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ACKY vs XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ACKY paid 14.0% of its price in cash against XRMI’s 11.9%, though XRMI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $45m on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF, and $62m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF.

At a glance
14.0%
ACKY cash paid, 1 year
11.9%
XRMI cash paid, 1 year
+6.4%
ACKY total return, 1 year
+8.7%
XRMI 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.
XRMI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.1 pts behind SPY
XRMI
+8.7%
SPY
+14.8%

6.1 pts behind SPY

XRMI over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −3.8%, total +8.7%, SPY +14.8%, −6.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XRMI

+8.7%

11.9% of it arrived as cash

6.1 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.1 pts behind SPY

XRMI over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −3.8%, total +8.7%, SPY +14.8%, −6.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XRMI

+8.7%

11.9% cash

6.1 pts behind SPY

11.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XRMI over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −3.8%, total +8.7%, SPY +14.8%, −6.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XRMI costs 0.35 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.3 points; XRMI is 1.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ACKY vs XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureACKYXRMI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+6.4%+8.7%
Price change, 1 yearfell 8.5%fell 3.8%
Return of capital, issuer estimate98% of the Sep 29, 2026 payment95% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.95%0.60%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026$46m$62m
Holdings
Holdings in common14%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · XRMI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score34.4ACKY45.2XRMI

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

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

What they share

14%

By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and XRMI hold 14% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

14% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACKY XRMI
Microsoft Corp 12.01% 5.42%
Amazon.com Inc 9.54% 4.17%
Meta Platforms Inc 9.13% 1.92%
Visa Inc 5.85% 0.95%
Mastercard Inc 5.62% 0.72%
Netflix Inc 3.46% 0.48%
Uber Technologies Inc 9.89% 0.23%
S&P Global Inc 5.39% 0.20%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in ACKY
Brookfield Corp 11.51%
Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 10.79%
Pershing Square USA Ltd 9.73%
Restaurant Brands International Inc 8.26%
BN US 11/20/26 C40 0.92%
MSFT US 11/20/26 C535 0.58%
Seaport Entertainment Group Inc 0.53%
HHH US 11/20/26 C80 0.36%
Only in XRMI
NVIDIA CORPORATION 7.63%
APPLE INC. 7.12%
ALPHABET INC. 3.28%
BROADCOM INC. 2.89%
ALPHABET INC. 2.64%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.48%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 1.47%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1.46%
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Side by side

ACKY VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly XRMI Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 14.5% 10.6%
Expense ratio 0.95% 0.60%
Cash paid, 1 year 14.0% 11.9%
Price change, 1 year −8.5% −3.8%
Total return, 1 year +6.4% +8.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −8.4 pts −6.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 98% 95%
Age 1.2 years 5.2 years
Net assets, ACKY as of Nov 3, 2026 and XRMI as of Oct 12, 2026 $45m $62m

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 XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACKYXRMIACKYXRMIACKYXRMI
3 months+4.8%+1.6%3.7%2.9%+5.0 pts+1.8 pts
6 months+1.0%+5.4%6.9%6.0%−4.0 pts+0.4 pts
1 year+6.4%+8.7%14.0%11.9%−8.4 pts−6.1 pts
3 years–+30.8%–35.1%–−52.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ACKY Sep 2025 · XRMI Aug 2021+6.9%+17.6%16.2%45.0%−12.6 pts−66.7 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.

XRMI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XRMI paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.6%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, ACKY or XRMI?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ACKY paid 14.0% of its starting price in cash and XRMI paid 11.9%, 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 XRMI?
With every distribution reinvested, ACKY returned +6.4% and XRMI +8.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, ACKY or XRMI?
ACKY charges 0.95% a year and XRMI charges 0.60%, so XRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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