Which paid more, ACKY or YYY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ACKY paid 14.0% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, 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 YYY?

With every distribution reinvested, ACKY returned +6.4% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, ACKY or YYY?

ACKY charges 0.95% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so ACKY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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ACKY vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ACKY paid 14.0% of its price in cash against YYY’s 12.4%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $45m for VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF and $674m for Amplify CEF High Income ETF.

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At a glance

14.0%

ACKY cash paid, 1 year

12.4%

YYY cash paid, 1 year

+6.4%

ACKY total return, 1 year

+1.9%

YYY total return, 1 year

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.

YYY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

YYY

+1.9%

none

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

12.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ACKY costs 2.28 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.5 points; YYY is 15.0 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ACKY vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	ACKY	YYY
Paid and earned
Measure	ACKY	YYY
Total return, 1 year	+6.4%	+1.9%
Price change, 1 year	fell 8.5%	fell 10.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	98% of the Sep 29, 2026 payment	18% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	ACKY	YYY
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	its own holdings
Cost and size
Measure	ACKY	YYY
Expense ratio	0.95%	3.23%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$45m	$674m
Holdings
Measure	ACKY	YYY
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACKY YYY

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 YYY

abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.64%

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 3.31%

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.31%

BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.30%

PIMCO High Income Fund 3.06%

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.04%

Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.70%

abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund 2.66%

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Side by side

ACKY VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF · Income from closed-end funds on its own holdings, paying monthly

Issuer VistaShares Amplify

Strategy covered call income from closed-end funds

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) YYY's own holdings (from its holdings of Nov 3, 2026)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 14.5% 13.8%

Expense ratio 0.95% 3.23%

Cash paid, 1 year 14.0% 12.4%

Price change, 1 year −8.5% −10.3%

Total return, 1 year +6.4% +1.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published

Ahead or behind −8.4 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 98% 18%

Age 1.2 years 14.4 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $45m $674m

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 YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	ACKY	YYY	ACKY	YYY	ACKY	YYY
3 months	+4.8%	−4.9%	3.7%	3.2%	+5.0 pts	not measured
6 months	+1.0%	−4.1%	6.9%	6.2%	−4.0 pts	not measured
1 year	+6.4%	+1.9%	14.0%	12.4%	−8.4 pts	not measured
3 years	–	+35.2%	–	38.6%	–	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: ACKY Sep 2025 · YYY Jun 2012	+6.9%	+114.4%	16.2%	113.6%	−12.6 pts	not measured

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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.

YYY

No 1-year comparison: a quarter's holdings filing is missing from the year.

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.8%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 18% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, ACKY or YYY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ACKY paid 14.0% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, 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 YYY?: With every distribution reinvested, ACKY returned +6.4% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, ACKY or YYY?: ACKY charges 0.95% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so ACKY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →ACKY on its own →YYY on its own →ACKY dividend history →ACKY holdings →YYY dividend history →YYY holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

ACKY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ACKY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

ACKY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

VistaShares page for ACKY ↗

YYY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YYY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YYY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for YYY ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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