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

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

0.0%
ACQQ cash paid, since launch
1.9%
ACYQ cash paid, since launch
+1.6%
ACQQ total return, since launch
+8.0%
ACYQ 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.

ACYQ · since launch to Sep 30, 20263.7 pts ahead of SPY
ACYQ
+8.0%
SPY
+4.3%

3.7 pts ahead of SPY

ACYQ since launch: paid 1.9%, price +6.0%, total +8.0%, SPY +4.3%, +3.7 pts.

SPY

+4.3%

ACYQ

+8.0%

1.9% as cash

3.7 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.7 pts ahead of SPY

ACYQ since launch: paid 1.9%, price +6.0%, total +8.0%, SPY +4.3%, +3.7 pts.

SPY

+4.3%

ACYQ

+8.0%

3.7 pts ahead of SPY

1.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +8.0%. ACYQ since launch: paid 1.9%, price +6.0%, total +8.0%, SPY +4.3%, +3.7 pts.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACQQ and ACYQ 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.

half

0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding ACQQ ACYQ
Only in ACQQ
NDX100 35% VOLATILITY AUTOCALLABLE SWAP BANK OF AMERICA NA 100.00%
Only in ACYQ
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 11/27/2026 31.38%
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 30.47%
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 12/31/2026 30.12%
US Dollar 4.29%
ACYQ Autocall Derivative JPMorgan 1.53%
ACYQ Autocall Derivative Citi 1.12%
ACYQ Autocall Derivative BNP 1.10%

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
WindowACQQACYQACQQACYQACQQACYQ
3 monthsnot published+6.0%not published1.8%not published+3.5 pts
Since launch
ACQQ Aug 2026 · ACYQ Jun 2026
+1.6%+8.0%0.0%1.9%+0.3 pts+3.7 pts

ACQQ and ACYQ 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
ACYQ
FT Vest Autocallable Barrier & High Income ETF · Autocallable on SPY
Issuer ProShares First Trust
Strategy autocallable autocallable
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Pays not established not established
Payout rate, annualized not published 21.0%
Expense ratio 0.72% 0.75%
Cash paid, 1 year 0.0% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026) 1.9% (since launch on Jun 24, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +1.6% +6.0%
Total return, 1 year +1.6% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026) +8.0% (since launch on Jun 24, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +1.3% +4.3%
Ahead or behind +0.3 pts +3.7 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 47 days 98 days
Net assets $26m $78m

ACQQ and ACYQ 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.

ACYQ in plain words

Over the period since launch on Jun 24, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, ACYQ paid 1.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +4.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.7 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 21.0%, paid periodically.

Questions people ask

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

Open data

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