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

ACQQ and DYLG both write options for income.

ProShares Nasdaq-100 Autocallable Income ETF and Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF.

0.0%ACQQ cash paid, 1 year
9.5%DYLG cash paid, 1 year
−2.1%ACQQ total return, 1 year
+13.8%DYLG total return, 1 year
ACQQ0.8 pts behind QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ−1.3%ACQQ−2.1%0.8 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ−1.3%ACQQ−2.1%0.8 pts behind QQQ
DYLGAbout even with DIA · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
DIA+13.5%DYLG+13.8%9.5% of it arrived as cashabout even with DIATotal return, distributions reinvestedDIA+13.5%DYLG+13.8%9.5% cashabout even with DIA

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACQQ and DYLG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in ACQQOnly in DYLG
NDX100 35% VOLATILITY AUTOCALLABLE SWAP 100.00%GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 10.88%
CATERPILLAR INC 9.35%
MICROSOFT CORP 5.70%
AMGEN INC 4.46%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.35%
TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 4.33%
VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 4.25%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 4.04%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ACQQ and DYLG over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ACQQDYLGACQQDYLGACQQDYLG
3 monthsnot published+1.9%not published0.8%not published+1.5 pts
6 monthsnot published+13.0%not published2.1%not published−0.9 pts
1 yearnot published+13.8%not published9.5%not published+0.3 pts
3 yearsnot published+47.0%not published30.8%not published−9.8 pts
Since launch−2.1%+44.7%0.0%30.7%−0.8 pts−8.3 pts
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ACQQ and DYLG on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ACQQ
ProShares Nasdaq-100 Autocallable Income ETF
Option income on QQQ
DYLG
Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF
Covered call on DIA, paying monthly
IssuerProSharesGlobal X
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA)
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualizednot published3.1%
Expense ratio0.72%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026)9.5%
Price change, 1 year−2.1%+3.5%
Total return, 1 year−2.1% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026)+13.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year−1.3%+13.5%
Ahead or behind−0.8 pts+0.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published59%
Age35 days1150 days
Net assets$23m$6m

ACQQ in plain words

Over the period since launch on Aug 14, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ACQQ paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned −1.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts.

DYLG in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DYLG paid 9.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.8%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +13.5% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 3.1%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 59% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 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 DYLG?
ACQQ charges 0.72% a year and DYLG charges 0.35%, so DYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ACQQ against DYLG, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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