Data as of .
ACKY vs YSPC: which paid, and which earned it?
ACKY and YSPC both write options for income.
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 ACKY | Only 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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACKY | YSPC | ACKY | YSPC | ACKY | YSPC | |
| 3 months | +0.8% | not published | 3.7% | not published | −1.5 pts | not published |
| 6 months | +5.8% | not published | 7.7% | not published | −12.2 pts | not published |
| 1 year | −1.3% | not published | 13.9% | not published | −17.9 pts | not published |
| Since launch | −0.4% | +6.4% | 14.0% | 10.9% | −19.1 pts | +5.3 pts |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.7% | 63.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 1.01% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.9% | 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 estimate | not published | 0% |
| Age | 374 days | 65 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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