ACQQ vs ACYN: which paid, and which earned it?

ACQQ and ACYN both write options for income. ProShares Nasdaq-100 Autocallable Income ETF and FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Income ETF.

0.0%
ACQQ cash paid, since launch
4.5%
ACYN cash paid, since launch
+1.6%
ACQQ total return, since launch
+8.2%
ACYN total return, since launch
ACQQ · since launch to Sep 30, 2026About even with QQQ
ACQQ
+1.6%
QQQ
+1.3%

About even with QQQ

ACQQ since launch: paid 0.0%, price +1.6%, total +1.6%, QQQ +1.3%, +0.3 pts.

QQQ

+1.3%

ACQQ

+1.6%

about even with QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with QQQ

ACQQ since launch: paid 0.0%, price +1.6%, total +1.6%, QQQ +1.3%, +0.3 pts.

QQQ

+1.3%

ACQQ

+1.6%

about even with QQQ

0.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ACQQ since launch: paid 0.0%, price +1.6%, total +1.6%, QQQ +1.3%, +0.3 pts.

ACYN · since launch to Sep 30, 20262.7 pts behind SPY
ACYN
+8.2%
SPY
+10.9%

2.7 pts behind SPY

ACYN since launch: paid 4.5%, price +3.5%, total +8.2%, SPY +10.9%, −2.7 pts.

SPY

+10.9%

ACYN

+8.2%

4.5% of it arrived as cash

2.7 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.7 pts behind SPY

ACYN since launch: paid 4.5%, price +3.5%, total +8.2%, SPY +10.9%, −2.7 pts.

SPY

+10.9%

ACYN

+8.2%

2.7 pts behind SPY

4.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +10.9%. ACYN since launch: paid 4.5%, price +3.5%, total +8.2%, SPY +10.9%, −2.7 pts.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACQQ and ACYN hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding ACQQ ACYN
Only in ACQQ
NDX100 35% VOLATILITY AUTOCALLABLE SWAP BANK OF AMERICA NA 100.00%
Only in ACYN
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 12/31/2026 32.99%
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 11/27/2026 32.91%
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 31.88%
US Dollar 0.83%
ACYN Autocall Derivative Citi 0.70%
ACYN Autocall Derivative JPMorgan 0.36%
ACYN Autocall Derivative BNP 0.33%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACQQACYNACQQACYNACQQACYN
3 monthsnot published+3.2%not published1.8%not published+0.7 pts
6 monthsnot published+7.0%not published4.4%not published−10.0 pts
Since launch
ACQQ Aug 2026 · ACYN Feb 2026
+1.6%+8.2%0.0%4.5%+0.3 pts−2.7 pts

ACQQ and ACYN over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

ACQQ
ProShares Nasdaq-100 Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable on QQQ
ACYN
FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Income ETF · Autocallable on SPY, paying monthly
Issuer ProShares First Trust
Strategy autocallable autocallable
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Pays not established monthly
Payout rate, annualized not published 9.9%
Expense ratio 0.72% 0.75%
Cash paid, 1 year 0.0% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026) 4.5% (since launch on Feb 25, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +1.6% +3.5%
Total return, 1 year +1.6% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026) +8.2% (since launch on Feb 25, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +1.3% +10.9%
Ahead or behind +0.3 pts −2.7 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 47 days 217 days
Net assets $26m $2.2bn

ACQQ and ACYN on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

ACQQ in plain words

Over the period since launch on Aug 14, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, ACQQ paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.6%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +1.3% over the same days, so a holder was about even.

ACYN in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 25, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, ACYN paid 4.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.2%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +10.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.7 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.9%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACQQ or ACYN?
ACQQ charges 0.72% a year and ACYN charges 0.75%, so ACQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, ACQQ against ACYN, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acqq-vs-acyn

Open data

Free to use with attribution. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology.