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

ACKY and XVSP both write options for income.

VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF and FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF.

13.9%ACKY cash paid, 1 year
0.0%XVSP cash paid, 1 year
−1.3%ACKY total return, 1 year
+9.2%XVSP 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
XVSP9.6 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY−0.3%XVSP+9.2%9.6 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY−0.3%XVSP+9.2%9.6 pts ahead of SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and XVSP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in ACKYOnly in XVSP
Microsoft Corp 11.56%2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 1,500.03 304.12%
Brookfield Corp 11.16%2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 500.03 110.96%
Uber Technologies Inc 10.74%Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) 51.81%
Pershing Square USA Ltd 10.50%2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 1,500.03 0.00%
Meta Platforms Inc 10.23%2026-10-23 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 1,232.73 0.00%
Amazon.com Inc 9.95%2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 500.03 -0.04%
Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 8.86%2026-09-25 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 152.50 -0.31%
Restaurant Brands International Inc 8.22%2026-10-23 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) P 1,232.73 -366.53%

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 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ACKY and XVSP over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ACKYXVSPACKYXVSPACKYXVSP
3 months+0.8%not published3.7%not published−1.5 ptsnot published
6 months+5.8%not published7.7%not published−12.2 ptsnot published
1 year−1.3%not published13.9%not published−17.9 ptsnot published
Since launch−0.4%+9.2%14.0%0.0%−19.1 pts+9.6 pts
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ACKY and XVSP on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ACKY
VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
XVSP
FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF
Option income on SPY
IssuerVistaSharesFirst Trust
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy
Paysmonthlynot established
Payout rate, annualized15.7%not published
Expense ratio0.95%not published
Cash paid, 1 year13.9%0.0% (since launch on Aug 26, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−15.1%+9.2%
Total return, 1 year−1.3%+9.2% (since launch on Aug 26, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%−0.3%
Ahead or behind−17.9 pts+9.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age374 days23 days
Net assets$45m$2m

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.

XVSP in plain words

Over the period since launch on Aug 26, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XVSP paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.2%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned −0.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 9.6 pts.

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Where these figures came from

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

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