Data as of .
ACQQ vs KYLD: which paid, and which earned it?
ACQQ and KYLD both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ACQQ and KYLD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in ACQQ | Only in KYLD |
|---|---|
| NDX100 35% VOLATILITY AUTOCALLABLE SWAP BANK OF AMERICA NA 100.00% | TREASURY BILL 12.96% |
| TREASURY BILL 11.01% | |
| Global X Silver Miners ETF 7.09% | |
| VanEck Gold Miners ETF/USA 6.38% | |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.21% | |
| Intel Corp 6.19% | |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc 5.97% | |
| Teradyne Inc 5.77% |
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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACQQ | KYLD | ACQQ | KYLD | ACQQ | KYLD | |
| 3 months | not published | −6.3% | not published | 5.6% | not published | −8.5 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +24.4% | not published | 14.1% | not published | +6.4 pts |
| Since launch | −2.1% | +2.0% | 0.0% | 20.9% | −0.8 pts | −10.9 pts |
| ACQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 Autocallable Income ETF Option income on QQQ | KYLD Kurv High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | ProShares | Kurv |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | not established | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | not published | 25.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.72% | 1.00% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 0.0% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026) | 20.9% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | −2.1% | −20.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | −2.1% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026) | +2.0% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −1.3% | +12.9% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.8 pts | −10.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 35 days | 322 days |
| Net assets | $23m | $49m |
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.
KYLD in plain words
Over the period since launch on Oct 31, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, KYLD paid 20.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 20.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +12.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.6%, paid weekly. Kurv estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 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 KYLD?
- ACQQ charges 0.72% a year and KYLD charges 1.00%, so ACQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, ACQQ against KYLD, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acqq-vs-kyld Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.