ACKY · VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF
Over the past year ACKY paid 14.0% in cash and still finished 16.5 points behind SPY.
What a holder got
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, ACKY returned +3.2% with distributions reinvested and S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned +19.7%, so a holder came out behind it by 16.5 points. The lighter segment is the 14.0% that arrived as cash rather than as price.
Period by period
| Window | Cash paid | Price | Total return | SPY | Ahead or behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | 3.6% | +0.1% | +3.9% | +4.7% | −0.8 pts |
| 6 months | 7.4% | −2.1% | +5.5% | +15.2% | −9.6 pts |
| Since launch | 14.0% | −11.2% | +3.2% | +19.7% | −16.5 pts |
In plain words
With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.2%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned +19.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.5 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 15.2%, paid monthly.
| Strategy | Target 15 distribution, options overlay |
|---|---|
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy (proxy) |
| Pays | monthly |
| Net assets (issuer daily file, as of Sep 6, 2026) | $47m |
| Latest payout, annualised (ETFIQ) | 15.2% |
| Expense ratio (prospectus XBRL) | not published |
| Cash paid, trailing 12 months (ETFIQ) | 15.8% |
| Launched | Sep 9, 2025 |
Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation from exchange prices and cash distributions (Tiingo end-of-day), total return with distributions reinvested. Return of capital is the issuer’s estimate. How this desk computes every figure
Questions people ask
- How much has ACKY paid over the last year?
- Over the period from its launch on Sep 9, 2025 to Sep 4, 2026, ACKY paid 14.0% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 11.2%.
- Is ACKY ahead of SPY?
- Over the period from its launch on Sep 9, 2025 to Sep 4, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, ACKY returned +3.2% against +19.7% for S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy, so a holder was behind it by 16.5 points.
- How often does ACKY pay, and how much?
- ACKY pays monthly. The latest distribution annualises to 15.2% at its price on Sep 4, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
The words on this page
- Total return
- What a holder actually ended up with: price change plus every distribution, reinvested. The only figure that answers whether you came out ahead.
- Cash paid
- Distributions over the window as a share of what the fund cost at the start. A measure of cash delivered, not of return: a fund can pay a great deal and still lose money.
- Ahead or behind
- The fund’s total return minus the benchmark’s over exactly the same days, in percentage points. Both sides reinvest.
- Return of capital
- The issuer’s own estimate, in a Rule 19a-1 notice, of how much of a distribution was your own money returned. An estimate and a tax characterisation, not a measure of erosion.
- Covered call
- Selling call options on shares the fund holds. It collects a premium and gives up the gains above the strike, which is why these funds pay well and lag a rising market.
Every term this desk uses, defined in full on the income desk vocabulary page.
Where these figures came from
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