behind SPY
ACKY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −12.2%, total +2.0%, SPY +15.8%, −13.8 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
SPY
+15.8%
ACKY
+2.0%
13.8 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
13.8 pts behind SPY
ACKY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −12.2%, total +2.0%, SPY +15.8%, −13.8 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
SPY
+15.8%
ACKY
+2.0%
13.8 pts behind SPY
14.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ACKY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −12.2%, total +2.0%, SPY +15.8%, −13.8 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Not measured
VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
VAIE
+3.3%
6.8% as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
VAIE
+3.3%
6.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | ACKY | VAIE | ACKY | VAIE | ACKY | VAIE |
| 3 months | +3.7% | +2.5% | 3.7% | 4.1% | +0.6 pts | not measured |
| 6 months | −1.6% | – | 7.0% | – | −11.3 pts | – |
| 1 year | +2.0% | – | 14.0% | – | −13.8 pts | – |
| Since launch Not the same days: ACKY Sep 2025 · VAIE May 2026 | +2.5% | +3.3% | 15.1% | 6.8% | −17.4 pts | not measured |
Source: ETFIQ. – means no data for this window, usually because the fund is younger than it. Open this comparison in the app →
On the same fields
As of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid is what the fund distributed over the window, as a share of its price at the start. Payout rate is its latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
About ACKY
Over the year to Oct 20, 2026, ACKY paid 14.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.8 pts. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.9%, paid monthly.
About VAIE
Over the period from its first trade on May 12, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, VAIE paid 6.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.3%. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.8%, paid weekly.
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