Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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ACKY vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $45m for VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF and $42m for YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
14.0%
ACKY cash paid, 1 year
16.7%
YSPC cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
+6.4%
ACKY total return, 1 year
−2.1%
YSPC total return, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
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.
YSPC · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 2.6 pts behind SPCX
YSPC
−2.1%
SPCX
+0.5%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

+0.5%

YSPC

−2.1%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

+0.5%

YSPC

−2.1%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

16.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ACKY costs 0.06 points a year less; ACKY is 1.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ACKY vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureACKYYSPC
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+6.4%not published
Price changefell 8.5% (1 year)fell 18.2% (since Jul 15, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate98% of the Sep 29, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYSpace Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.95%1.01%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$45m$42m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACKY YSPC
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 YSPC
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 29.45%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 13.87%
SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 C 0.32%
SPCX US 11/06/26 C145 0.13%
SPCX US 11/06/26 C146 0.11%
SPCX US 11/06/26 C141 -0.11%
SPCX US 11/06/26 C140 -0.72%
SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 P -21.73%
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Side by side

ACKY VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly YSPC YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPCX, paying weekly
Strategy covered call synthetic covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 14.5% 60.1%
Expense ratio 0.95% 1.01%
Cash paid, 1 year 14.0% 16.7% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −8.5% −18.2% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +6.4% −2.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +0.5% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Ahead or behind −8.4 pts −2.6 pts (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 98% not published
Age 1.2 years 112 days
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $45m $42m

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 YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACKYYSPCACKYYSPCACKYYSPC
3 months+4.8%+11.7%3.7%18.2%+5.0 pts−13.8 pts
6 months+1.0%–6.9%–−4.0 pts–
1 year+6.4%–14.0%–−8.4 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: ACKY Sep 2025 · YSPC Jul 2026+6.9%−2.1%16.2%16.7%−12.6 pts−2.5 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.

YSPC

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, YSPC paid 16.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 18.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.1%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned +0.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.1%, paid weekly.

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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