Data as of .
ACKY vs YLDE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year ACKY paid 13.9% of its price in cash against YLDE’s 7.6%, though YLDE returned more with it reinvested.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and YLDE hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ACKY | YLDE |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corp | 11.56% | 2.67% |
| Visa Inc | 5.35% | 1.83% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 10.23% | 1.63% |
| Only in ACKY | Only in YLDE |
|---|---|
| Brookfield Corp 11.16% | WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.63% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 10.74% | EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 4.05% |
| Pershing Square USA Ltd 10.50% | ALPHABET INC 3.60% |
| Amazon.com Inc 9.95% | NVIDIA CORP 3.03% |
| Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 8.86% | NESTLE' SA/AG 2.94% |
| Restaurant Brands International Inc 8.22% | AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC 2.83% |
| Mastercard Inc 5.11% | APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.78% |
| S&P Global Inc 4.73% | UNILEVER PLC 2.64% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACKY | YLDE | ACKY | YLDE | ACKY | YLDE | |
| 3 months | +0.8% | +2.5% | 3.7% | 2.3% | −1.5 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +5.8% | +8.4% | 7.7% | 4.1% | −12.2 pts | −9.6 pts |
| 1 year | −1.3% | +10.5% | 13.9% | 7.6% | −17.9 pts | −6.0 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +51.1% | not published | 16.8% | not published | −27.3 pts |
| Since launch | −0.4% | +181.4% | 14.0% | 42.1% | −19.1 pts | −86.6 pts |
| ACKY VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | Franklin |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.7% | 7.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.48% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.9% | 7.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | −15.1% | +2.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | −1.3% | +10.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −17.9 pts | −6.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 374 days | 3405 days |
| Net assets | $45m | $170m |
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.
YLDE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YLDE paid 7.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.0%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, ACKY or YLDE?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ACKY paid 13.9% of its starting price in cash and YLDE paid 7.6%, 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 YLDE?
- With every distribution reinvested, ACKY returned −1.3% and YLDE returned +10.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so YLDE returned more.
- Which is cheaper, ACKY or YLDE?
- ACKY charges 0.95% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so YLDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, ACKY against YLDE, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acky-vs-ylde Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.