Which paid more, ACKY or XPAY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ACKY paid 14.0% of its starting price in cash and XPAY paid 19.7%, so XPAY 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 XPAY?

With every distribution reinvested, ACKY returned +6.4% and XPAY +14.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, ACKY or XPAY?

ACKY charges 0.95% a year and XPAY charges 0.49%, so XPAY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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ACKY vs XPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XPAY paid 19.7% of its price in cash against ACKY’s 14.0%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $45m on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF, and $187m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill S&P 500 Target 20 Managed Distribution ETF.

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At a glance

14.0%

ACKY cash paid, 1 year

19.7%

XPAY cash paid, 1 year

+6.4%

ACKY total return, 1 year

+14.0%

XPAY 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.

XPAY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.8 pts behind VOO

XPAY

+14.0%

VOO

+14.8%

0.8 pts behind VOO

XPAY over 1 year: paid 19.7%, price −7.2%, total +14.0%, VOO +14.8%, −0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XPAY

+14.0%

19.7% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts behind VOO

XPAY over 1 year: paid 19.7%, price −7.2%, total +14.0%, VOO +14.8%, −0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XPAY

+14.0%

19.7% as cash

0.8 pts behind VOO

19.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XPAY over 1 year: paid 19.7%, price −7.2%, total +14.0%, VOO +14.8%, −0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XPAY costs 0.46 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.6 points; XPAY is 4.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ACKY vs XPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	ACKY	XPAY
Paid and earned
Measure	ACKY	XPAY
Total return, 1 year	+6.4%	+14.0%
Price change, 1 year	fell 8.5%	fell 7.2%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	98% of the Sep 29, 2026 payment	100% of the Oct 15, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	ACKY	XPAY
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	ACKY	XPAY
Expense ratio	0.95%	0.49%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$45m	$183m
Holdings
Measure	ACKY	XPAY
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score34.4ACKY43.4XPAY

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

XPAY 43.4

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

Risk and return

Sep 19, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 58 weekly returns

ACKY XPAY

Return

Total return edge XPAY −0.8% +14.1%

Annualized edge XPAY −0.7% +12.5%

Price return edge XPAY −16.7% −8.7%

Risk

Volatility edge XPAY 16.1% 11.9%

Max drawdown edge XPAY −14.6% −8.5%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge XPAY −0.20 0.73

Sortino edge XPAY −0.31 1.21

Calmar edge XPAY −0.05 1.48

Reading

From Sep 2025 to Oct 2026, XPAY returned more: +14.1% to −0.8%. XPAY swung less: 11.9% to 16.1%. XPAY fell less at its worst: −8.5% to −14.6%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: ACKY vs XPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	ACKY	XPAY	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	−0.8%	+14.1%	XPAY	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	−0.7%	+12.5%	XPAY	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−16.7%	−8.7%	XPAY	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	16.1%	11.9%	XPAY	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	10.3%	7.2%	XPAY	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−14.6%	−8.5%	XPAY	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.20	0.73	XPAY	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.31	1.21	XPAY	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	−0.05	1.48	XPAY	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 58 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and XPAY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACKY XPAY

Only in one fund ↓

Only in ACKY

Microsoft Corp 12.01%

Brookfield Corp 11.51%

Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 10.79%

Uber Technologies Inc 9.89%

Pershing Square USA Ltd 9.73%

Amazon.com Inc 9.54%

Meta Platforms Inc 9.13%

Restaurant Brands International Inc 8.26%

Only in XPAY

SPY 12/10/2027 38.04 C 94.39%

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Side by side

ACKY VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly XPAY Roundhill S&P 500 Target 20 Managed Distribution ETF · Option income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer VistaShares Roundhill

Strategy covered call option income

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 14.5% 21.1%

Expense ratio 0.95% 0.49%

Cash paid, 1 year 14.0% 19.7%

Price change, 1 year −8.5% −7.2%

Total return, 1 year +6.4% +14.0%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −8.4 pts −0.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 98% 100%

Age 1.2 years 2.0 years

Net assets, ACKY as of Nov 3, 2026 and XPAY as of Nov 4, 2026 $45m $187m

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 XPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	ACKY	XPAY	ACKY	XPAY	ACKY	XPAY
3 months	+4.8%	−0.3%	3.7%	5.0%	+5.0 pts	−0.2 pts
6 months	+1.0%	+4.9%	6.9%	10.0%	−4.0 pts	−0.1 pts
1 year	+6.4%	+14.0%	14.0%	19.7%	−8.4 pts	−0.9 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ACKY Sep 2025 · XPAY Oct 2024	+6.9%	+35.6%	16.2%	39.0%	−12.6 pts	−2.6 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.

XPAY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XPAY paid 19.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.0%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 21.1%, paid monthly. Roundhill estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 15, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, ACKY or XPAY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ACKY paid 14.0% of its starting price in cash and XPAY paid 19.7%, so XPAY 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 XPAY?: With every distribution reinvested, ACKY returned +6.4% and XPAY +14.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, ACKY or XPAY?: ACKY charges 0.95% a year and XPAY charges 0.49%, so XPAY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →ACKY on its own →XPAY on its own →ACKY dividend history →ACKY holdings →XPAY dividend history →XPAY holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

ACKY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ACKY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

ACKY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

VistaShares page for ACKY ↗

XPAY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XPAY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XPAY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Roundhill page for XPAY ↗

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How this is computed

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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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