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

ACQQ and FTQI both write options for income.

ProShares Nasdaq-100 Autocallable Income ETF and First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF.

0.0%ACQQ cash paid, 1 year
12.0%FTQI cash paid, 1 year
−2.1%ACQQ total return, 1 year
+21.5%FTQI 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
FTQIAbout even with QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%FTQI+21.5%12.0% of it arrived as cashabout even with QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%FTQI+21.5%about even with QQQ

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in ACQQOnly in FTQI
NDX100 35% VOLATILITY AUTOCALLABLE SWAP BANK OF AMERICA NA 100.00%Apple Inc. 8.76%
NVIDIA Corporation 6.55%
US Dollar 5.75%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 5.41%
Amazon.com, Inc. 4.13%
Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.18%
Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 2.75%
Tesla, Inc. 2.68%

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 FTQI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ACQQFTQIACQQFTQIACQQFTQI
3 monthsnot published+4.0%not published2.9%not published+6.5 pts
6 monthsnot published+18.3%not published6.3%not published−5.9 pts
1 yearnot published+21.5%not published12.0%not published−0.3 pts
3 yearsnot published+62.9%not published37.0%not published−35.3 pts
Since launch−2.1%+141.7%0.0%78.8%−0.8 pts−675.0 pts
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ACQQ and FTQI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ACQQ
ProShares Nasdaq-100 Autocallable Income ETF
Option income on QQQ
FTQI
First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerProSharesFirst Trust
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualizednot published11.9%
Expense ratio0.72%0.75%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026)12.0%
Price change, 1 year−2.1%+8.0%
Total return, 1 year−2.1% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026)+21.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year−1.3%+21.8%
Ahead or behind−0.8 pts−0.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age35 days4637 days
Net assets$23m$975m

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.

FTQI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTQI paid 12.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

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

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Where these figures came from

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ACQQ against FTQI, 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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