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ACKY VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF

Covered call on SPY, paying monthly

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, ACKY paid 14.0% in cash and still finished 17.2 points behind SPY.

VistaShares · Income ETFs · data as of

Key facts

14.0%Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
+0.3%Total return, 1 year
−17.2 ptsAgainst SPY
15.6%Latest payout, annualized

Method

ETFIQ Return Stability Score

14.9152nd of 161

ACKY paid 14.0% in cash. Its price fell 13.7%, so 98% of what you were paid came back out of your own capital.

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

Against its benchmark
MLPD −38.1 ptsMDST −30.2 ptsSLTY −29.1 ptsBLOX −27.8 ptsEIPI −27.8 ptsYQQQ −27.6 ptsULTY −23.3 ptsGDXY −22.0 ptsHIGH −20.8 ptsTOPW −18.6 ptsTDVI −18.3 ptsYMAX −18.1 ptsHISF −17.3 ptsWEEI −16.9 ptsNDIV −16.6 ptsLQDW −16.2 ptsOARK −15.8 ptsFDND −15.5 ptsTCAL −15.0 ptsQRMI −14.8 ptsSDVD −14.8 ptsLFGY −14.5 ptsSLJY −14.5 ptsSCLZ −14.1 ptsYFYA −13.9 ptsQUSA −13.5 ptsHYGW −13.0 ptsJULH −13.0 ptsXLRI −13.0 ptsMAGY −12.9 ptsYYY −12.7 ptsXLKI −12.6 ptsJULJ −12.4 ptsLJUL −12.4 ptsJANJ −12.3 ptsLJAN −12.3 ptsFGSI −12.2 ptsLOCT −12.1 ptsRNTY −12.1 ptsAIPI −12.0 ptsIWMY −12.0 ptsOCTJ −11.9 ptsHIPS −11.7 ptsJUCY −11.6 ptsXLEI −11.6 ptsAPRJ −11.3 ptsLAPR −11.3 ptsXISE −11.3 ptsXIJN −11.1 ptsCVRD −11.0 ptsJANH −11.0 ptsAPRH −10.9 ptsXBTY −10.7 ptsXIDE −10.7 ptsOCTH −10.6 ptsJEPI −10.3 ptsXIMR −10.1 ptsSRHR −9.7 ptsXRMI −8.7 ptsVEGA −8.3 ptsBUYW −8.2 ptsIAUI −7.9 ptsBAGY −7.7 ptsXV −7.5 ptsKHPI −7.3 ptsYBTC −7.3 ptsFTHI −7.0 ptsYLDE −6.8 ptsIGLD −6.1 ptsQQQI −6.1 ptsRDVI −6.0 ptsSPIN −5.9 ptsFEPI −5.8 ptsIWMW −5.8 ptsTYLG −5.7 ptsBITY −5.6 ptsSPUT −5.4 ptsWTPI −5.2 ptsPAPI −4.7 ptsXLVI −4.7 ptsETCO −4.3 ptsJEPQ −4.1 ptsCAIE −4.0 ptsFTKI −3.9 ptsGPTY −3.7 ptsIQQQ −3.7 ptsGIAX −3.4 ptsBIGY −3.3 ptsISPY −3.1 ptsRYLD −3.1 ptsWEEL −2.9 ptsYMAG −2.9 ptsRDTY −2.6 ptsXLBI −2.5 ptsNBOS −1.8 ptsRYLG −1.8 ptsSPYI −1.7 ptsFTQI −1.6 ptsKNG −1.6 ptsTSPY −1.6 ptsTHTA −1.5 ptsQQQY −1.3 ptsRDTE −1.3 ptsDIVO −1.2 ptsSIXH −1.2 ptsXYLD −1.2 ptsDFII −1.1 ptsGPIQ −1.1 ptsQDTY −1.1 ptsXYLG −1.1 ptsXDTE −0.9 ptsQDTE −0.7 ptsQYLD −0.7 ptsXLII −0.7 ptsXPAY −0.7 ptsEGGY −0.6 ptsJOYT −0.6 ptsSDTY −0.6 ptsWDTE −0.4 ptsBTCC −0.3 ptsQYLG −0.3 ptsGPIX 0.0 ptsDJIA +0.1 ptsDYLG +0.3 ptsIWMI +0.3 ptsKGLD +0.3 ptsXLFI +0.3 ptsIVVW +0.4 ptsLTTI +0.5 ptsLQTI +0.6 ptsPBP +0.6 ptsHYTI +0.9 ptsTDAQ +0.9 ptsCSHI +1.3 ptsBALI +1.4 ptsYETH +1.5 ptsHYBL +1.6 ptsXLUI +1.6 ptsCHPY +1.9 ptsBTCI +2.1 ptsSOXY +2.3 ptsITWO +2.5 ptsDOGG +2.7 ptsCEPI +2.9 ptsXLYI +2.9 ptsYBIT +2.9 ptsTLTP +3.4 ptsDUBS +4.0 ptsSEPI +4.7 ptsXLCI +5.2 ptsIDVO +5.4 ptsTLTW +5.4 ptsBCCC +6.3 ptsOMAH +6.5 ptsIDUB +6.9 ptsXLSI +8.8 ptsUSOY +10.5 ptsBUCK +10.9 ptsKLIP +20.9 ptsNVYY +24.6 ptsACKY −17.2 ptsACKY −17.2 pts−38.1 pts+24.6 pts

8.4% of the 161 sit at or below ACKY on this measure.

What happened to the principal
ETCO −75.0%XBTY −74.7%YETH −67.4%YBTC −61.4%BTCC −59.9%YBIT −58.9%BAGY −58.0%SLTY −54.4%ULTY −53.3%NVYY −52.4%BITY −51.9%BCCC −49.4%BTCI −46.9%DFII −44.8%LFGY −43.0%YMAX −41.0%BLOX −38.8%TOPW −36.6%OARK −33.3%KLIP −32.8%GDXY −32.5%YMAG −27.1%YQQQ −26.3%MAGY −25.8%IWMY −23.1%CEPI −21.0%RDTY −19.9%RDTE −19.4%QDTE −18.5%EGGY −15.1%TLTP −14.5%XLYI −14.1%LTTI −13.8%WDTE −13.7%QQQY −13.0%QDTY −12.8%XDTE −12.8%AIPI −12.2%QUSA −11.8%LQTI −10.4%TLTW −10.3%SDTY −9.9%GIAX −9.8%XLUI −9.5%HIGH −9.3%LQDW −9.3%TCAL −9.0%FEPI −8.5%XV −8.4%IGLD −8.1%XLRI −8.0%XLCI −7.9%FDND −7.6%YYY −7.5%XLSI −7.3%RNTY −6.5%HYTI −6.3%GPTY −6.0%OMAH −6.0%XLBI −5.7%HYGW −5.6%IWMW −5.3%HIPS −5.2%XPAY −4.9%HISF −4.7%QRMI −4.2%USOY −4.0%XLFI −3.8%FGSI −3.2%BUCK −2.5%HYBL −2.5%JUCY −2.3%XRMI −2.3%MLPD −1.7%CAIE −1.6%IAUI −1.6%YFYA −1.6%IVVW −1.4%CVRD −1.3%JEPI −1.1%KNG −0.9%XIJN −0.7%JULJ −0.6%WTPI −0.5%CSHI −0.4%JULH −0.3%LJUL −0.2%XISE 0.0%JANH +0.1%JANJ +0.1%LAPR +0.1%LOCT +0.1%LJAN +0.2%OCTJ +0.2%XLII +0.2%APRJ +0.3%OCTH +0.3%XIDE +0.3%XIMR +0.4%APRH +0.5%TSPY +0.6%KHPI +0.7%BIGY +0.8%WEEL +0.9%SRHR +1.0%FTHI +1.1%QQQI +1.5%XLVI +2.1%SPYI +2.6%QYLG +2.8%YLDE +2.8%BUYW +2.9%SDVD +3.0%XYLG +3.4%KGLD +3.8%THTA +3.9%DJIA +4.2%FTKI +4.3%SCLZ +4.4%PAPI +4.5%RYLD +4.7%XLKI +5.0%PBP +5.1%IWMI +5.3%DYLG +5.4%TDAQ +5.9%XYLD +5.9%JEPQ +6.0%SPIN +6.1%NBOS +6.5%SPUT +6.5%RYLG +7.1%GPIX +7.9%FTQI +8.0%DOGG +8.2%ISPY +8.4%QYLD +8.4%DIVO +8.9%MDST +9.3%VEGA +9.4%BALI +9.5%GPIQ +9.8%SLJY +11.0%RDVI +11.7%TDVI +11.7%IQQQ +12.3%SEPI +13.8%XLEI +13.8%SIXH +14.1%ITWO +14.3%EIPI +14.6%JOYT +16.1%IDVO +16.4%DUBS +18.9%WEEI +18.9%IDUB +19.0%TYLG +21.2%NDIV +22.9%CHPY +24.9%SOXY +68.6%ACKY −13.7%ACKY −13.7%−75.0%+68.6%

21.4% of the 161 sit at or below ACKY on this measure.

Weighted evenly, those two positions are what the score combines, across the 161 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. Neither spread above is the score: a fund can sit further right on one and score lower. A position in this set, not a rating: it moves when the set moves, and it is not a figure to average against another desk's.

What the score is computed from
What it measuresThis fundIts percentileWeight
against its benchmark−17.2 pts8.450%
what happened to the principal−13.7%21.450%

All income ETFs ranked by this score · How it is computed

62nd of 68 income ETFs writing on SPY, by return against it

What a holder got

ACKY against SPYACKY returned +0.3% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy, a gap of −17.2 pts. Of that, 14.0% arrived as cash rather than price.+0.3%ACKY total return+17.5%S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, ACKY returned +0.3% with distributions reinvested and S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +17.5%, so a holder came out behind it by 17.2 points. The lighter segment is the 14.0% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Its ten largest equity positions

ACKY top ten by weight, 91.4% of its 36 equity positions, from the holdings published by its issuer for Sep 14, 2026. The options the fund writes are not positions of this kind and are not listed. Source: the issuer’s own daily file.
HoldingTickerWeight
Microsoft CorpMSFT11.45%
Brookfield CorpBN11.21%
Uber Technologies IncUBER10.78%
Pershing Square USA LtdPSUS10.25%
Amazon.com IncAMZN9.95%
Meta Platforms IncMETA9.84%
Howard Hughes Holdings IncHHH8.95%
Restaurant Brands International IncQSR8.57%
Visa IncV5.32%
Mastercard IncMA5.07%

Method

Period by period

ACKY over each window to Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowCash paidPriceTotal returnSPYAhead or behind
3 months3.7%−0.9%+2.9%+3.3%−0.4 pts
6 months7.6%−1.3%+6.4%+16.0%−9.6 pts
1 year14.0%−13.7%+0.3%+17.5%−17.2 pts
Since launch14.0%−13.5%+0.5%+18.8%−18.3 pts

Method

When ACKY pays

ACKY pays monthly. The last distribution was $0.2264 a share, which went ex on Aug 24, 2026, with payment about 2 days later. The next has not been declared. On its own cadence of about 28 days the ex-date falls near Sep 21, 2026; that date is an ETFIQ projection, not the issuer’s.

Expected distributions for ACKY. Where the basis is a projection, ETFIQ has carried the fund’s own spacing forward from its last ex-date and held the amount at the last one paid; neither is an issuer statement. Source: ETFIQ.
Ex-datePay dateAmountBasis
Sep 21, 2026Sep 23, 2026$0.2264ETFIQ projection from the fund’s own cadence
Oct 19, 2026Oct 21, 2026$0.2264ETFIQ projection from the fund’s own cadence
Every distribution ETFIQ holds for ACKY (12, most recent first)
Cash distributions per share for ACKY. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.
Ex-dateAmount
Aug 24, 2026$0.2264
Jul 27, 2026$0.2127
Jun 29, 2026$0.2152
May 26, 2026$0.2375
Apr 27, 2026$0.2385
Mar 30, 2026$0.2174
Feb 23, 2026$0.2369
Jan 26, 2026$0.2522
Dec 29, 2025$0.2496
Nov 24, 2025$0.241
Oct 27, 2025$0.2508
Sep 29, 2025$0.2515

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Method

In plain words

Since it launched on Sep 9, 2025, ACKY has returned +0.5% with distributions reinvested, against +18.8% for S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy, and has paid out 14.0% of its starting value in cash along the way. It pays monthly, and at its current price the latest distribution annualizes to 15.6%. No Rule 19a-1 notice has been published for this fund, so there is no issuer estimate of how much of its distributions was a return of capital.

ACKY (VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF), income ETFs fields as of Sep 11, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Strategycovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy (proxy)
Paysmonthly
Net assets (issuer page, as of Sep 11, 2026)$45m
Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)15.6%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Aug 18, 2025)0.95%
Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)16.2%
LaunchedSep 9, 2025
Paysmonthly
Typical gap between ex-dates28 days
Typical wait from ex-date to payment2 days
Last paid, per share$0.2264 ex Aug 24, 2026
Sum of the last 12 distributions$2.8298

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 these figures are computed

Questions people ask

How much has ACKY paid over the last year?
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, ACKY paid 14.0% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 13.7%.
Is ACKY ahead of SPY?
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, ACKY returned +0.3% against +17.5% for S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy, so a holder was behind it by 17.2 points.
How often does ACKY pay, and how much?
ACKY pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 15.6% at its price on Sep 11, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
When does ACKY next pay a distribution?
ACKY pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Aug 24, 2026 at $0.2264 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 28 days the ex-date falls near Sep 21, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 2 days.
What does ACKY cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.95% a year.

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 characterization, 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 used here, defined in full on the income ETFs vocabulary page.

Where these figures came from

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