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

ACQQ and ATCL both write options for income. ProShares Nasdaq-100 Autocallable Income ETF and REX Autocallable Income ETF.

0.0%
ACQQ cash paid, since launch
7.9%
ATCL cash paid, since launch
+1.6%
ACQQ total return, since launch
+5.0%
ATCL 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.

ATCL · since launch to Sep 30, 20267 pts behind SPY
ATCL
+5.0%
SPY
+12.0%

7 pts behind SPY

ATCL since launch: paid 7.9%, price −3.0%, total +5.0%, SPY +12.0%, −7.0 pts.

SPY

+12.0%

ATCL

+5.0%

7.9% of it arrived as cash

7 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

7 pts behind SPY

ATCL since launch: paid 7.9%, price −3.0%, total +5.0%, SPY +12.0%, −7.0 pts.

SPY

+12.0%

ATCL

+5.0%

7 pts behind SPY

7.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +12.0%. ATCL since launch: paid 7.9%, price −3.0%, total +5.0%, SPY +12.0%, −7.0 pts.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACQQ and ATCL 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding ACQQ ATCL
Only in ACQQ
NDX100 35% VOLATILITY AUTOCALLABLE SWAP BANK OF AMERICA NA 100.00%
Only in ATCL
TREASURY BILL 95.94%
The Laddered T-Bill ETF 4.06%

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
WindowACQQATCLACQQATCLACQQATCL
3 monthsnot published+1.4%not published3.4%not published−1.1 pts
6 monthsnot published+7.5%not published7.0%not published−9.5 pts
Since launch
ACQQ Aug 2026 · ATCL Feb 2026
+1.6%+5.0%0.0%7.9%+0.3 pts−7.0 pts

ACQQ and ATCL 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
ATCL
REX Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable on SPY, paying monthly
Issuer ProShares REX
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 13.7%
Expense ratio 0.72% 0.65%
Cash paid, 1 year 0.0% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026) 7.9% (since launch on Feb 18, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +1.6% −3.0%
Total return, 1 year +1.6% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026) +5.0% (since launch on Feb 18, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +1.3% +12.0%
Ahead or behind +0.3 pts −7.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 77%
Age 47 days 224 days
Net assets $26m $48m

ACQQ and ATCL 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.

ATCL in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 18, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, ATCL paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +12.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.0 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.7%, paid monthly. REX estimates that 77% of the distribution paid Aug 19, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACQQ or ATCL?
ACQQ charges 0.72% a year and ATCL charges 0.65%, so ATCL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

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

Open data

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