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

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

0.0%
ACQQ cash paid, since launch
1.9%
ACYS cash paid, since launch
+1.6%
ACQQ total return, since launch
+4.4%
ACYS 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.

ACYS · since launch to Sep 30, 20263.8 pts behind SPY
ACYS
+4.4%
SPY
+8.2%

3.8 pts behind SPY

ACYS since launch: paid 1.9%, price +2.4%, total +4.4%, SPY +8.2%, −3.8 pts.

SPY

+8.2%

ACYS

+4.4%

1.9% as cash

3.8 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.8 pts behind SPY

ACYS since launch: paid 1.9%, price +2.4%, total +4.4%, SPY +8.2%, −3.8 pts.

SPY

+8.2%

ACYS

+4.4%

3.8 pts behind SPY

1.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +8.2%. ACYS since launch: paid 1.9%, price +2.4%, total +4.4%, SPY +8.2%, −3.8 pts.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACQQ and ACYS 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 ACYS
Only in ACQQ
NDX100 35% VOLATILITY AUTOCALLABLE SWAP BANK OF AMERICA NA 100.00%
Only in ACYS
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 11/27/2026 33.88%
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 12/31/2026 33.55%
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 30.06%
US Dollar 1.65%
ACYS Autocall Derivative Citi 0.46%
ACYS Autocall Derivative BNP 0.20%
ACYS Autocall Derivative JPMorgan 0.20%

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
WindowACQQACYSACQQACYSACQQACYS
3 monthsnot published+2.4%not published1.3%not published−0.1 pts
Since launch
ACQQ Aug 2026 · ACYS Apr 2026
+1.6%+4.4%0.0%1.9%+0.3 pts−3.8 pts

ACQQ and ACYS 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
ACYS
FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Resilient 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 7.7%
Expense ratio 0.72% 0.75%
Cash paid, 1 year 0.0% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026) 1.9% (since launch on Apr 23, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +1.6% +2.4%
Total return, 1 year +1.6% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026) +4.4% (since launch on Apr 23, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +1.3% +8.2%
Ahead or behind +0.3 pts −3.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 47 days 160 days
Net assets $26m $502m

ACQQ and ACYS 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.

ACYS in plain words

Over the period since launch on Apr 23, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, ACYS paid 1.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +8.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.8 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.7%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACQQ or ACYS?
ACQQ charges 0.72% a year and ACYS charges 0.75%, so ACQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

ETFIQ, ACQQ against ACYS, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acqq-vs-acys

Open data

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