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

ACKY and YSPC both write options for income.

VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF and YieldMax(R) [SpaceX] Option Income Strategy ETF.

13.9%ACKY cash paid, 1 year
10.9%YSPC cash paid, 1 year
−1.3%ACKY total return, 1 year
+6.4%YSPC 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
YSPC5.3 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+1.2%YSPC+6.4%10.9% of it arrived as cash5.3 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+1.2%YSPC+6.4%5.3 pts ahead of SPY

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in ACKYOnly in YSPC
Microsoft Corp 11.56%United States Treasury Bill 07/08/2027 43.24%
Brookfield Corp 11.16%United States Treasury Bill 02/18/2027 34.02%
Uber Technologies Inc 10.74%United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 16.09%
Pershing Square USA Ltd 10.50%SPCX 10/16/2026 150.01 C 6.39%
Meta Platforms Inc 10.23%First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 5.82%
Amazon.com Inc 9.95%SPACE EX CLL OPT 09/26 162.500 0.62%
Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 8.86%SPACE EX CLL OPT 09/26 157.500 0.07%
Restaurant Brands International Inc 8.22%SPACE EX CLL OPT 09/26 152.500 -0.15%

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 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ACKY and YSPC over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ACKYYSPCACKYYSPCACKYYSPC
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%+6.4%14.0%10.9%−19.1 pts+5.3 pts
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ACKY and YSPC on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ACKY
VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
YSPC
YieldMax(R) [SpaceX] Option Income Strategy ETF
Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly
IssuerVistaSharesYieldMax
Strategycovered callsynthetic covered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized15.7%63.0%
Expense ratio0.95%1.01%
Cash paid, 1 year13.9%10.9% (since launch on Jul 15, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−15.1%−5.3%
Total return, 1 year−1.3%+6.4% (since launch on Jul 15, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+1.2%
Ahead or behind−17.9 pts+5.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published0%
Age374 days65 days
Net assets$45m$32m

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.

YSPC in plain words

Over the period since launch on Jul 15, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, YSPC paid 10.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned +1.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 63.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACKY or YSPC?
ACKY charges 0.95% a year and YSPC charges 1.01%, so ACKY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ACKY against YSPC, 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.

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