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ACYN IWM \n Expense ratio 0.75% 0.19% \n Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $2.6bn $75.5bn \n Total return, 1 year not published +14.1% \n What it tracks Benchmark: Russell 2000, measured through IWM Russell 2","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, ACYN against IWM, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/acyn-vs-iwm","a":{"ticker":"ACYN","name":"FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Income ETF","issuer":"First Trust","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Since launch in Feb 2026, ACYN paid 5.3% in cash and returned 8.7% in total, against 7.0% for IWM.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/acyn","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, since launch, on its starting price","value":"5.3%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Total return, since launch","value":"+8.7%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Against IWM","value":"+1.7 pts","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Return of capital, latest payout (First Trust estimate)","value":"18.9%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"First Trust estimate"},{"label":"Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 1, 2026","value":"$0.1732","as_of":"2026-10-01","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$2.6bn","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 27, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.75%","as_of":"2026-04-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Apr 30, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"IWM","name":"iShares Russell 2000 ETF","issuer":"iShares","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"IWM tracks the Russell 2000 and returned +14.1% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/iwm","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+14.1%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.19%","as_of":"2026-07-27","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Jul 27, 2026"},{"label":"Holdings","value":"1977","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22127.6%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"1.1%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 15, 2026","value":"$0.7504","as_of":"2026-09-15","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$75.5bn","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":0,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/acyn-vs-iwm"}