Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
ACYN vs DRKY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
ACYN and DRKY both write options for income.
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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $2.6bn for FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Income ETF and $22m for VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF.
1.7 pts ahead of IWM
ACYN since launch: paid 5.3%, price +3.2%, total +8.7%, IWM +7.0%, +1.7 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
IWM
+7.0%
ACYN
+8.7%
5.3% as cash
1.7 pts ahead of IWM
Total return, distributions reinvested
1.7 pts ahead of IWM
ACYN since launch: paid 5.3%, price +3.2%, total +8.7%, IWM +7.0%, +1.7 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
IWM
+7.0%
ACYN
+8.7%
1.7 pts ahead of IWM
5.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ACYN since launch: paid 5.3%, price +3.2%, total +8.7%, IWM +7.0%, +1.7 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
Data to Oct 28, 2026.7.5 pts ahead of SPY
DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.4%, price +4.2%, total +21.1%, SPY +13.6%, +7.5 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
SPY
+13.6%
DRKY
+21.1%
15.4% of it arrived as cash
7.5 pts ahead of SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
7.5 pts ahead of SPY
DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.4%, price +4.2%, total +21.1%, SPY +13.6%, +7.5 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
SPY
+13.6%
DRKY
+21.1%
15.4% as cash
7.5 pts ahead of SPY
15.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +21.1%. DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.4%, price +4.2%, total +21.1%, SPY +13.6%, +7.5 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
Both charts share one scale, 0 to +21.1%. Data to Oct 28, 2026.Pair scorecard
ACYN costs 0.20 points a year less; ACYN is far larger, $2.6bn against $22m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | ACYN | DRKY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +21.1% |
| Price change | rose 3.2% (since Feb 25, 2026) | rose 4.2% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 19% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment | 100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Russell 2000, measured through IWM | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.95% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 | $2.6bn | $22m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, ACYN and DRKY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
As of Oct 28, 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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | ACYN | DRKY | ACYN | DRKY | ACYN | DRKY |
| 3 months | +4.0% | +14.1% | 2.6% | 4.2% | +6.3 pts | +8.0 pts |
| 6 months | +5.3% | +13.7% | 5.2% | 7.8% | +1.4 pts | +4.6 pts |
| 1 year | – | +21.1% | – | 15.4% | – | +7.5 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: ACYN Feb 2026 · DRKY Oct 2025 | +8.7% | +23.7% | 5.3% | 16.8% | +1.7 pts | +7.7 pts |
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ACYN
Over the period from its first trade on Feb 25, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026, ACYN paid 5.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.7%. Russell 2000 (IWM) returned +7.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.7 pts. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.0%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 19% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
DRKY
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DRKY paid 15.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +13.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 7.5 pts. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.7%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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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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